Isbergues

Isbergues
Iberge
Chapel of Saint Isbergues
Location of Isbergues
Isbergues
Isbergues
Coordinates: 50°37′27″N 2°27′27″E / 50.6242°N 2.4575°E / 50.6242; 2.4575
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonAire-sur-la-Lys
IntercommunalityCA 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
 • Density600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62473 /62330
Elevation16–44 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]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 11,798—    
1975 11,807+0.01%
1982 10,962−1.06%
1990 10,395−0.66%
1999 9,836−0.61%
2007 9,449−0.50%
2012 9,119−0.71%
2017 8,845−0.61%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Arrêté du 12 décembre 1995 portant modification aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Légifrance.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE