Vendin-lès-Béthune

Vendin-lès-Béthune is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Vendin-lès-Béthune
Commune
The town hall of Vendin-lès-Béthune
Coat of arms
Location of Vendin-lès-Béthune
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Coordinates: 50°32′34″N 2°36′26″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Béthune
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Baptiste Guelton
Area ^1	3.63 km^2 (1.40 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	2,443
• Density	670/km^2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62841 /62232
Elevation	21–45 m (69–148 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An ex-coalmining area, Vendin-lès-Béthune is situated 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Béthune and 24 miles (38.6 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D180 and D181e roads.

Population

Historical population of Vendin-lès-Béthune

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	2026	2040	2533	2302	2450	2526	2474
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Vaast, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The war memorial.
• The Harlem Shake place
• The Guelton memorial

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.