Richebourg, Pas-de-Calais

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Richebourg (French pronunciation: [ʁiʃbuʁ] ^ⓘ; Picard: Ricquebourq) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.^[3] It was formed on 21 February 1971 by merging Richebourg-Saint-Vaast and Richebourg-l'Avoué.^[4] In 1916 it was the site of the Battle of the Boar's Head.

Bordering communes

• Arrondissement of Béthune:
  • Festubert
  • La Couture
  • Vieille-Chapelle
  • Violaines
  • Laventie
  • Lorgies
  • Neuve-Chapelle
  • Lestrem
• Arrondissement of Dunkerque (Nord department:
  • La Gorgue

Population

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Code officiel géographique, INSEE. (in French)
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Richebourg, EHESS (in French).
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE