Saint-Hilaire-Cottes Explained

Saint-Hilaire-Cottes
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Saint-Hilaire-Cottes.svg
Arrondissement:	Béthune
Canton:	Aire-sur-la-Lys
Insee:	62750
Postal Code:	62120
Mayor:	Freddy Defebvin^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Coordinates:	50.5722°N 2.415°W
Elevation M:	65
Elevation Min M:	24
Elevation Max M:	102
Area Km2:	7.24

Saint-Hilaire-Cottes (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃.t‿ilɛʁ kɔt/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

Saint-Hilaire-Cottes is situated some 10miles northwest of Béthune and 37miles west of Lille, at the junction of the D943 and D91 roads.

Places of interest

• The church of St. Hilaire, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The church of St. Omer, at Cottes, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission graves.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• The CWGC graves in the churchyard

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/COM62750-saint-hilaire-cottes INSEE commune file