Ligny-lès-Aire

Ligny-lès-Aire is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Ligny-lès-Aire
Commune
Ruins of the windmill
Coat of arms
Location of Ligny-lès-Aire
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Coordinates: 50°33′26″N 2°20′48″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Aire-sur-la-Lys
Intercommunality	Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Sgard[1]
Area 1	8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	564
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62512 /62960
Elevation	52–132 m (171–433 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Ligny-lès-Aire is situated some 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Béthune and 36 miles (58 km) west of Lille, on the D341, D90e and D90 roads.

It is surrounded by the communes Westrehem, Rely and Auchy-au-Bois. Ligny-lès-Aire is located 20 km northwest of Bruay-la-Buissière, the largest city nearby.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	536	—
1975	505	−0.85%
1982	505	+0.00%
1990	486	−0.48%
1999	505	+0.43%
2007	572	+1.57%
2012	619	+1.59%
2017	598	−0.69%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.
• An ancient windmill.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department