Sailly-Labourse

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Dominique Hennebelle^[1]Area6.02 km² (2.32 sq mi)Population2,577 • Density430/km² (1,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation19–41 m (62–135 ft)
(avg. 29 m or 95 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Sailly-Labourse is a large farming and light industrial village situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Béthune and 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D943 and D65 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,957	—
1975	1,889	−0.50%
1982	1,750	−1.09%
1990	1,938	+1.28%
1999	2,013	+0.42%
2007	2,136	+0.74%
2012	2,151	+0.14%
2017	2,336	+1.66%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Maurice, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The eighteenth-century chateau de Prés.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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