Festubert

Festubert
Festubert
Commune
	The town hall of Festubert
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 50°32′39″N 2°44′15″E / 50.5442°N 2.7375°ECoordinates: 50°32′39″N 2°44′15″E / 50.5442°N 2.7375°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Douvrin
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marie Douvry
Area 1	7.64 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	1,297
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62330 /62149
Elevation	18–21 m (59–69 ft) ; (avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Festubert is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The village was on the Western Front during the First World War and was largely destroyed in the May 1915 Battle of Festubert.

Geography[]

A farming village some 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Béthune and 21 miles (33.8 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D166 and the D72 roads.

Population[]

Historical population of Festubert
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	667	679	670	770	1046	1120
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 Notre-Dame, rebuilt, as was much of the village, after the First World War.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

References[]

INSEE commune file

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.