Béthune | |
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 Location within the region Hauts-de-France | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| No. of communes | 104 |
| Subprefecture | Béthune |
Area | 707.4 km2 (273.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 292,660 |
| • Density | 413.7/km2 (1,072/sq mi) |
| INSEE code | 622 |
Thearrondissement of Béthune is anarrondissement of France in thePas-de-Calaisdepartment in theHauts-de-Franceregion. It has 104communes.[2] Its population is 292,114 (2021), and its area is 707.4 km2 (273.1 sq mi).[3]
The communes of the arrondissement of Béthune, and theirINSEE codes, are:[2]
The arrondissement of Béthune was created in 1800.[4] Thearrondissement of Lens was created in 1962 from part of the arrondissement of Béthune.[5] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Pas-de-Calais, it gained three communes from thearrondissement of Arras and one commune from the arrondissement of Lens.[6]
As a result of the reorganisation of thecantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Béthune were, as of January 2015:[7]
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