La Couture, Pas-de-Calais

La Couture
La Couture
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  La Couture
Coordinates: 50°34′55″N 2°42′46″E / 50.5819°N 2.7128°ECoordinates: 50°34′55″N 2°42′46″E / 50.5819°N 2.7128°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Béthune-Est
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Raymond Gaquère
Area^1	13.52 km^2 (5.22 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	2,249
• Density	170/km^2 (430/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62252 / 62136
Elevation	15–20 m (49–66 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 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.

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

Geography

A large farming village, situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Béthune and 18 miles (29.0 km) west of Lille at the junction of the D169 and the D170 roads.

Population

Historical population of La Couture, Pas-de-Calais

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	1303	1327	1332	1666	2165	2249
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 church of St. Pierre, rebuilt along with the rest of the village. after World War I.
• The memorial to Portuguese soldiers of 1914-18.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• La Couture on the Quid website (French)