Labeuvrière
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Bethune | |
| Canton | Bethune | |
| Community association | Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys novels | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 31 ' N , 2 ° 34' E | |
| height | 23-75 m | |
| surface | 6.11 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,645 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 269 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62122 | |
| INSEE code | 62479 | |
| Website | http://www.commune-labeuvriere.fr/ | |
 Labeuvrière Town Hall (Old Priory) |
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Labeuvrière is a French commune with 1,645 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 Béthune (until 2015: Canton of Béthune-Sud ) and is a member of the Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane community association .
geography
Labeuvrière is about five kilometers west of Béthune . The Clarence River limits the parish to the northwest. Labeuvrière is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Chocques in the north, Annezin in the northeast, Fouquereuil in the east, Gosnay in the south and southeast, Bruay-la-Buissière in the south and southwest and Lapugnoy in the west.
The A26 autoroute crosses the municipality.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 | |
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| 2,169 | 2,067 | 1,702 | 1,714 | 1,702 | 1,710 | 1,651 | 1,695 | |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Sainte-Christine church, historique monument since 1975
- Old priory of the Saint-Vaast monastery, monument historique since 1975, today town hall (Mairie)
Personalities
- Jean Vincent (1930-2013), football player
Web links
Commons : Labeuvrière - collection of images, videos and audio files
