Agglomeration community of Artois
| Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois (Artois Comm.) | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| No. of communes | 58 |
| Established | December 28, 2001 |
| Seat | Béthune |
| Government | |
| • President | Alain Wacheux |
| Area | |
| • Total | 387 km2 (149 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | |
| • Total | 205,872 |
| • Density | 532/km2 (1,380/sq mi) |
| Website | Artois Comm |
The Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois (Artois Comm.) is an administrative entity in the Pas-de-Calais département, in northern France. Administrative center: Béthune.
It covers 58 communes, and has a population of approximately 200,000. It is the largest such communauté in Pas-de-Calais (but the most populated is the Communaupole of Lens-Liévin).
It is named after Artois, a former province of France. It was created in 2002.
Communes
The 58 communes:
- Annequin
- Annezin
- Auchel
- Auchy-les-Mines
- Bajus
- Barlin
- Béthune
- Beugin
- Beuvry
- Billy-Berclau
- Bruay-la-Buissière
- Calonne-Ricouart
- Camblain-Châtelain
- Cambrin
- Cauchy-à-la-Tour
- Caucourt
- Chocques
- Cuinchy
- Diéval
- Divion
- Douvrin
- Essars
- Estrée-Cauchy
- Festubert
- Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen
- Gauchin-Légal
- Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée
- Gosnay
- Haillicourt
- Haisnes-lès-la Bassée
- Hermin
- Hersin-Coupigny
- Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune
- Hinges
- Houchin
- Houdain
- La Comté
- La Couture
- Labeuvrière
- Lapugnoy
- Locon
- Lorgies
- Lozinghem
- Maisnil-lès-Ruitz
- Marles-les-Mines
- Neuve-Chapelle
- Noyelles-lès-Vermelles
- Oblinghem
- Ourton
- Rebreuve-Ranchicourt
- Richebourg
- Ruitz
- Sailly-Labourse
- Vendin-lès-Béthune
- Vermelles
- Verquin
- Vieille-Chapelle
- Violaines
External links
- Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois website (in French)
Coordinates: 50°30′N 2°35′E / 50.500°N 2.583°E
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