Blessy, Pas-de-Calais explained

Blessy
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Blessy.svg
Arrondissement:	Béthune
Canton:	Aire-sur-la-Lys
Insee:	62141
Postal Code:	62120
Mayor:	Jean Marc Furgerot^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Coordinates:	50.6156°N 2.3331°W
Elevation M:	29
Elevation Min M:	21
Elevation Max M:	98
Area Km2:	5.39

Blessy (in French pronounced as /blɛsi/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.^[2]

Geography

It is a farming village some 14miles northwest of Béthune and 32miles west of Lille, at the junction of the D159 and D189 roads, with the A26 autoroute passing by less than half a mile away.

Sights

• The church of St. Omer, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The remains of the chateau of Blessel.
• A limestone quarry.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62141-blessy INSEE commune file