Richebourg, Pas-de-Calais

Richebourg
Commune
The town hall of Richebourg
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°34′47″N 2°44′25″E / 50.5797°N 2.7403°E / 50.5797; 2.7403Coordinates: 50°34′47″N 2°44′25″E / 50.5797°N 2.7403°E / 50.5797; 2.7403
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Beuvry
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Delahaye
Area 1	17.31 km2 (6.68 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	2,638
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62706 /62136
Elevation	16–20 m (52–66 ft) (avg. 19 m or 62 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Richebourg (Picard: Ricquebourq) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It was formed on 21 February 1971 by merging Richebourg-Saint-Vaast and Richebourg-l'Avoué.^[2] In 1916 it was the site of the Battle of the Boar's Head.

Bordering communes[]

• Arrondissement of Béthune:
  • Festubert
  • La Couture
  • Vieille-Chapelle
  • Violaines
  • Laventie
  • Lorgies
  • Neuve-Chapelle
  • Lestrem
• Arrondissement of Dunkerque (Nord department:
  • La Gorgue

Population[]

See also[]

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References[]

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