Labeuvrière

Labeuvrière (French pronunciation: [labœvʁijɛʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Labeuvrière
Commune
A general view of Labeuvrière
Coat of arms
Location of Labeuvrière
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Coordinates: 50°31′15″N 2°33′50″E / 50.5208°N 2.5639°E / 50.5208; 2.5639
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Béthune
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacky Bertier^[1]
Area ^1	6.11 km^2 (2.36 sq mi)
Population  (2021)^[2]	1,654
• Density	270/km^2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62479 /62122
Elevation	23–75 m (75–246 ft) (avg. 36 m or 118 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A large farming and light industrial village, situated some 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Béthune and 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Lille on the D181e5, traversed by the A26 autoroute.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,953	—
1975	1,702	−1.95%
1982	1,714	+0.10%
1990	1,702	−0.09%
1999	1,710	+0.05%
2007	1,643	−0.50%
2012	1,695	+0.63%
2017	1,645	−0.60%
Source: INSEE^[4]

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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Labeuvrière.

• Official website of the commune