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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pas-de-Calais

Intercommunality
  
Artois

Area
  
7.41 km²

Arrondissement
  
Béthune

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Canton
  
Douvrin

Population (2009)
  
4,324

Local time
  
Thursday 2:17 AM

Billy-Berclau

Weather
  
8°C, Wind W at 40 km/h, 72% Humidity

Billy-Berclau is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Contents

Map of 62138 Billy-Berclau, France

Geography

A small town 10 miles (16.1 km) east of Béthune and 12 miles (19.3 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D163 and N47 roads. It is situated at the junction of the Canal de la Deûle and the Canal d'Aire. Light industry and a little farming have replaced the coal mining of the past.

History

The town was completely destroyed during World War I. On 27 March 2003, an explosion at the dynamite factory killed four people.

Sights

  • The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt, as was most of the town, after World War I.
  • The remains of a Prévôté building (once belonging to an abbey)..
  • The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
  • A German World War I cemetery.

    • References

    Billy-Berclau Wikipedia
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