Amettes

Amettes () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

A farming village situated some west of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D69 and the D341 roads and by the banks of the river Nave.

Population

Sights

• The church of St. Sulpice, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The war memorial.

Personalities

Benedict Joseph Labre, Catholic saint, was born here in 1748.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

External links

• The war memorial at Amettes