Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée

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Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée
Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée coat of arms
Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée (France)
Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée
region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Bethune
Canton Douvrin
Community association Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys novels
Coordinates 50 ° 32 '  N , 2 ° 46'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 32 '  N , 2 ° 46'  E
height 19–31 m
surface 3.89 km 2
Residents 1,012 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 260 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 62149
INSEE code
Website http://www.givenchyleslabassee.fr/

Town hall (Mairie) and Saint-Martin church of Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée

Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée is a French commune with 1,012 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Pas-de-Calais in the region Nord-Pas-de-Calais . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Béthune and the canton of Douvrin .

geography

The Canal d'Aire , a section of the large shipping route Dunkirk-Scheldt , runs along the southern edge of Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée . Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée, located eight kilometers east of Béthune , is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Festubert in the north and northwest, Violaines in the east and Cuinchy in the west.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
473 521 554 748 803 813 837 998
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint Martin Church
  • British military cemetery

Web links

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