Berthen

Berthen (French pronunciation: [bɛʁtɛn]; in Dutch: Berten), located at the foot of Mont des Cats, is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Berthen
Commune
A general view of Berthen
A general view of Berthen
Coat of arms of Berthen
Coat of arms
Location of Berthen
Berthen is located in France
Berthen
Berthen
Berthen is located in Hauts-de-France
Berthen
Berthen
Coordinates: 50°47′00″N 2°41′45″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonBailleul
IntercommunalityCC Flandre Intérieure
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Régis Dondeyne[1]
Area
1
5.18 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
577
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59073 /59270
Elevation32–162 m (105–531 ft)
(avg. 58 m or 190 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is 2 km (1.2 mi) from the Belgian border, and 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Bailleul.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 613—    
1800 641+4.6%
1806 693+8.1%
1821 546−21.2%
1831 584+7.0%
1836 565−3.3%
1841 600+6.2%
1846 588−2.0%
1851 589+0.2%
1856 567−3.7%
1861 583+2.8%
1866 596+2.2%
1872 590−1.0%
1876 607+2.9%
1881 660+8.7%
1886 700+6.1%
1891 685−2.1%
1896 657−4.1%
1901 644−2.0%
YearPop.±%
1906 667+3.6%
1911 605−9.3%
1921 558−7.8%
1926 546−2.2%
1931 508−7.0%
1936 537+5.7%
1946 505−6.0%
1954 510+1.0%
1962 485−4.9%
1968 426−12.2%
1975 406−4.7%
1982 439+8.1%
1990 464+5.7%
1999 517+11.4%
2006 503−2.7%
2009 501−0.4%
2011 512+2.2%
2015 536+4.7%

Church of St Blaise
Berthen church

The ancient church dated from 1589. The church and village was destroyed on 28 May 1940 by German bombing.

The new church was begun in 1961 to the plans of the architect E.-M. Thibault and consecrated 12 July 1964. The new church retains the profile of the old. Claude Blanchet's windows show the Passion.

Heraldry
Arms of Berthen
Arms of Berthen
 The arms of Berthen are blazoned :

Or, a bordure azure, and on an inescutcheon argent, a lion gules armed, langued and crowned Or, within a bordure azure. (Caëstre and Berthen use the same arms.)



See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. INSEE commune file
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Berthen.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.