Isbergues
Iberge | |
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Coordinates: 50°37′27″N 2°27′27″E / 50.6242°N 2.4575°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Béthune |
Canton | Aire-sur-la-Lys |
Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | David Thellier[1] |
Area 1 | 14.37 km2 (5.55 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | 8,653 |
• Density | 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62473 /62330 |
Elevation | 16–44 m (52–144 ft) (avg. 19 m or 62 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Isbergues (French pronunciation: [isbɛʁɡ]; West Flemish: Iberge; Picard: Iberque) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] about 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Béthune and 29 miles (47 km) west of Lille by the banks of the Canal d’Aire.
On 1 January 1996, the former communes of Molinghem, Berguette and Isbergues were consolidated into a single commune and took the name of Isbergues.[4]