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Lillers
Lillers (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about 15 km northwest of Béthune and 40 km west of Lille. The river Clarence flows through the town.
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Lillers is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. The Clarence river flows through the town, which is positioned between Béthune and Lille.
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- Locality
- Lillers
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 10,104
- Timezone
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Lillers (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about 15 km northwest of Béthune and 40 km west of Lille. The river Clarence flows through the town.
==History== After being owned by the Counts of Flanders, Lillers, which had been fortified against the Normans was given as a dowry in 1179 to King Philip II Augustus of France. In 1327, Artois was created a county by Louis IX. His brother Robert became the first Count. In 1303, the city of Lillers was looted by the Flemings. In 1340, King Edward III of England claimed the throne of France and started the Hundred Years War, marked by two famous battles, that of Crécy 1346 and that of Battle of Agincourt, 1415, where Robert Wavrin, Lord of Lillers, met his death. In 1542, during the war against Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, French troops burned Lillers. The population were still living in tents or huts three years later.
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