Béthune
ceety in northren Fraunce, sub-prefectur o the Pas-de-Calais depairtment
Béthune (French pronunciation: [be.tyn] ; archaic Dutch: Betun) is a ceety in northren Fraunce, sub-prefectur o the Pas-de-Calais depairtment.
Béthune | |
|---|---|
 Grand Place | |
 Coat airms | |
  Béthune Location within Hauts-de-France region  Béthune | |
| Coordinates: 50°31′49″N 2°38′27″E / 50.5303°N 2.6408°ECoordinates: 50°31′49″N 2°38′27″E / 50.5303°N 2.6408°E | |
| Kintra | Fraunce |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Depairtment | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Béthune-Nord an Béthune-Sud |
| Intercommunality | Artois |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor (2014-) | Olivier Gacquerre |
| Area 1 | 9.43 km2 (3.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)2 | 25,766 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62119 /62400 |
| Elevation | 18–42 m (59–138 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) |
| 1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance. | |
Internaitional relations
eeditBéthune is twinned wi:
References
eedit- ↑ "British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com]". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived frae the original on 5 Julie 2013. Retrieved 20 Julie 2013.