Arrondissement of Béthune

Béthune
Arrondissement
Location within the region Hauts-de-France
Location within the region Hauts-de-France
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
No. of communes104
SubprefectureBéthune
Area
707.4 km2 (273.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
292,114
 • Density413/km2 (1,070/sq mi)
INSEE code622

The arrondissement of Béthune is an arrondissement of France in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 104 communes.[2] Its population is 292,114 (2021), and its area is 707.4 km2 (273.1 sq mi).[3]

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Béthune, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

  1. Allouagne (62023)
  2. Ames (62028)
  3. Amettes (62029)
  4. Annequin (62034)
  5. Annezin (62035)
  6. Auchel (62048)
  7. Auchy-au-Bois (62049)
  8. Auchy-les-Mines (62051)
  9. Bajus (62077)
  10. Barlin (62083)
  11. Béthune (62119)
  12. Beugin (62120)
  13. Beuvry (62126)
  14. Billy-Berclau (62132)
  15. Blessy (62141)
  16. Bourecq (62162)
  17. Bruay-la-Buissière (62178)
  18. Burbure (62188)
  19. Busnes (62190)
  20. Calonne-Ricouart (62194)
  21. Calonne-sur-la-Lys (62195)
  22. Camblain-Châtelain (62197)
  23. Cambrin (62200)
  24. Cauchy-à-la-Tour (62217)
  25. Caucourt (62218)
  26. Chocques (62224)
  27. La Comté (62232)
  28. La Couture (62252)
  29. Cuinchy (62262)
  30. Diéval (62269)
  31. Divion (62270)
  32. Douvrin (62276)
  33. Drouvin-le-Marais (62278)
  34. Ecquedecques (62286)
  35. Essars (62310)
  36. Estrée-Blanche (62313)
  37. Estrée-Cauchy (62314)
  38. Ferfay (62328)
  39. Festubert (62330)
  40. Fleurbaix (62338)
  41. Fouquereuil (62349)
  42. Fouquières-lès-Béthune (62350)
  43. Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen (62356)
  44. Gauchin-Légal (62366)
  45. Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée (62373)
  46. Gonnehem (62376)
  47. Gosnay (62377)
  48. Guarbecque (62391)
  49. Haillicourt (62400)
  50. Haisnes (62401)
  51. Ham-en-Artois (62407)
  52. Hermin (62441)
  53. Hersin-Coupigny (62443)
  54. Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune (62445)
  55. Hinges (62454)
  56. Houchin (62456)
  57. Houdain (62457)
  58. Isbergues (62473)
  59. Labeuvrière (62479)
  60. Labourse (62480)
  61. Lambres (62486)
  62. Lapugnoy (62489)
  63. Laventie (62491)
  64. Lespesses (62500)
  65. Lestrem (62502)
  66. Lières (62508)
  67. Liettres (62509)
  68. Ligny-lès-Aire (62512)
  69. Lillers (62516)
  70. Linghem (62517)
  71. Locon (62520)
  72. Lorgies (62529)
  73. Lozinghem (62532)
  74. Maisnil-lès-Ruitz (62540)
  75. Marles-les-Mines (62555)
  76. Mazinghem (62564)
  77. Mont-Bernanchon (62584)
  78. Nœux-les-Mines (62617)
  79. Neuve-Chapelle (62606)
  80. Norrent-Fontes (62620)
  81. Noyelles-lès-Vermelles (62626)
  82. Oblinghem (62632)
  83. Ourton (62642)
  84. Quernes (62676)
  85. Rebreuve-Ranchicourt (62693)
  86. Rely (62701)
  87. Richebourg (62706)
  88. Robecq (62713)
  89. Rombly (62720)
  90. Ruitz (62727)
  91. Sailly-Labourse (62735)
  92. Sailly-sur-la-Lys (62736)
  93. Saint-Floris (62747)
  94. Saint-Hilaire-Cottes (62750)
  95. Saint-Venant (62770)
  96. Vaudricourt (62836)
  97. Vendin-lès-Béthune (62841)
  98. Vermelles (62846)
  99. Verquigneul (62847)
  100. Verquin (62848)
  101. Vieille-Chapelle (62851)
  102. Violaines (62863)
  103. Westrehem (62885)
  104. Witternesse (62900)

History

The arrondissement of Béthune was created in 1800.[4] The arrondissement of Lens was created in 1962 from part of the arrondissement of Béthune.[5] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Pas-de-Calais, it gained three communes from the arrondissement of Arras and one commune from the arrondissement of Lens.[6]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Béthune were, as of January 2015:[7]

  1. Auchel
  2. Barlin
  3. Béthune-Est
  4. Béthune-Nord
  5. Béthune-Sud
  6. Bruay-la-Buissière
  7. Cambrin
  8. Divion
  9. Douvrin
  10. Houdain
  11. Laventie
  12. Lillers
  13. Nœux-les-Mines
  14. Norrent-Fontes

References

  1. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Arrondissement de Béthune (622)". INSEE. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2024". INSEE. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. ^ Historique du Pas-de-Calais
  5. ^ Décret n°62-6 du 10 janvier 1962
  6. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  7. ^ Populations légales 2012: 62 Pas-de-Calais, INSEE

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