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Canton Of Béthune
The canton of Béthune is an administrative division of the Pas-de-Calais department, in northern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Béthune. It consists of the following communes: #Annezin # Béthune #Chocques #Labeuvrière #Lapugnoy #Oblinghem Oblinghem (; pcd, Oblinghin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Oblinghem is situated about northwest of Béthune and southwest of Lille, on the D180 road. Population See also *C ... # Vendin-lès-Béthune References {{DEFAULTSORT:Béthune Cantons of Pas-de-Calais ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as Constituency, constituencies for the election of members of the representative assemblies established in each of France's territorial departments (Departmental council (France), departmental councils, formerly general councils). For this reason, such elections were known in France as "cantonal elections", until 2015 when their name was changed to "departmental elections" to match the departmental councils' name. As of 2015, there were 2,054 cantons in France. Most of them group together a number of Communes of France, communes (the lowest administrative division of the French Republic), although larger communes may be included in mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pas-de-Calais
Pas-de-Calais (, " strait of Calais"; pcd, Pas-Calés; also nl, Nauw van Kales) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments of France, 890, and is the 8th most populous. It had a population of 1,465,278 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 62 Pas-de-Calais INSEE The Calais Passage connects to the on the . Pas-de-Calais borders the departments of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 332 arrondissements, and these are divided into cantons. The last two levels of government have no autonomy; they are the basis of local organisation of police, fire departments and, sometimes, administration of elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council ( ing. lur.. From 1800 to April 2015, these were called general councils ( ing. lur.. Each council has a president. Their main areas of responsibility include the management of a number of social and welfare allowances, of junior high school () buildings and technical staff, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béthune
Béthune ( ; archaic and ''Bethwyn'' historically in English) is a city in northern France, sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department. Geography Béthune is located in the former province of Artois. It is situated south-east of Calais, west of Lille, and north of Paris. Landmarks Béthune is a town rich in architectural heritage and history. It has, among other features, a large paved square with shops, cafés, and a (133 steps) belfry standing in the center from the top of which the Belgian border can be seen. The chime of the belfry is composed of thirty-six bells. A belfry (French:''"beffroi"'') has stood on the site since 1346. The current belfry plays melodies every 15 minutes, including the ch'ti (regional patois) children's lullaby "min p'tit quinquin" (my little darling). In 2005, the belfry was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Belfries of Belgium and France site, because of its architecture and testimony to the rise of municipal po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annezin
Annezin () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A large suburb situated immediately west of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D943 and the D181E roads. Population The inhabitants are called ''Annezinois''. Sights * The church of St. Martin, dating from the sixteenth century. * Remains of an old watermill A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in the production of .... See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References External links The CWGC graves in the communal cemetery Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chocques
Chocques () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Chocques is a farming village by the banks of the river Clarence, some west of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D70 and the N43 roads. The A26 autoroute passes by a half-mile away. Population Places of interest * The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the thirteenth century. * The war memorial. * The remains of an 11th-century castle. See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 890 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{PasdeCalais-geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labeuvrière
Labeuvrière () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A large farming and light industrial village, situated some west of Béthune and southwest of Lille on the D181e5, traversed by the A26 autoroute. Population Places of interest * The church of St. Christine, rebuilt, along with the rest of the village, after World War I. * The ancient priory A priory is a monastery of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. Priories may be houses of mendicant friars or nuns (such as the Dominicans, Augustinians, Franciscans, and Carmelites), or monasteries of ... (fr: prévoté) of the abbey of St.Vaast, now the mairie. See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References External links Official website of the commune Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapugnoy
Lapugnoy () is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A small farming and forestry town, situated some west of Béthune and southwest of Lille, on the D70 road, by the banks of the Clarence (river), Clarence and traversed by the A26 autoroute.. Population Places of interest * The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery. * The church of St. Vaast, dating from the nineteenth century. See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References External links Official website of LapugnoyThe CWGC cemetery Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oblinghem
Oblinghem (; pcd, Oblinghin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Oblinghem is situated about northwest of Béthune and southwest of Lille, on the D180 road. Population See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 890 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Official website of the community of communes Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{PasdeCalais-ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vendin-lès-Béthune
Vendin-lès-Béthune (, literally ''Vendin near Béthune''; pcd, Vindin-lès-Betheune; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography An ex-coalmining area, Vendin-lès-Béthune is situated northwest of Béthune and southwest of Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the N ..., at the junction of the D180 and D181e roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Vaast, dating from the nineteenth century. * The war memorial. * The Harlem Shake place * The Guelton memorial See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References Vendinlesbethune {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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