Fouquières-lès-Béthune
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Fouquières-lès-Béthune
|commune status = Commune
|image = Fouquières-lès-Béthune mairie 01.jpg
|caption = The town hall of Fouquières-lès-Béthune
|image coat of arms = Blason Fouquières-lès-Béthune.svg
|arrondissement = Béthune
|canton = Nœux-les-Mines
|INSEE = 62350
|postal code = 62232
|term = 2021–2026
|intercommunality = CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
|coordinates = {{coord|50.5156|2.6117|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 26
|elevation min m = 23
|elevation max m = 49
|area km2 = 2.42
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Fouquières-lès-Béthune ({{IPA|fr|fukjɛʁ lɛ betyn}}, literally Fouquières near Béthune) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62350-fouquieres-les-bethune INSEE commune file]
Geography
A farming and light industrial village suburb situated just {{convert|1|mi|km}} southwest of Béthune and {{convert|30|mi|km}} southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D181, N41 and the N43 roads. The A26 autoroute passes by, just yards from the commune.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-62350#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |540
|1975 |1029
|1982 |952
|1990 |1168
|1999 |1133
|2007 |1100
|2012 |1078
|2017 |1060
}}
Places of interest
- The church of St.Vaast, dating from the eighteenth century.
- An old manorhouse and an old farmhouse.
- Three nineteenth century chateaux.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons category}}
- [http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/57502 The CWGC communal cemetery extension]
{{Pas-de-Calais communes}}
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