Béthune, France

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Béthune is a historic town in northern France’s Pas-de-Calais department, known for its belfry, reconstructed town center, and role in both World Wars.

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Béthune, France canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Commonwealth War Graves cemetery
belfry
church
commune of France
railway station
subprefecture of France
architecturalStyle Flemish-inspired town center
coordinateLocation 50.531°N 2.640°E
country France
demonym Béthunois
Béthunoise
departmentCapitalOf arrondissement of Béthune NERFINISHED
economicActivity light industry
services
hasHeritageSite Béthune belfry NERFINISHED
hasMunicipalStatus subprefecture
hasRailConnection Béthune railway station NERFINISHED
hasReligiousBuilding Église Saint-Vaast de Béthune NERFINISHED
hasWarCemetery Béthune Town Cemetery NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalRegion Flanders-Artois border area NERFINISHED
INSEECODE 62119
isPartOf arrondissement of Béthune NERFINISHED
canton of Béthune NERFINISHED
knownFor historic belfry
reconstructed town center
role in World War I
role in World War II
language French
locatedIn Béthune NERFINISHED
Béthune NERFINISHED
Béthune NERFINISHED
Béthune NERFINISHED
Hauts-de-France
surface form: Hauts-de-France region

Pas-de-Calais department NERFINISHED
northern France NERFINISHED
partOf Belfries of Belgium and France NERFINISHED
population approximately 25,000 inhabitants
postalCode 62400
region Artois NERFINISHED
river La Lawe NERFINISHED
roadConnection A21 motorway NERFINISHED
A26 motorway NERFINISHED
significantEvent heavy damage in World War I
reconstruction in the 1920s
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
twinnedWith Haillicourt (France) NERFINISHED

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Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland hasTwinTown Béthune, France