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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]
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.jpg) A general view of Berthen | |
_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Berthen | |
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| Coordinates: 50°47′00″N 2°41′45″E / 50.7833°N 2.6958°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Bailleul |
| Intercommunality | CA Cœur de Flandre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Régis Dondeyne[1] |
Area 1 | 5.18 km2 (2.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 627 |
| • Density | 121/km2 (313/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59073 /59270 |
| Elevation | 32–162 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
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 426 | — |
| 1975 | 406 | −0.68% |
| 1982 | 439 | +1.12% |
| 1990 | 464 | +0.69% |
| 1999 | 517 | +1.21% |
| 2007 | 501 | −0.39% |
| 2012 | 510 | +0.36% |
| 2017 | 551 | +1.56% |
| 2023 | 627 | +2.18% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Church of St Blaise
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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
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edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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