Béthonsart (French pronunciation: [betɔ̃saʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]

Béthonsart
The church of Béthonsart
The church of Béthonsart
Coat of arms of Béthonsart
Location of Béthonsart
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Béthonsart is located in France
Béthonsart
Béthonsart
Béthonsart is located in Hauts-de-France
Béthonsart
Béthonsart
Coordinates: 50°22′36″N 2°33′04″E / 50.3767°N 2.5511°E / 50.3767; 2.5511
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonAvesnes-le-Comte
IntercommunalityCC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marc Cuvillier[1]
Area
1
4.21 km2 (1.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
144
 • Density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62118 /62690
Elevation119–157 m (390–515 ft)
(avg. 144 m or 472 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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A small farming village located 12 miles (20 km) northwest of Arras on the D74.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 152—    
1975 127−2.53%
1982 126−0.11%
1990 141+1.42%
1999 131−0.81%
2009 167+2.46%
2014 155−1.48%
2020 143−1.33%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

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  • A seventeenth-century farmhouse.
  • The church of St. Elizabeth, dating from the sixteenth century[5]
 
Detail of the spire

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ Base Mérimée: Eglise, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)