Béthune
A walkable town in northern France's Pas-de-Calais with a café-filled centre and a strong photographic profile, Béthune sits between the hills of Artois and the Lys plain. Half-destroyed in the First World War and rebuilt, the town carries a layered history that includes a medieval textile trade and a stint as regional capital of culture in 2011. The wider region is ringed by UNESCO World Heritage sites.
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- Population31,568
- Nearest water from center 0.7 km0.4 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 28 km18 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Béthune: quick answers
Where is Béthune?
Béthune is in Pas-de-Calais, France, about 17 km11 miles in a straight line from Lens.
How do you get to Béthune?
The nearest airport is Merville, Nord (HZB), about 19 min away by road. The nearest train station is Béthune, about 3 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Béthune?
The warmest month is July, averaging 18°C64°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 4°C39°F. The wettest month is December, with about 76 mm3.0 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Béthune?
OpenStreetMap lists 3 museums, 18 restaurants, 10 cafés and 11 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Béthune?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Hesdin, Cassel and Hénin-Beaumont. Béthune is listed among the day trips from Paris.