Fouquières-lès-Béthune

Fouquières-lès-Béthune
Coat of arms of Fouquières-lès-Béthune Coat of arms
Fouquières-lès-Béthune
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Fouquières-lès-Béthune
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Béthune-Sud
Intercommunality	Nœux et environs
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Paul Seulin
Area1	2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	1,133
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62350 / 62232
Elevation	23–49 m (75–161 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Fouquières-lès-Béthune is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming and light industrial village suburb situated just 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Béthune and 30 miles (48.3 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 population of Fouquières-lès-Béthune

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	537	540	1029	952	1168	1133
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWGC communal cemetery extension
• Fouquières-lès-Béthune on the Quid website (French)