Blessy, Pas-de-Calais

Blessy
Coat of arms
Blessy
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Blessy
Coordinates: 50°36′56″N 2°19′59″E / 50.6156°N 2.3331°ECoordinates: 50°36′56″N 2°19′59″E / 50.6156°N 2.3331°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Norrent-Fontes
Intercommunality	Artois Flandres
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Yves Dehaeze
Area^1	5.39 km^2 (2.08 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	837
• Density	160/km^2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62141 / 62120
Elevation	21–98 m (69–322 ft) (avg. 29 m or 95 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.

Blessy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Geography

It is a farming village some 14 miles (22.5 km) northwest of Béthune and 32 miles (51.5 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D159 and D189 roads, with the A26 autoroute passing by less than half a mile away.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	550	—
1968	600	+9.1%
1975	583	−2.8%
1982	586	+0.5%
1990	661	+12.8%
1999	631	−4.5%
2009	837	+32.6%

Sights

• The church of St. Omer, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The remains of the chateau of Blessel.
• A limestone quarry.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Blessy on the Quid website (French)