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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, ...

and

Bruay-la-Buissière Bruay-la-Buissière (; vls, Bruwaei, pcd, Brouay-l'Bussière) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A former coalmining town some southwest of Béthune and southwest of ...

. It is located in the

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 ...

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. It was created in January 2017 by the merger of the former communauté d'agglomération de Béthune Bruay Nœux et environs and the former '' communautés de communes'' Artois-Lys and Artois-Flandres. Its area is 645.6 km². Its population was 276,759 in 2018.Comparateur de territoire
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The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 100 communes:CA de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane (N° SIREN : 200072460)
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Allouagne Allouagne (; pcd, Allouanne) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A large farming village situated some west of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D188 and the ...

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# Amettes #

Annequin Annequin () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Annequin is a large farming (and ex-mining) village situated some east of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D61 ...

# Annezin #

Auchel Auchel (; pcd, Auchez) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography An ex-mining town, nowadays a light industrial & farming commune, situated southwest of Béthune and southwest of ...

Auchy-au-Bois Auchy-au-Bois () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in a Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village situated west of Béthune and west of Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in ...

Auchy-les-Mines Auchy-les-Mines () is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Until 1926 it was named ''Auchy-lez-La-Bassée''. Geography A small ex-coal mining town, now mostl ...

# Bajus # Barlin #

# Beugin # Beuvry #

Billy-Berclau Billy-Berclau (; pcd, Bili-Bérclo) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A small town east of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D163 and N47 roads. It i ...

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# Bourecq #

# Burbure # Busnes # Calonne-Ricouart # Calonne-sur-la-Lys #

Camblain-Châtelain Camblain-Châtelain () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Camblain-Châtelain is a farming and light industrial village some southwest of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the ju ...

Cambrin Cambrin () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming and light industrial village some east of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D166 and the N41 roads, by ...

Cauchy-à-la-Tour Cauchy-à-la-Tour (; pcd, El-Cauchie-à-l’Tour; Dutch:"Turringhem" (house of the sons of Turr)) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming and ex- coalmining village some sout ...

# Caucourt #

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 ...

# La Comté # La Couture #

Cuinchy Cuinchy 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 farming village some east of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D166 and ...

Diéval Diéval () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas region ...

# Divion #

Douvrin Douvrin (; vls, Doverin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Douvrin is an ex- coalmining town some east of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D165, the D163 a ...

# Drouvin-le-Marais # Ecquedecques # Essars #

Estrée-Blanche Estrée-Blanche (; vls, Strate) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. History Indian cavalry were stationed at Estrée-Blanche during the First World War. Geography Estrée-Blanche is a fa ...

# Estrée-Cauchy # Ferfay #

Festubert Festubert is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The village was on the Western Front during the First World War and was largely destroyed in the May 1915 Battle of Festubert. Geography A farming v ...

# Fouquereuil # Fouquières-lès-Béthune # Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen # Gauchin-Légal #

Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village situated west of La Bassée, east of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D166 and t ...

# Gonnehem #

Gosnay Gosnay () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A former coal-mining town, now a light industrial and farming village, situated some southwest of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at t ...

Guarbecque Guarbecque ( vls, Gaverbeke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A light industrial and farming village, situated some north of Béthune and west of Lille, at the junction of the D1 ...

# Haillicourt # Haisnes # Ham-en-Artois #

Hermin Hermin () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A small farming village, situated some northwest of Arras on the D72 near its junction with the D341 road. A small stream, the Hermin ...

Hersin-Coupigny Hersin-Coupigny (; pcd, Hérsin-Coupigny) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming town situated some west of Lens, at the junction of the D301 and the D65 roads. Population ...

# Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune #

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Houchin Houchin () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village, situated some south of Béthune near the junction of the D72 and the D171 roads. Population Places of interest * ...

Houdain Houdain () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A former coalmining, now a light industrial and farming town, situated some south of Béthune at the junction of the D86, D301 and the ...

# Isbergues #

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 t ...

# Labourse #

Lambres Lambres (; pcd, Lambes) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village, situated some northwest of Béthune and west of Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, ...

# Lapugnoy # Lespesses # Lières # Liettres # Ligny-lès-Aire #

Lillers Lillers (; vls, Lillaar) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A small farming and light industrial town situated some 15 km northwest of Béthune and 40 km west of Lille, at ...

Linghem Linghem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Linghem is situated about northwest of Béthune and west of Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the ...

Locon Locon (; vls, Lockon) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Locon is situated some north of Béthune and west of Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a cit ...

# Lorgies # Lozinghem # Maisnil-lès-Ruitz # Marles-les-Mines # Mazinghem # Mont-Bernanchon #

Neuve-Chapelle Neuve-Chapelle ( vls, Nieuwkappel) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It was the site of a First World War battle in 1915. Geography Neuve-Chapelle is situated some northeast of Béthune and ...

Nœux-les-Mines Nœux-les-Mines () is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Nœux-les-Mines is situated some south of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junc ...

Norrent-Fontes Norrent-Fontes (; vls, Norrem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Norrent-Fontes is situated some northwest of Béthune and west of Lille, at the junction of the D94 and D91 roads. ...

Noyelles-lès-Vermelles Noyelles-lès-Vermelles (, literally ''Noyelles near Vermelles'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Noyelles-lès-Vermelles is situated about southeast of Béthune and southwest o ...

# Oblinghem # Ourton #

Quernes Quernes (; vls, Kernes) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Quernes is situated some northwest of Béthune and west of Lille, at the junction of the D186e1 and D186 roads. Populati ...

# Rebreuve-Ranchicourt # Rely # Richebourg # Robecq # Rombly # Ruitz #

Sailly-Labourse Sailly-Labourse () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Sailly-Labourse is a large farming and light industrial village situated some southeast of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at ...

# Saint-Floris # Saint-Hilaire-Cottes #

Saint-Venant Saint-Venant ( vls, Papingem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department (administrative division) in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Saint-Venant is situated some northwest of Béthune and west of Lille, at the junction o ...

# Vaudricourt # Vendin-lès-Béthune #

Vermelles Vermelles () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Vermelles is situated southeast of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D39, D75 and D943 roads and by the banks ...

# Verquigneul # Verquin # Vieille-Chapelle #

Violaines Violaines () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography An ex-coalmining region, Violaines is situated some east of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D167 and D947 roa ...

# Westrehem # Witternesse

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