Beugin

Beugin
Coat of arms
Beugin
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Beugin
Coordinates: 50°26′34″N 2°31′06″E / 50.4428°N 2.5183°ECoordinates: 50°26′34″N 2°31′06″E / 50.4428°N 2.5183°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Houdain
Intercommunality	Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Irène Lignier
Area^1	5.06 km^2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	448
• Density	89/km^2 (230/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62120 / 62150
Elevation	55–147 m (180–482 ft) (avg. 72 m or 236 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Beugin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated 8 miles (12.9 km) southwest of Béthune and 30 miles (48.3 km) southwest of Lille, on the D86 road.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	385	—
1968	403	+4.7%
1975	376	−6.7%
1982	416	+10.6%
1990	407	−2.2%
1999	413	+1.5%
2009	448	+8.5%

Sights

• The church of St. Remi, dating from the nineteenth century.
• An artificial lake with pink sandstone cliffs.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Beugin on the Quid website (French)