Béthune

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Béthune is a historic town in northern France known for its medieval belfry and role as a regional center in the former County of Artois.

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Label Occurrences
Béthune canonical 7

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
town
administrativeStatus subprefecture of Pas-de-Calais
areaSquareKilometers 9.43
belfryInstanceOf medieval belfry
belfryUNESCOStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Belfries of Belgium and France"
country France
countryCode FR
demonym Béthunois
Béthunoises
elevationMaxMeters 57
elevationMinMeters 18
hasArchitecturalStyle Flemish-influenced brick architecture
hasCulturalEvent local festivals on Grand-Place
hasEconomicActivity commerce
light industry
services
hasHeritageSite Belfry of Béthune
surface form: Béthune belfry
hasLandmark Belfry of Béthune
surface form: Béthune belfry

Grand-Place of Béthune
Saint-Vaast Church
hasMayor Olivier Gacquerre
hasNotableBuilding town hall of Béthune
hasRailConnectionTo Arras
Calais
Lille
hasRailwayStation Gare de Béthune
historicalEvent heavily damaged in World War I
historicalRole regional center in the County of Artois
INSEECode 62119
locatedIn County of Artois
surface form: Artois

Hauts-de-France
Pas-de-Calais
locatedInHistoricalRegion Hainaut / borderlands between France and the Spanish Netherlands
surface form: Flanders-Artois border area
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedNorthOf Arras
locatedOnRiver La Lawe
locatedWestOf Lille
mayorTerm 2020–2026
nearFormerCoalfield Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin
surface form: Nord–Pas-de-Calais Mining Basin
partOf Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane intercommunality
County of Artois
surface form: former County of Artois
postalCode 62400
reconstructionStyle early 20th-century brick and stone architecture
regionallyKnownFor historic town center
medieval belfry
twinnedWith Haillicourt (France) (intercommunal links)

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County of Artois majorCity Béthune
Pas-de-Calais contains Béthune
Stockton-on-Tees hasTwinTown Béthune
Courbevoie hasTwinTown Béthune
Roeselare hasTwinTown Béthune
Fabien Roussel placeOfBirth Béthune