Festubert

Festubert is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The village was on the Western Front during the First World War and was largely destroyed in the May 1915 Battle of Festubert.

Festubert
The town hall of Festubert
Coat of arms
Location of Festubert
Festubert
Festubert
Coordinates: 50°32′39″N 2°44′15″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonDouvrin
IntercommunalityCA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Marie Douvry
Area
1
7.64 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,313
  Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62330 /62149
Elevation18–21 m (59–69 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 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 farming village some 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Béthune and 21 miles (33.8 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D166 and the D72 roads.

Population

Historical population of Festubert
Year196219681975198219901999
Population66767967077010461120
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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