Berthen (French pronunciation: [bɛʁtɛn]; in Dutch: Berten), located at the foot of Mont des Cats, is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Berthen
A general view of Berthen
A general view of Berthen
Coat of arms of Berthen
Location of Berthen
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Berthen is located in France
Berthen
Berthen
Berthen is located in Hauts-de-France
Berthen
Berthen
Coordinates: 50°47′00″N 2°41′45″E / 50.7833°N 2.6958°E / 50.7833; 2.6958
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonBailleul
IntercommunalityCC Flandre Intérieure
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Régis Dondeyne[1]
Area
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5.18 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
597
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59073 /59270
Elevation32–162 m (105–531 ft)
(avg. 58 m or 190 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is 2 km (1.2 mi) from the Belgian border, and 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Bailleul.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 426—    
1975 406−0.68%
1982 439+1.12%
1990 464+0.69%
1999 517+1.21%
2009 501−0.31%
2014 522+0.82%
2020 577+1.68%
Source: INSEE[4]

Church of St Blaise

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Berthen church

The ancient church dated from 1589. The church and village was destroyed on 28 May 1940 by German bombing.

The new church was begun in 1961 to the plans of the architect E.-M. Thibault and consecrated 12 July 1964. The new church retains the profile of the old. Claude Blanchet's windows show the Passion.

Heraldry

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Arms of Berthen
The arms of Berthen are blazoned :

Or, a bordure azure, and on an inescutcheon argent, a lion gules armed, langued and crowned Or, within a bordure azure. (Caëstre and Berthen use the same arms.)



See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE