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Commune of Béthune |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais (sous-préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Béthune-Nord and -Sud |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois |
| Mayor | Jacques Mellick (2002-2008) |
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| Elevation | 18 m–42 m (avg. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Nord-Pas de Calais (French Nord-Pas de Calais; Dutch Noord-Nauw van Kales) is one of the 26 regions of France. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Pas-de-Calais is a department in northern France. Its name is the French language equivalent of the Strait of Dover, which it borders Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The arrondissement of Béthune is an arrondissement of France, located in the Pas-de-Calais department, in the Nord-Pas de Calais The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The Canton of Béthune-Nord is one of the 14 cantons of the Arrondissement of Béthune, in the Pas-de-Calais department, in northern France The Canton of Béthune-Sud is one of the 14 cantons of the Arrondissement of Béthune, in the Pas-de-Calais department, in northern France The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois (Artois Comm is an administrative entity in the Pas-de-Calais département, in northern A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. 26 m) |
| Land area¹ | 12. 97 km² |
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27,808 |
| - Density | 2,142/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 62119/ 62400 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE to identify various entities including communes Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. C D E | |
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Béthune (Dutch: Betun) is a city and commune of northern France, sous-préfecture of the Pas-de-Calais département. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. Pas-de-Calais is a department in northern France. Its name is the French language equivalent of the Strait of Dover, which it borders In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division It is the administrative center of the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois, which gathers 58 communes, and has a total population of approximately 200,000. The Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois (Artois Comm is an administrative entity in the Pas-de-Calais département, in northern In the 1999 census, Béthune had a population of 27,808. INSEE ( French: I nstitut N ational de la S tatistique et des É tudes É conomiques; inse (not) in French is the The commune has a land area of 12. 97 km² (5. 008 sq mi).
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History
Béthune is located in the former province of Artois. The Kingdom of France was organised into Provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département Artois (Artesië (adjective Artesian) is a former province of northern France.
Sights
Béthune is famous for its Belfry (tower in the central square of the city).
Miscellaneous
Béthune was the birthplace of:
- Jean Buridan, probably born in Béthune (1300-1358), philosopher who sowed the seeds of religious scepticism in Europe
- Antoine Busnois, born near Béthune (c. Jean Buridan (in Latin, Johannes Buridanus; ca 1295 &ndash 1358 was a French Priest who sowed the seeds of the Copernican revolution Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Antoine Busnois (also Busnoys) (c 1430 &ndash November 6, 1492) was a French Composer and Poet of the early 1430-1492), composer and poet of the early Renaissance Burgundian School
- Jérôme Leroy (1974-?), Former captain of RC Lens and current FC Sochaux midfielder in France. A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" Renaissance music is European music written during the Renaissance, approximately 1400 - 1600 The Burgundian School is a term used to denote a group of composers active in the 15th century in what is now northern and eastern France, Belgium, Racing Club de Lens is a French football club which plays in the northern city of Lens, in the Pas-de-Calais Département. FC Sochaux is a French football team playing in the town of Montbéliard. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
- Pierre de Manchicourt (c. Pierre de Manchicourt (c 1510 &ndash October 5, 1564) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance. 1510-1564), composer of the Renaissance.
- Nicolas Fauvergue (born October 13, 1984), footballer
Béthune is also associated with the following historic personalities:
- Maximilien de Béthune, duc de Sully (1560 - 1641), French general and statesman. Nicolas Fauvergue (born October 13, 1984 in Béthune) is a French football player Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Maximilien de Béthune Duke of Sully ( December 13, 1560 &ndash December 22, 1641) was the doughty soldier French minister staunch Huguenot
- Conon de Béthune (c. Conon de Béthune (c 1150 in the former Artois region today Pas-de-Calais - December 17, 1219 or 1220 in or near Constantinople 1150 - 1220), crusader and "trouvère" poet
External links
- Béthune city council website (in French)
- http://www.theotherside.co.uk/tm-heritage/towns/bethune.htm
- "Histoire de Béthune" (in French)
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