Labourse
Labourse | |
|---|---|
 The town hall of Labourse | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Labourse | |
  Labourse  Labourse | |
| Coordinates: 50°29′56″N 2°40′51″E / 50.4989°N 2.6808°E / 50.4989; 2.6808 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Nœux-les-Mines |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Scaillierez[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,894 |
| • Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Labourse (French pronunciation: [labuʁs]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
A large farming and light industrial village, situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Béthune and 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Lille on the D65 and the D943. The commune is also traversed by the A26 autoroute.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,201 | — |
| 1975 | 1,926 | −1.89% |
| 1982 | 1,711 | −1.68% |
| 1990 | 2,057 | +2.33% |
| 1999 | 2,028 | −0.16% |
| 2007 | 2,188 | +0.95% |
| 2012 | 2,429 | +2.11% |
| 2017 | 2,847 | +3.23% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Labourse.
- The CWGC graves in the communal cemetery
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