Lestrem

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Lestrem De Stroom
Commune
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Coat of arms of Lestrem Coat of arms
Location of Lestrem Map
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Coordinates: 50°37′23′′N 2°41′09′′E / 50.6231°N 2.6858°E / 50.6231; 2.6858
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Lillers
Intercommunality	Flandre Lys
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Hurlus^[1]
Area ¹	21.15 km² (8.17 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	5,041
• Density	240/km² (620/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62502 /62136
Elevation	13–20 m (43–66 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lestrem (French pronunciation: [letʁɛm] ; Dutch: De Stroom; Picard: Létrin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3] about 8 miles (13 km) north of Béthune and 19 miles (31 km) west of Lille by the banks of the Lawe River.

History

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In 1940 the hamlet of Le Paradis, on the south side of the commune, was the site of the Le Paradis massacre of British troops of the BEF, during the Battle of France.