Guarbecque
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Bethune | |
| Canton | Aire-sur-la-Lys | |
| Community association | Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys novels | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 37 ′ N , 2 ° 29 ′ E | |
| height | 16-22 m | |
| surface | 5.46 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,425 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 261 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62330 | |
| INSEE code | 62391 | |
| Website | http://www.guarbecque.fr/ | |
_mairie.JPG) Guarbecque Town Hall |
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Guarbecque ( Flemish : Gaverbeke ) is a French municipality with 1425 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Béthune and the canton of Aire-sur-la-Lys (until 2015: Canton Lillers ).
geography
Guarbecque is located about twelve kilometers north-northwest of Béthune on the Canal d'Aire . Guarbecque is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Venant in the north and northeast, Busnes in the south and east, Ham-en-Artois in the south and southwest and Isbergues in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,118 | 1,171 | 1,270 | 1,373 | 1,299 | 1,268 | 1,378 | 1,429 |
| Source: Cassini | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Nicolas church
- British military cemetery
Personalities
- Lucien Suel (* 1948), poet and draftsman
Web links
Commons : Guarbecque - collection of images, videos and audio files
