Labourse
Labourse is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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The town hall of Labourse | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Labourse | |
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Coordinates: 50°29′56″N 2°40′51″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 (2008–2014) | François Dobrowolski |
Area 1 | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
Population | 2,847 |
• Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62480 /62113 |
Elevation | 18–44 m (59–144 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography
A large farming and light industrial village, situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Béthune and 22 miles (35.4 km) southwest of Lille on the D65 and the D943. The commune is also traversed by the A26 autoroute.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 2130 | 2201 | 1926 | 1711 | 2057 | 2028 | 2190 |
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
- A nineteenth-century chateau.
- The church of St. Martin, rebuilt in the 16th century.
- The chapel, rebuilt, along with most of the village, after World War I.
- A museum, telling of the deportations of World War II.
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