Richebourg | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Richebourg.svg |
Arrondissement: | Béthune |
Canton: | Beuvry |
Insee: | 62706 |
Postal Code: | 62136 |
Mayor: | Jérôme Demulier[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
Coordinates: | 50.5797°N 2.7403°W |
Elevation M: | 19 |
Elevation Min M: | 16 |
Elevation Max M: | 20 |
Area Km2: | 17.31 |
Richebourg (in French pronounced as /ʁiʃbuʁ/; Ricquebourq) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It was formed on 21 February 1971 by merging Richebourg-Saint-Vaast and Richebourg-l'Avoué.[2] In 1916 it was the site of the Battle of the Boar's Head.