Ligny-lès-Aire is a 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

Ligny-lès-Aire is situated some 13 miles (20.9 km) northwest of Béthune

Béthune

Béthune 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, West of Lille, and North of Paris.-Landmarks:...

 and 36 miles (57.9 km) west of Lille

Lille

Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...

, on the D341, D90e and D90 roads.

Its surrounded by the common Westrehem

Westrehem

Westrehem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Westrehem is situated some west of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D90e2 and D94 roads....

 , Rely

Rely

Rely may refer to:Meaning: Depend*Rely , a brand of tampon*Rely, Pas-de-Calais, a commune in France*Chery Automobile brand, Rely...

 and Auchy-au-Bois

Auchy-au-Bois

Auchy-au-Bois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated west of Béthune and west of Lille, at the junction of the D94 and the D341 roads.-Population:...

 , Ligny-lès-Aire is located 17 km northwest of the Bruay Buissière the largest city nearby.

Population

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1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
508	536	505	505	486	505	569
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of St. Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.
• An ancient windmill
  Windmill
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External links

• Ligny-lès-Aire on the Quid website