Vendin-lès-Béthune
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Vendin-lès-Béthune Wenden | |
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.JPG) The town hall of Vendin-lès-Béthune | |
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Location of Vendin-lès-Béthune  | |
  Vendin-lès-Béthune  Vendin-lès-Béthune | |
| Coordinates: 50°32′34″N 2°36′26″E / 50.5428°N 2.6072°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Béthune |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sylvie Meyfroidt Lefait[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.63 km2 (1.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,393 |
| • Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62841 /62232 |
| Elevation | 21–45 m (69–148 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vendin-lès-Béthune (French pronunciation: [vɑ̃dɛ̃ lɛ betyn], literally Vendin near Béthune; Picard: Vindin-lès-Betheune; West Flemish: Wenden) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]An ex-coalmining area, Vendin-lès-Béthune is situated 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Béthune and 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D180 and D181e roads.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,040 | — |
| 1975 | 2,533 | +3.14% |
| 1982 | 2,302 | −1.36% |
| 1990 | 2,450 | +0.78% |
| 1999 | 2,526 | +0.34% |
| 2007 | 2,416 | −0.56% |
| 2012 | 2,401 | −0.12% |
| 2017 | 2,443 | +0.35% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St.Vaast, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The war memorial.
- The Harlem Shake place
- The Guelton memorial
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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