Maisnil-lès-Ruitz

Maisnil-lès-Ruitz (French pronunciation: [mɛnil lɛ ʁɥi], literally Maisnil near Ruitz) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Maisnil-lès-Ruitz
Commune
The church of Maisnil-lès-Ruitz
Coat of arms
Location of Maisnil-lès-Ruitz
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Coordinates: 50°27′10″N 2°35′09″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Bruay-la-Buissière
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marcel Pruvost[1]
Area 1	5.56 km2 (2.15 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,685
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62540 /62620
Elevation	91–181 m (299–594 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Maisnil-lès-Ruitz is situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Béthune and 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D72, D301 and D179 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,287	—
1975	1,205	−0.94%
1982	1,192	−0.15%
1990	1,235	+0.44%
1999	1,215	−0.18%
2007	1,431	+2.07%
2012	1,567	+1.83%
2017	1,680	+1.40%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• An eighteenth-century manorhouse.
• The church of St. Sébastien, dating from the seventeenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department