Richebourg, Pas-de-Calais

Richebourg
Commune
The town hall of Richebourg
Coat of arms
Richebourg Location within Hauts-de-France region Richebourg
Coordinates: 50°34′47″N 2°44′25″E / 50.5797°N 2.7403°E / 50.5797; 2.7403Coordinates: 50°34′47″N 2°44′25″E / 50.5797°N 2.7403°E / 50.5797; 2.7403
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Beuvry
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Delahaye
Area1	17.31 km2 (6.68 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	2,476
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62706 /62136
Elevation	16–20 m (52–66 ft) (avg. 19 m or 62 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Richebourg is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It was formed on 21 February 1971 by merging Richebourg-Saint-Vaast and Richebourg-l'Avoué.^[1] In 1916 it was the site of the Battle of the Boar's Head.

Bordering communes

• Arrondissement of Béthune:
  • Festubert
  • La Couture
  • Vieille-Chapelle
  • Violaines
  • Laventie
  • Lorgies
  • Neuve-Chapelle
  • Lestrem
• Arrondissement of Dunkerque (Nord department:
  • La Gorgue

Population

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

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