Aire-sur-la-Lys

Summary

Aire-sur-la-Lys is a commune of France^[1]. Aire-sur-la-Lys ranks in the top 0.92% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (234 views/month, #285 of 31,031).^[2]

Key Facts

• Aire-sur-la-Lys received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918^[3].
• Aire-sur-la-Lys is located in Pas-de-Calais^[4].
• Aire-sur-la-Lys is located in arrondissement of Saint-Omer^[5].
• Aire-sur-la-Lys is in the country of France^[6].
• Aire-sur-la-Lys's instance of is recorded as commune of France^[7].
• Aire-sur-la-Lys's shares border with is recorded as Isbergues^[8].
• Aire-sur-la-Lys's shares border with is recorded as Lambres^[9].
• Aire-sur-la-Lys's shares border with is recorded as Mametz^[10].
• Aire-sur-la-Lys's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Augustin^[11].
• Aire-sur-la-Lys's shares border with is recorded as Roquetoire^[12].
• Aire-sur-la-Lys's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Venant^[13].
• Aire-sur-la-Lys's shares border with is recorded as Witternesse^[14].
• Aire-sur-la-Lys's shares border with is recorded as Wittes^[15].
• Aire-sur-la-Lys's shares border with is recorded as Boëseghem^[16].
• Aire-sur-la-Lys's shares border with is recorded as Thiennes^[17].
• Aire-sur-la-Lys's shares border with is recorded as Blessy^[18].
• Lys is named after Aire-sur-la-Lys^[19].
• Aire-sur-la-Lys's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lendringsen^[20].
• Aire-sur-la-Lys's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sturry^[21].
• Aire-sur-la-Lys's twinned administrative body is recorded as Harelbeke^[22].
• Aire-sur-la-Lys's postal code is recorded as 62120^[23].
• Aire-sur-la-Lys's Commons category is recorded as Aire-sur-la-Lys^[24].
• Aire-sur-la-Lys's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.638611111111, 'lon': 2.3966666666667}^[25].
• Aire-sur-la-Lys's official website is recorded as http://www.ville-airesurlalys.fr^[26].
• Aire-sur-la-Lys's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aire-sur-la-Lys^[27].

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Geography

Aire-sur-la-Lys is in the country of France^[6]. Located in include Pas-de-Calais^[4], a department of France^[28], in France^[29], founded in 1790^[30] and arrondissement of Saint-Omer^[5], an arrondissement of France^[31], in France^[32].

Physical Characteristics

Aire-sur-la-Lys covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+33.38'}^[33]. Elevations include {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+16'}^[34], {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+48'}^[35], and {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+23'}^[36]. Population counts include {'amount': '+9947'}^[37], {'amount': '+9853'}^[38], {'amount': '+10122'}^[39], {'amount': '+9871'}^[40], {'amount': '+9772'}^[41], and {'amount': '+9691'}^[42].

Designation and Status

Aire-sur-la-Lys's instance of is recorded as commune of France^[7].

History and Context

Lys is named after Aire-sur-la-Lys^[19].

Why It Matters

Aire-sur-la-Lys ranks in the top 0.92% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (234 views/month, #285 of 31,031).^[2] Aire-sur-la-Lys has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Aire-sur-la-Lys is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

FAQs

What awards did Aire-sur-la-Lys receive?

Honors received include Croix de guerre 1914–1918^[3].