Coordinates: 50°31′11″N 2°52′06″E / 50.5197222222°N 2.86833333333°E
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Commune of Billy-Berclau |
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| Location | |
  Billy-Berclau
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region |  Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department |  Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Douvrin |
| Intercommunality | Artois |
| Mayor | Daniel Delcroix (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 17–27 m (56–89 ft) (avg. 24 m/79 ft) |
| Land area1 | 7.41 km2 (2.86 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 4,259 (1999) |
| - Density | 575 /km² (1,490 /sq mi) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62132/ 62138 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Billy-Berclau is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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Geography
A small town 10 miles (16.1 km) east of Béthune and 12 miles (19.3 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D163 and N47 roads, surrounded by the Canal d’Aire. Light industry and a little farming have replaced the coal mining of the past.
History
The city was completely destroyed during World War I.
On 27 March 2003, an explosion at the dynamite factory killed 4 people.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 2963 | 2979 | 3163 | 3579 | 4149 | 4259 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
Places of interest
- 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
References
External links
- Official website of Billy-Berclau (French)
- Website about Artois (French)
- The CWGC at the communal cemetery
- Billy-Berclau on the Quid website (French)
- Website of the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois (French)
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