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Billy-Berclau

Coordinates: 50°31′11″N 2°52′06″E / 50.5197°N 2.8683°E / 50.5197; 2.8683
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Billy-Berclau
The town hall of Billy-Berclau
The town hall of Billy-Berclau
Coat of arms of Billy-Berclau
Location of Billy-Berclau
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Billy-Berclau is located in France
Billy-Berclau
Billy-Berclau
Billy-Berclau is located in Hauts-de-France
Billy-Berclau
Billy-Berclau
Coordinates: 50°31′11″N 2°52′06″E / 50.5197°N 2.8683°E / 50.5197; 2.8683
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonDouvrin
IntercommunalityCA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stève Bossart[1]
Area
1
7.41 km2 (2.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,059
 • Density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62132 /62138
Elevation17–27 m (56–89 ft)
(avg. 24 m or 79 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Billy-Berclau (French pronunciation: [bili bɛʁklo]; Picard: Bili-Bérclo) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]

Geography

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A small town 10 miles (16 km) east of Béthune and 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D163 and N47 roads. It is situated at the junction of the Canal de la Deûle and the Canal d'Aire. Light industry and a little farming have replaced the coal mining of the past.

History

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The town was completely destroyed during World War I. On 27 March 2003, an explosion at the dynamite factory killed four people.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,979—    
1975 3,164+0.86%
1982 3,579+1.78%
1990 4,149+1.86%
1999 4,259+0.29%
2007 4,280+0.06%
2012 4,478+0.91%
2017 4,624+0.64%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

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  • The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt, as was most of the town, after World War I
  • The remains of a Prévôté building (once belonging to an abbey)
  • The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery
  • A German World War I cemetery

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). 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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