Billy-Berclau

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Billy-Berclau is a town and commune of northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département.

It belongs to the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois which gathers 58 communes, and has a total population of approximately 200,000.

Its postal code is 62138. As of 1999, Billy-Berclau has 4,295 inhabitants.

[edit] History

• March 27, 2003, one explosion in the Nitrochimie dynamite factory kills 4.

[edit] External links

• Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois website (French)

Coordinates: 50°31′N, 2°52′E