Labourse

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Philippe Scaillierez^[1]Area4.7 km² (1.8 sq mi)Population2,894 • Density620/km² (1,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation18–44 m (59–144 ft)
(avg. 25 m or 82 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Labourse (French pronunciation: [labuʁs]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

A large farming and light industrial village, situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Béthune and 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Lille on the D65 and the D943. The commune is also traversed by the A26 autoroute.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,201	—
1975	1,926	−1.89%
1982	1,711	−1.68%
1990	2,057	+2.33%
1999	2,028	−0.16%
2007	2,188	+0.95%
2012	2,429	+2.11%
2017	2,847	+3.23%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• A nineteenth-century chateau.
• The church of St. Martin, rebuilt in the 16th century.
• The chapel, rebuilt, along with most of the village, after World War I.
• A museum, telling of the deportations of World War II.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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