Labourse

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

Labourse
Commune
The town hall of Labourse
Coat of arms
Location of Labourse
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Coordinates: 50°29′56″N 2°40′51″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Nœux-les-Mines
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Scaillierez[1]
Area 1	4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,876
• Density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62480 /62113
Elevation	18–44 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.

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