Festubert (French pronunciation: [fɛstybɛʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3] The village was on the Western Front during the First World War and was largely destroyed in the May 1915 Battle of Festubert.
Festubert
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The town hall of Festubert
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Festubert  | |
  Festubert Show map of France  Festubert Show map of Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°32′39″N 2°44′15″E / 50.5442°N 2.7375°E / 50.5442; 2.7375 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Douvrin |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marie Douvry[1] |
| Area
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| 7.64 km2 (2.95 sq mi) |
| Population
(2021)[2]
| 1,266 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
62330 /62149
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| Elevation | 18–21 m (59–69 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
A farming village some 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Béthune and 21 miles (34 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D166 and the D72 roads.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 679 | — |
| 1975 | 670 | −0.19% |
| 1982 | 770 | +2.01% |
| 1990 | 1,046 | +3.90% |
| 1999 | 1,120 | +0.76% |
| 2007 | 1,238 | +1.26% |
| 2012 | 1,325 | +1.37% |
| 2017 | 1,313 | −0.18% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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