Fouquières-lès-Béthune

Fouquières-lès-Béthune
Fouquières-lès-Béthune
Commune
	The town hall of Fouquières-lès-Béthune
	Coat of arms
	Location of Fouquières-lès-Béthune
	Fouquières-lès-Béthune Fouquières-lès-Béthune
	Coordinates: 50°30′56″N 2°36′42″E / 50.5156°N 2.6117°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Nœux-les-Mines
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Sophie Duby
Area 1	2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Population (2022)	1,111
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62350 /62232
Elevation	23–49 m (75–161 ft) ; (avg. 26 m or 85 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fouquières-lès-Béthune (French pronunciation: [fukjɛʁ lɛ betyn], literally Fouquières near Béthune) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

A farming and light industrial village suburb situated just 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Béthune and 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D181, N41 and the N43 roads. The A26 autoroute passes by, just yards from the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	540	—
1975	1,029	+9.65%
1982	952	−1.10%
1990	1,168	+2.59%
1999	1,133	−0.34%
2007	1,100	−0.37%
2012	1,078	−0.40%
2017	1,060	−0.34%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Places of interest

The church of St.Vaast, dating from the eighteenth century.
An old manorhouse and an old farmhouse.
Three nineteenth century chateaux.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

The CWGC communal cemetery extension

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.

[popref2022-2] "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.

[3] INSEE commune file

[pophist-4] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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