Delettes
Encyclopedia
Delettes is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
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, at the D157 and D193 crossroads. The river Lys
flows by the commune.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
A commune of four small farming villages situated 9 miles (14 km) south of Saint-OmerSaint-Omer
Saint-Omer , a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais. The town is named after Saint Audomar, who brought Christianity to the area....
, at the D157 and D193 crossroads. The river Lys
Lys
Lys may refer to any of the following:Places*The Lys or Leie, a river in France and Belgium*Lys , a stream of Aosta Valley in Italy*Lys, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in France...
flows by the commune.
Population
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.
