Labourse
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Labourse | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Labourse | |
Coordinates: 50°29′56″N 2°40′51″E / 50.4989°N 2.6808°ECoordinates: 50°29′56″N 2°40′51″E / 50.4989°N 2.6808°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Béthune |
Canton | Nœux-les-Mines |
Intercommunality | Nœux et environs |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | François Dobrowolski |
Area | |
• Land1 | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Population2 | 2,190 |
• Population2 Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62480 / 62113 |
Elevation |
18–44 m (59–144 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 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. |
Labourse is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A large farming and light industrial village, situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Béthune and 22 miles (35.4 km) southwest of Lille on the D65 and the D943. The commune is also traversed by the A26 autoroute.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 2130 | 2201 | 1926 | 1711 | 2057 | 2028 | 2190 |
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
- A nineteenth-century chateau.
- The church of St. Martin, rebuilt in the 16th century.
- The chapel, rebuilt, along with most of the village, after World War I.
- A museum, telling of the deportations of World War II.
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