Witternesse

Witternesse Witernes
Commune
The town hall of Witternesse
Coat of arms
Location of Witternesse
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Coordinates: 50°36′45″N 2°21′40″E / 50.6125°N 2.3611°E / 50.6125; 2.3611
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Aire-sur-la-Lys
Intercommunality	Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Ducrocq[1]
Area 1	5.47 km2 (2.11 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	604
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62900 /62120
Elevation	18–62 m (59–203 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Witternesse (West Flemish: Witernes) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Witternesse is situated some 15 miles (24 km) west of Béthune and 36 miles (58 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D186e and D186 roads. The A26 autoroute passes by the commune.

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the seventeenth century.
• The watermill.
• The seventeenth century priory, now a peoples home.
• The manor and museum of La Besvre.

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

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