Labourse

Labourse
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 (20082014) François Dobrowolski
Area1 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 2,190
  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

Historical population of Labourse
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population2130220119261711205720282190
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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