Essars

Essars
Essars
Commune
	The town hall of Essars
	Coat of arms
	Location of Essars
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	Coordinates: 50°32′52″N 2°39′55″E / 50.5478°N 2.6653°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Beuvry
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Malbranque
Area 1	3.72 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population (2021)	1,755
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62310 /62400
Elevation	18–23 m (59–75 ft) ; (avg. 21 m or 69 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Essars (French pronunciation: [esaʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

A farming and boat building village suburb to the northeast of Béthune and 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D171 and the D945 roads. The Canal d’Aire and the Lawe River separate the commune from Bethune.