Éleu-dit-Leauwette explained

Éleu-dit-Leauwette
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Éleu-dit-Leauwette.svg
Arrondissement:	Lens
Canton:	Liévin
Insee:	62291
Postal Code:	62300
Mayor:	Bernard Pruneau^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Lens-Liévin
Coordinates:	50.4217°N 2.8119°W
Elevation M:	44
Elevation Min M:	31
Elevation Max M:	66
Area Km2:	1.17

Éleu-dit-Leauwette (in French pronounced as /elø di lowɛt/; Liauwette) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

A suburban township, situated just 1miles south of the centre of Lens, at the junction of the D55, D58 and the A211 autoroute.

History

Completely destroyed during World War I and awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1920, this town was once home to many coal miners but is now a light industrial area and bedroom community.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Pierre, rebuilt after the First World War.
• Parts of the walls of an old castle.
• The war memorial.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• Official town website
• The community of communes website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62291-eleu-dit-leauwette INSEE commune file