Richebourg, Pas-de-Calais

French commune
name= Richebourg
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Béthune
canton= Cambrin
insee=62706|cp=62136|maire=Gérard Delahaye|mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois
longitude=2.74027777778|latitude=50.5797222222|alt moy=19 m|alt mini=16 m|alt maxi=20 m
hectares=1 731|km²=17,31|sans=2484|date-sans=1999|dens=143,5

Richebourg is a commune of northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais "département". It was formed on 21 February 1971 (arrêté of 21 February published in the Journal Officiel of 19 March) by merging Richebourg-Saint-Vaast (INSEE code 62707) and Richebourg-l'Avoué (INSEE code 62706). [ [http://www.insee.fr/fr/nom_def_met/nomenclatures/cog/affichecommune.asp?numdep=62&valcode=706 "Code officiel géographique"] , INSEE. fr icon] In 1916 it was the site of the Battle of the Boar's Head. Its mayor since March 2001 has been Gérard Delahaye.

Bordering communes

*arrondissement of Béthune :
**"in the canton of Cambrin" :
Festubert ;
**"in the canton of Béthune-Nord" :
La Couture and Vieille-Chapelle ;
**"in the canton of Douvrin" :
Violaines ;
**"in the canton of Laventie" :
Laventie, Lorgies and Neuve-Chapelle in the eastern part of the canton, and Lestrem in the western part of the canton, isolated from other communes ;
*"in the arrondissement of Dunkerque (Nord département :
**"in the canton of Merville" :
La Gorgue.

Population

According to the 1999 census, the total population, including those with a house here but residing elsewhere (doubles comptes), was then 2,535.

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