Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune (French pronunciation: [ediɲœl lɛ betyn], literally Hesdigneul near Béthune; Picard: Hédignu-lès-Bétheune) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune | |
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 The town hall of Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune  | |
  Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune  Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune | |
| Coordinates: 50°30′07″N 2°35′31″E / 50.5019°N 2.5919°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Nœux-les-Mines |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Maurice Lecomte[1] |
| Area 1 | 2.59 km2 (1.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 840 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62445 /62196 |
| Elevation | 32–61 m (105–200 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editA small farming village, situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Béthune at the junction of the D181 and the D941 roads and one mile from junction 6 of the A26 autoroute.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 898 | — |
| 1975 | 843 | −0.90% |
| 1982 | 759 | −1.49% |
| 1990 | 791 | +0.52% |
| 1999 | 771 | −0.28% |
| 2007 | 818 | +0.74% |
| 2012 | 825 | +0.17% |
| 2017 | 822 | −0.07% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
edit- The church of St. Denis, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The vestiges of an eighteenth-century chateau and its outbuildings.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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