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Commune of Béthune |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais (sous-préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Béthune-Nord and -Sud |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois |
| Mayor | Jacques Mellick (2002-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 18 m–42 m (avg. 26 m) |
| Land area¹ | 12.97 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
27,808 |
| - Density | 2,142/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 62119/ 62400 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Béthune (Dutch: Betun) is a city and commune of northern France, sous-préfecture of the Pas-de-Calais département. It is the administrative center of the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois, which gathers 58 communes, and has a total population of approximately 200,000. In the 1999 census, Béthune had a population of 27,808. The commune has a land area of 12.97 km² (5.008 sq mi).
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History
Béthune is located in the former province of Artois.
Sights
Béthune is famous for its Belfry (tower in the central square of the city).
Miscellaneous
Béthune was the birthplace of:
- Jean Buridan, probably born in Béthune (1300-1358), philosopher who sowed the seeds of religious scepticism in Europe
- Antoine Busnois, born near Béthune (c.1430-1492), composer and poet of the early Renaissance Burgundian School
- Jérôme Leroy (1974-?), Former captain of RC Lens and current FC Sochaux midfielder in France.
- Pierre de Manchicourt (c. 1510-1564), composer of the Renaissance.
- Nicolas Fauvergue (born October 13, 1984), footballer
Béthune is also associated with the following historic personalities:
- Maximilien de Béthune, duc de Sully (1560 - 1641), French general and statesman.
- Conon de Béthune (c.1150 - 1220), crusader and "trouvère" poet
External links
- Béthune city council website (in French)
- http://www.theotherside.co.uk/tm-heritage/towns/bethune.htm
- "Histoire de Béthune" (in French)
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