Beuvry

Beuvry is a commune with 8898 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Pas -de- Calais, in the Nord -Pas -de -Calais. It is part of the Communauté d' agglomération de l' Artois.

Geography

Beuvry is located about 35 km southwest of Lille, in the Nord -Pas -de -Calais. The city is connected by a branch canal to the Canal d' Aire, the one Großschifffahrtsweg Dunkirk -Scheldt forms part of a chain of channels that have been developed for ships with a cargo capacity of up to 3000 tons.

History

From 1993 until separation in 1997, the community was incorporated into the municipality of Béthune.

Population

The graph shows the population development in Beuvry since 1960.

Twinning

1967 was based on Ihmert twinned, which was acquired with the incorporation of the town of Hemer Ihmerts.