Lestrem

Lestrem (French pronunciation: [letʁɛm]; Dutch: De Stroom; Picard: Létrin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3] about 8 miles (13 km) north of Béthune and 19 miles (31 km) west of Lille by the banks of the Lawe River.

Lestrem De Stroom
Commune
Lestrem
Coat of arms
Location of Lestrem
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Coordinates: 50°37′23″N 2°41′09″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Lillers
Intercommunality	Flandre Lys
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Hurlus[1]
Area 1	21.15 km2 (8.17 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,041
• Density	240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62502 /62136
Elevation	13–20 m (43–66 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

In 1940 the hamlet of Le Paradis, on the south side of the commune, was the site of the Le Paradis massacre of British troops of the BEF, during the Battle of France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,662	—
1975	2,727	+0.35%
1982	3,044	+1.58%
1990	3,753	+2.65%
1999	3,789	+0.11%
2007	3,943	+0.50%
2012	4,329	+1.89%
2017	4,532	+0.92%
Source: INSEE[4]

Twin town

The town is twinned with Swanland in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department