Lorgies

Lorgies
Location of Lorgies
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Laventie
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Anne-Marie Lefebvre
Area 1	6.84 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Population  (2006)	1,499
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62529 /62840
Elevation	19–26 m (62–85 ft) (avg. 21 m or 69 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lorgies is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Lorgies is situated some 12 miles (19.3 km) northeast of Béthune and 13 miles (20.9 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D168 and D72 roads.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
834	858	853	922	1142	1174	1499
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of St. Mathieu, rebuilt in 1931.
• Le Bourg chapel.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWGC graves in the communal cemetery of Lorgies
• Lorgies on the Quid website Template:Fr