Labeuvrière
| Labeuvrière | |
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  Labeuvrière | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Labeuvrière | |
| Coordinates: 50°31′15″N 2°33′50″E / 50.5208°N 2.5639°ECoordinates: 50°31′15″N 2°33′50″E / 50.5208°N 2.5639°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Béthune-Sud |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Leroy |
| Area1 | 6.11 km2 (2.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,671 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62479 / 62122 |
| Elevation |
23–75 m (75–246 ft) (avg. 36 m or 118 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. | |
Labeuvrière 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 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Béthune and 20 miles (32.2 km) southwest of Lille on the D181e5, traversed by the A26 autoroute.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 1857 | 1953 | 1702 | 1714 | 1702 | 1710 | 1671 |
| 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. Christine, rebuilt, along with the rest of the village, after World War I.
- The ancient priory (fr: prévoté) of the abbey of St.Vaast, now the mairie.
See also
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