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Blessy, Pas de Calais

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pas-de-Calais

Intercommunality
  
Artois Flandres

Area
  
5.39 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 2:32 AM

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Canton
  
Norrent-Fontes

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
631 (1999)

Arrondissement
  
Béthune

Blessy, Pas-de-Calais

Weather
  
7°C, Wind SW at 19 km/h, 84% Humidity

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

Contents

Map of 62120 Blessy, 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.

Sights

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

    • References

    Blessy, Pas-de-Calais Wikipedia
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