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Coordinates: 50°28′06″N 2°35′25″E / 50.4683333333°N 2.59027777778°E / 50.4683333333; 2.59027777778

Commune of Ruitz
Location
Ruitz is located in France
Ruitz
Administration
Country France
Region Blason Nord-Pas-De-Calais.svg Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas de Calais Arms.svg Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Béthune
Canton Barlin
Intercommunality Artois
Mayor Jean-Louis Adancourt
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 43–111 m (140–360 ft)
(avg. 62 m/200 ft)
Land area1 4.96 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Population2 1,541  (2006)
 - Density 311 /km2 (810 /sq mi)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 62727/ 62620
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ruitz is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

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Geography

Ruitz is situated about 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Béthune and 36 miles (57.9 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D72 and D86e roads.

Population

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
948 1016 1035 1426 1594 1582 1541
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Maurice, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The eighteenth century chateau.

See also

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