Guarbecque

Guarbecque
Coat of arms
Guarbecque
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Guarbecque
Coordinates: 50°36′41″N 2°29′25″E / 50.6114°N 2.4903°ECoordinates: 50°36′41″N 2°29′25″E / 50.6114°N 2.4903°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Lillers
Intercommunality	Artois Flandres
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Christophe Fiancette
Area^1	5.46 km^2 (2.11 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	1,268
• Density	230/km^2 (600/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62391 / 62330
Elevation	16–22 m (52–72 ft) (avg. 19 m or 62 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.

Guarbecque is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A light industrial and farming village, situated some 9 miles (14.5 km) north of Béthune and 28 miles (45.1 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D186 and the D187 roads. The Canal d'Aire and the Guarbecque stream flow through the commune.

Population

Historical population of Guarbecque

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	1118	1171	1270	1373	1299	1268
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
• The church of St.Nicolas, dating from the eleventh century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWGC graveyard in the communal cemetery
• Guarbecque on the Quid website (French)