Beugin

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Beugin

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Beugin
Coordinates: 50°26′34″N 2°31′06″E / 50.4428°N 2.5183°E / 50.4428; 2.5183Coordinates: 50°26′34″N 2°31′06″E / 50.4428°N 2.5183°E / 50.4428; 2.5183
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Béthune
Canton Houdain
Intercommunality Artois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Irène Lignier
Area
  Land1 5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population (2009)
  Population2 448
  Population2 Density 89/km2 (230/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62120 / 62150
Elevation 55–147 m (180–482 ft)
(avg. 72 m or 236 ft)

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.

Beugin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated 8 miles (12.9 km) southwest of Béthune and 30 miles (48.3 km) southwest of Lille, on the D86 road.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 385    
1968 403+4.7%
1975 376−6.7%
1982 416+10.6%
1990 407−2.2%
1999 413+1.5%
2009 448+8.5%

Sights

  • The church of St. Remi, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • An artificial lake with pink sandstone cliffs.

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