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
A general view of Berthen
A general view of Berthen
Coat of arms of Berthen
Map
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 / 50.7833°N 2.6958°E / 50.7833; 2.6958
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonBailleul
IntercommunalityCA Cœur de Flandre
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Régis Dondeyne[1]
Area
1
5.18 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
627
  Density121/km2 (313/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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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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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

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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

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References

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  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE