Billy-Berclau

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Billy-Berclau

|commune status = Commune

|image = BillyBercleau TiKer.JPG

|caption = The town hall of Billy-Berclau

|image coat of arms = Blason Billy-Berclau.svg

|arrondissement = Béthune

|canton = Douvrin

|INSEE = 62132

|postal code = 62138

|mayor = Stève Bossart{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane

|coordinates = {{coord|50.5197|2.8683|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 24

|elevation min m = 17

|elevation max m = 27

|area km2 = 7.41

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Billy-Berclau ({{IPA|fr|bili bɛʁklo}}; {{langx|pcd|Bili-Bérclo}}) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62132-billy-berclau INSEE commune file]

Geography

A small town {{convert|10|mi|km}} east of Béthune and {{convert|12|mi|km}} southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D163 and N47 roads. It is situated at the junction of the Canal de la Deûle and the Canal d'Aire. Light industry and a little farming have replaced the coal mining of the past.

History

The town was completely destroyed during World War I. On 27 March 2003, an explosion at the dynamite factory killed four people.

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-62132#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |2979

|1975 |3164

|1982 |3579

|1990 |4149

|1999 |4259

|2007 |4280

|2012 |4478

|2017 |4624

}}

Sights

The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt, as was most of the town, after World War I
The remains of a Prévôté building (once belonging to an abbey)
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery
A German World War I cemetery

References

External links

[http://www.billy-berclau.fr/ Official website of Billy-Berclau] {{in lang|fr}}
[http://www.artoiscomm.fr/ Website about Artois] {{in lang|fr}}
[http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2027236 The CWGC at the communal cemetery]

Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais