Béthune (French pronunciation: [betyn] ; Picard: Béthinne; archaic Dutch: Betun and Bethwyn historically in English) is a town in northern France, sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department.
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👉 Béthune in the context of Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department
The 7 arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department are:
- Arrondissement of Arras, (prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department: Arras) with 357 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 249,961 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Béthune, (subprefecture: Béthune) with 104 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 292,114 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer, (subprefecture: Boulogne-sur-Mer) with 74 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 157,817 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Calais, (subprefecture: Calais) with 52 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 152,091 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Lens, (subprefecture: Lens) with 50 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 369,427 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Montreuil, (subprefecture: Montreuil) with 164 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 110,907 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Saint-Omer, (subprefecture: Saint-Omer) with 89 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 129,124 in 2021.
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Béthune in the context of Picard language
Picard (/ˈpɪkɑːrd/ PIK-ard, also US: /pɪˈkɑːrd, ˈpɪkərd/ pih-KARD, PIK-ərd, French: [pikaʁ] ) is a langue d'oïl of the Romance language family spoken in the northernmost of France and parts of Hainaut province in Belgium. Administratively, this area is divided between the French Hauts-de-France region and the Belgian Wallonia along the border between both countries due to its traditional core being the districts of Tournai and Mons (Walloon Picardy).
The language or dialect is referred to by different names, as residents of Picardy call it simply Picard, but in the more populated region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais it is called Ch'ti or Ch'timi (sometimes written as Chti or Chtimi). This is the area that makes up Romance Flanders, around the metropolis of Lille and Douai, and northeast Artois around Béthune and Lens. Picard is also named Rouchi around Valenciennes, Roubaignot around Roubaix.
Béthune in the context of County of Artois
The County of Artois (French: comté d'Artois, Dutch: graafschap Artesië, Picard: Comté d'Artoé) was a historic province of the Kingdom of France, held by the Dukes of Burgundy from 1384 until 1477/82, and a state of the Holy Roman Empire from 1493 until 1659.
Present-day Artois lies in northern France, near the border with Belgium. Its territory has an area of around 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi) and a population of about one million. Its principal cities include Arras (Dutch: Atrecht), Calais (Dutch: Kales), Boulogne-sur-Mer (Dutch: Bonen), Saint-Omer (West Flemish: Sint-Omaars, Lens and Béthune. It forms the interior of the French département of Pas-de-Calais.
Béthune in the context of Ludovic Pajot
Ludovic Pajot (born 18 November 1993) is a French politician who served as the member of the National Assembly for the 10th constituency of Pas-de-Calais from 2017 to 2021. A member of the National Rally (until 2018 named National Front), he has been Mayor of Bruay-la-Buissière since 2020. At age 24 in 2017, Pajot was the youngest member of the 15th National Assembly. He previously was a municipal councillor in Béthune, first elected in 2014.
Béthune in the context of Artois
Artois (/ɑːrˈtwɑː/ ar-TWAH, French: [aʁtwɑ]; Dutch: Artesië; Picard: Artoé; English adjective: Artesian) is a region of northern France. Its territory covers an area of about 4,000 km and it has a population of about one million. Its principal cities include Arras (Dutch: Atrecht), Saint-Omer, Lens, and Béthune. It is the eponym for the term Artesian.