Fouquières-lès-Béthune
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  Fouquières-lès-Béthune | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Fouquières-lès-Béthune | ||
| Coordinates: 50°30′56″N 2°36′42″E / 50.5156°N 2.6117°ECoordinates: 50°30′56″N 2°36′42″E / 50.5156°N 2.6117°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Béthune | |
| Canton | Béthune-Sud | |
| Intercommunality | Nœux et environs | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Paul Seulin | |
| Area1 | 2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 1,133 | |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62350 / 62232 | |
| Elevation |
23–49 m (75–161 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Fouquières-lès-Béthune is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A farming and light industrial village suburb situated just 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Béthune and 30 miles (48.3 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D181, N41 and the N43 roads. The A26 autoroute passes by, just yards from the commune.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 537 | 540 | 1029 | 952 | 1168 | 1133 |
| 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 St.Vaast, dating from the eighteenth century.
- An old manorhouse and an old farmhouse.
- Three nineteenth century chateaux.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
See also
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