Labourse Explained

Labourse
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Labourse.svg
Arrondissement:	Béthune
Canton:	Nœux-les-Mines
Insee:	62480
Postal Code:	62113
Mayor:	Philippe Scaillierez^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Coordinates:	50.4989°N 2.6808°W
Elevation M:	25
Elevation Min M:	18
Elevation Max M:	44
Area Km2:	4.7

Labourse (in French pronounced as /labuʁs/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

A large farming and light industrial village, situated some 3miles southeast of Béthune and 22miles southwest of Lille on the D65 and the D943. The commune is also traversed by the A26 autoroute.

Places of interest

• A nineteenth-century chateau.
• The church of St. Martin, rebuilt in the 16th century.
• The chapel, rebuilt, along with most of the village, after World War I.
• A museum, telling of the deportations of World War II.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• The CWGC graves in the communal cemetery

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62480-labourse INSEE commune file