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Labeuvrière

Coordinates: 50°31′15″N 2°33′50″E / 50.5208°N 2.5639°E / 50.5208; 2.5639
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Labeuvrière
A general view of Labeuvrière
A general view of Labeuvrière
Coat of arms of Labeuvrière
Location of Labeuvrière
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Labeuvrière is located in France
Labeuvrière
Labeuvrière
Labeuvrière is located in Hauts-de-France
Labeuvrière
Labeuvrière
Coordinates: 50°31′15″N 2°33′50″E / 50.5208°N 2.5639°E / 50.5208; 2.5639
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonBéthune
IntercommunalityCA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Leroy
Area
1
6.11 km2 (2.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
1,654
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62479 /62122
Elevation23–75 m (75–246 ft)
(avg. 36 m or 118 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Labeuvrière is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

A large farming and light industrial village, situated some 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Béthune and 20 miles (32.2 km) southwest of Lille on the D181e5, traversed by the A26 autoroute.

Population

Historical population of Labeuvrière
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population1857195317021714170217101671
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Christine, rebuilt, along with the rest of the village, after World War I.
  • The ancient priory (fr: prévoté) of the abbey of St.Vaast, now the mairie.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.