Liettres (; vls, Liste) is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Pas-de-Calais department in the
Hauts-de-France region of France.
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Geography
Liettres is situated some northwest of Béthune
Béthune ( ; archaic and ''Bethwyn'' historically in English) is a city in northern France, sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department.
Geography
Béthune is located in the former province of Artois. It is situated south-east of Calais, ...
and west of Lille
Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the N ...
, on the D186e2 and D186, bordered by the A26 autoroute.
Population
Places of interest
* The church of St. Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.
* Remains of the fifteenth-century chateau, partly destroyed in 1542 by troops of the Duke de Vendôme.
* The seventeenth-century chateau.
* An ancient windmill
A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called sails or blades, specifically to mill grain (gristmills), but the term is also extended to windpumps, wind turbines, and other applications, in some ...
.
* Sacré-Coeur chapel.
See also
* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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