Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Coat of arms of Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune
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(2020–2026) Maurice Lecomte[1]Area
1
2.59 km2 (1.00 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
840 • Density320/km2 (840/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
62445 /62196
Elevation32–61 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.

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]

Geography

A 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

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

  • The church of St. Denis, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The vestiges of an eighteenth-century chateau and its outbuildings.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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