Labeuvrière

Labeuvrière
Labeuvrière
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Labeuvrière
Coordinates: 50°31′15″N 2°33′50″E / 50.5208°N 2.5639°ECoordinates: 50°31′15″N 2°33′50″E / 50.5208°N 2.5639°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Béthune-Sud
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Leroy
Area^1	6.11 km^2 (2.36 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	1,671
• Density	270/km^2 (710/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62479 / 62122
Elevation	23–75 m (75–246 ft) (avg. 36 m or 118 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.

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

Geography

A large farming and light industrial village, situated some 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Béthune and 20 miles (32.2 km) southwest of Lille on the D181e5, traversed by the A26 autoroute.

Population

Historical population of Labeuvrière

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	1857	1953	1702	1714	1702	1710	1671
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. Christine, rebuilt, along with the rest of the village, after World War I.
• The ancient priory (fr: prévoté) of the abbey of St.Vaast, now the mairie.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official website of the commune
• Labeuvrière on the Quid website (French)