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Country
  
France

Department
  
Nord

Intercommunality
  
Monts de Flandres

Area
  
5.18 km²

Population
  
517 (1999)

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Canton
  
Bailleul-Sud-Ouest

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Sunday 1:19 AM

Arrondissement
  
Dunkirk

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Weather
  
7°C, Wind SW at 18 km/h, 90% Humidity

Berthen (in Dutch: Berten), located at the foot of Mont des Cats, is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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Map of 59270 Berthen, France

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

Church of St Blaise

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 and consecrated 12 July 1964.

References

Berthen Wikipedia