Amettes Explained

Amettes
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Amettes.svg
Arrondissement:Béthune
Canton:Lillers
Insee:62029
Postal Code:62260
Mayor:Michèle Delepine[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Coordinates:50.5314°N 2.3933°W
Elevation M:86
Elevation Min M:62
Elevation Max M:121
Area Km2:6.82

Amettes (in French pronounced as /amɛt/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]

Geography

A farming village situated some 11miles west of Béthune and 32miles southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D69 and the D341 roads and by the banks of the river Nave.

Sights

Personalities

Benedict Joseph Labre, Catholic saint, was born here in 1748.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62029-amettes INSEE commune file