Festubert
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Festubert | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Festubert | ||
Coordinates: 50°32′39″N 2°44′15″E / 50.5442°N 2.7375°ECoordinates: 50°32′39″N 2°44′15″E / 50.5442°N 2.7375°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Béthune | |
Canton | Cambrin | |
Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Marie Douvry | |
Area | ||
• Land1 | 7.64 km2 (2.95 sq mi) | |
Population (1999) | ||
• Population2 | 1,120 | |
• Population2 Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62330 / 62149 | |
Elevation |
18–21 m (59–69 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 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. |
Festubert is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. The village was on the Western Front during the First World War and was largely destroyed in the May 1915 Battle of Festubert.
Geography
A farming village some 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Béthune and 21 miles (33.8 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D166 and the D72 roads.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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Population | 667 | 679 | 670 | 770 | 1046 | 1120 |
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 Notre-Dame, rebuilt, as was much of the village, after the First World War.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.
See also
References
External links
- Brown’s Road CWGC cemetery
- The CWGC graveyard in the communal cemetery
- Festubert on the Quid website (French)
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