Richebourg (; ) is a
commune in the
Pas-de-Calais
The Pas-de-Calais (, ' strait of Calais'; ; ) 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, with 890, and is the ...
department in northern
France
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. It was formed on 21 February 1971 by merging Richebourg-Saint-Vaast and
Richebourg-l'Avoué.
In 1916 it was the site of the
Battle of the Boar's Head.
Bordering communes
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Arrondissement of Béthune:
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Festubert
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La Couture
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Vieille-Chapelle
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Violaines
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Laventie
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Lorgies
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Neuve-Chapelle
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Lestrem
Lestrem (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. about north of Béthune and west of Lille by the banks of the Lawe River.
History
In 1940 the hamle ...
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Arrondissement of Dunkerque (
Nord department:
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La Gorgue
La Gorgue () is a town in northern France. It is a commune in the Nord department. The population of La Gorgue in 2019 was 5,639.
Population
See also
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Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
The following is a list of the 887 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):
References
Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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