Ruitz | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Béthune |
Canton: | Nœux-les-Mines |
Insee: | 62727 |
Postal Code: | 62620 |
Mayor: | Jean-Pierre Sansen[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
Coordinates: | 50.4683°N 2.5903°W |
Elevation M: | 62 |
Elevation Min M: | 43 |
Elevation Max M: | 111 |
Area Km2: | 4.96 |
Ruitz (in French pronounced as /ʁɥi/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]
The trumpeter Alexis Demailly was born in Ruitz in 1980.
Ruitz is situated about 5miles southwest of Béthune and 36miles southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D72 and D86e roads.