La Couture, Pas-de-Calais

La Couture
La Couture

Coordinates: 50°34′55″N 2°42′46″E / 50.5819°N 2.7128°E / 50.5819; 2.7128Coordinates: 50°34′55″N 2°42′46″E / 50.5819°N 2.7128°E / 50.5819; 2.7128
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 (20082014) Raymond Gaquère
Area1 13.52 km2 (5.22 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 2,249
  Density 170/km2 (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
Year196219681975198219901999
Population130313271332166621652249
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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