Delettes Explained

Delettes
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Delettes.svg
Arrondissement:	Saint-Omer
Canton:	Fruges
Insee:	62265
Postal Code:	62129
Mayor:	Alain Massez^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Pays de Saint-Omer
Coordinates:	50.6183°N 2.2139°W
Elevation M:	54
Elevation Min M:	36
Elevation Max M:	138
Area Km2:	14.69

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

Geography

A commune of four small farming villages situated 9 miles (14 km) south of Saint-Omer, Delettes is located at the D157 and D193 crossroads. The river Lys flows by the commune.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Maxime, dating from the seventeenth century.
• The church of Notre-Dame at Upen d'Amont.
• The church of Notre-Dame at Upen d'Aval.
• The war memorial. Built in 1921 and reconstructed in 1999.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• The war memorial
• History of Delettes
• Statistical data, INSEE

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/COM62265-delettes INSEE commune file