Laventie

Coordinates: 50°37′42″N 2°46′19″E / 50.6283333333°N 2.77194444444°E / 50.6283333333; 2.77194444444
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Laventie
Coat of arms of Laventie
Location of Laventie
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Laventie is located in France
Laventie
Laventie
Laventie is located in Hauts-de-France
Laventie
Laventie
Coordinates: 50°37′42″N 2°46′19″E / 50.6283333333°N 2.77194444444°E / 50.6283333333; 2.77194444444
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonLaventie
IntercommunalityFlandre Lys
Government
 • Mayor (2008-2014) Roger Douez
Area
1
18.13 km2 (7.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
4,794
 • Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62491 /62840
Elevation15–20 m (49–66 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.

Laventie is a commune. It is found in the region Nord-Pas-de-Calais in the Pas-de-Calais department in the north of France.

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