Country France Department Pas-de-Calais Intercommunality Artois-Lys Area 6.82 km² Arrondissement Béthune | Region Hauts-de-France Canton Auchel Population (2009) 500 Local time Tuesday 7:56 PM | |
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Weather 5°C, Wind SW at 24 km/h, 84% Humidity | ||
Amettes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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Map of Amettes, France
Geography
A farming village situated some 11 miles (17.7 km) west of Béthune and 32 miles (51.5 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D69 and the D341 roads and by the banks of the river Nave.
Sights
Personalities
Benedict Joseph Labre, Catholic saint, was born here in 1748.
References
Amettes Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA