Labeuvrière

Labeuvrière
Labeuvrière
Commune
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	Coordinates: 50°31′15″N 2°33′50″E / 50.5208°N 2.5639°ECoordinates: 50°31′15″N 2°33′50″E / 50.5208°N 2.5639°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Béthune
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Leroy
Area 1	6.11 km2 (2.36 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	1,645
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62479 /62122
Elevation	23–75 m (75–246 ft) ; (avg. 36 m or 118 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography[]

A large farming and light industrial village, situated some 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Béthune and 20 miles (32.2 km) southwest of Lille on the D181e5, traversed by the A26 autoroute.

Population[]

Historical population of Labeuvrière
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	1857	1953	1702	1714	1702	1710	1671
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 St. Christine, rebuilt, along with the rest of the village, after World War I.
The ancient priory (fr: prévoté) of the abbey of St.Vaast, now the mairie.