Labourse

Labourse is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Labourse
The town hall of Labourse
Coat of arms
Location of Labourse
Labourse
Labourse
Coordinates: 50°29′56″N 2°40′51″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonNœux-les-Mines
IntercommunalityCA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
  Mayor (20082014) François Dobrowolski
Area
1
4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2017)[1]
2,847
  Density610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62480 /62113
Elevation18–44 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

Historical population of Labourse
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population2130220119261711205720282190
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents 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.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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