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Lillers
Sign in to saveLillers (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about 15 km northwest of Béthune and 40 km west of Lille. The river Clarence flows through the town.
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Lillers is a commune in France, situated within the Pas-de-Calais department and the arrondissement of Béthune. It serves as the capital of the canton of Lillers and is located in the Hauts-de-France region. The municipality has an area of 26.9 square kilometers and a population of 10,200, comprising 4,618 males and 5,313 females. Its postal code is 62190.
The town shares borders with Allouagne, Ames, Bourecq, and Burbure. Lillers is twinned with Marsberg and Fontaine-l'Évêque. It received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918. The elevation of the commune is 28 meters, and it operates in the Europe/Paris timezone.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lillers
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 10,104
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Lillers
- French commune.native name
- Lillaar
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Lillers (Pas-de-Calais) mairie.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The town hall of Lillers
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason-gueules-3-chevrons-or.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Béthune
- French commune.canton
- Lillers
- French commune.INSEE
- 62516
- French commune.postal code
- 62190
- French commune.mayor
- Carole Dubois
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
- French commune.elevation m
- 29
- French commune.elevation min m
- 18
- French commune.elevation max m
- 88
- French commune.area km2
- 26.9
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Lillers (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about 15 km northwest of Béthune and 40 km west of Lille. The river Clarence flows through the town.
==History== After being owned by the Counts of Flanders, Lillers, which had been fortified against the Normans was given as a dowry in 1179 to King Philip II Augustus of France. In 1327, Artois was created a county by Louis IX. His brother Robert became the first Count. In 1303, the city of Lillers was looted by the Flemings. In 1340, King Edward III of England claimed the throne of France and started the Hundred Years War, marked by two famous battles, that of Crécy 1346 and that of Battle of Agincourt, 1415, where Robert Wavrin, Lord of Lillers, met his death. In 1542, during the war against Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, French troops burned Lillers. The population were still living in tents or huts three years later.
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