District of Béthune

---- The district of Béthune is a administrative division French, located in the department of Pas-de-Calais and the area Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

Composition

Composition of the district:

Canton of Auchel, which groups 10 communes:

Hearts, Amettes, Auchel, Burbure, Cauchy-with-the-Turn, Ecquedecques, Ferfay, Lespesses, Lières and Lozinghem

Canton of Barlin, which groups 8 communes:

Barlin, Drouvin-the-Marsh, Gosnay, Haillicourt, Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune, Houchin, Ruitz and Vaudricourt

Canton of Béthune-Is, which groups 5 communes:

Essars, Hinges, the Seam, Locon and Old woman-Vault

Canton of Béthune-North, which groups 5 communes:

Annezin, Béthune, Chocques, Oblinghem and Vendin-lès-Béthune

Canton of Béthune-South, which groups 7 communes:

Allouagne, Béthune, Fouquereuil, Fouquières-lès-Béthune, Labeuvrière, Lapugnoy and Verquin

Canton of Bruay-la-Buissière, which counts only the commune of Bruay-la-Buissière

Canton of Cambrin, which groups 8 communes:

Annequin, Auchy-the-Mines, Cambrin, Cuinchy, Festubert, Noyelles-lès-Vermelles, Richebourg, Vermelles

Canton of Divion, which groups 3 communes:

Calonne-Ricouart, Divion and Marles-the-Mines

Canton of Douvrin, which groups 5 communes:

Billy-Berclau, Douvrin, Givenchy-the-the-Based, Haisnes and Violaines

Canton of Houdain, which groups 12 communes:

Beugin, Bruay-la-Buissière, Camblain-Lord of the manor, Caucourt, Estrée-Cauchy, Fresnicourt-the-Dolmen, Gauchin-Legal, Hermin, Houdain, Maisnil-lès-Ruitz, Ourton and Rebreuve-Ranchicourt

Canton of Laventie, which groups 6 communes:

Fleurbaix, Laventie, Lestrem, Lorgies, New-Vault and Sailly-on-the-Lily

Canton of Lillers, which groups 9 communes:

Busnes, Calonne-on-the-Lily, Gonnehem, Guarbecque, Lillers, Mount-Bernanchon, Robecq, Saint-Flowered and Saint-Coming

Canton of Nœux-the-Mines, which groups 4 communes:

Beuvry, Labourse, Nœux-the-Mines and Sailly-Labourse

Canton of Norrent-Pig iron and cast iron, which groups 18 communes:

Auchy-with-Wood, Blessy, Bourecq, Estrée-White, Ham-in-Artois, Isbergues, Lambres, Liettres, Ligny-the-Surface, Linghem, Mazinghem, Norrent-Pig iron and cast iron, Split, Rely, Rombly, Saint-Hilaire-Coats, Westrehem and Witternesse

History

The district of Béthune belongs to the historical Artois.

Leitartikel: History of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais

See too

Artois
County of Artois
Common of the Pas-de-Calais, which lists the 894 current communes of the department, like their codes INSEE simplified and zip codes, and their membership to an inter-commune structure
Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais, which lists the 7 current districts and gives for each one of them the cantons (but not the communes, like here)

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