Mont-Bernanchon

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Marie-Claude Duhamel^[1]Area11.4 km² (4.4 sq mi)Population1,316 • Density120/km² (300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation16–37 m (52–121 ft)
(avg. 29 m or 95 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mont-Bernanchon (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ bɛʁnɑ̃ʃɔ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

Mont-Bernanchon situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Béthune and 27 miles (43 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D937 and D184 roads. Both the river Clarence and the Canal d’Aire flow by the commune, which covers a large area of forests and lakes.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	861	—
1975	872	+0.18%
1982	972	+1.56%
1990	1,262	+3.32%
1999	1,170	−0.84%
2007	1,343	+1.74%
2012	1,383	+0.59%
2017	1,359	−0.35%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of St.Nicaise, dating from the seventeenth century.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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