Richebourg, Pas-de-Calais

Richebourg

Richebourg
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Béthune
Canton Cambrin
Intercommunality Artois
Mayor Gérard Delahaye
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 16–20 m (52–66 ft)
(avg. 19 m/62 ft)
Land area1 17.31 km2 (6.68 sq mi)
Population2 2,476  (2006)
 - Density 143 /km2 (370 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62706/ 62136
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Richebourg is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It was formed on 21 February 1971 by merging Richebourg-Saint-Vaast and Richebourg-l'Avoué.[1] In 1916 it was the site of the Battle of the Boar's Head.

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Bordering communes

Population

Population history (Source : INSEE[2])
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Richebourg-l'Avoué 1625 1631 1619 2006 2463 2484 2476
Richebourg-Saint-Vaast 1107
Starting in 1990: Population without duplicates

See also

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