Éleu-dit-Leauwette

Éleu-dit-Leauwette
Town hall
Coat of arms
Éleu-dit-Leauwette
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Éleu-dit-Leauwette
Coordinates: 50°25′18″N 2°48′43″E / 50.4217°N 2.8119°ECoordinates: 50°25′18″N 2°48′43″E / 50.4217°N 2.8119°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Liévin-Sud
Intercommunality	Communaupole de Lens-Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bernard Pruneau
Area^1	1.17 km^2 (0.45 sq mi)
Population (2004)^2	3,135
• Density	2,700/km^2 (6,900/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62291 / 62300
Elevation	31–66 m (102–217 ft) (avg. 44 m or 144 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Éleu-dit-Leauwette is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

A suburban township, situated just 1 mile (1.6 km) 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 and dormitory commune.

Population

Historical population of Éleu-dit-Leauwette

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2004
Population	2813	2967	2878	3710	3402	3107	3135
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

The church of St.Pierre

• 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

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official town website (French)
• The community of communes website (French)
• Éleu-dit-Leauwette on the Quid website (French)