- Agglomeration community of Artois
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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 (149.4 sq mi) Population (1999) – Total 205,872 – Density 532/km2 (1,377.9/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 / 50.5°N 2.583°E
Categories:- Subdivisions of the Pas-de-Calais
- Agglomeration communities in France
- Pas-de-Calais geography stubs
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