La Couture | |
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Coordinates: 50°34′55″N 2°42′46″E / 50.5819°N 2.7128°ECoordinates: 50°34′55″N 2°42′46″E / 50.5819°N 2.7128°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Béthune |
Canton | Béthune-Est |
Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Raymond Gaquère |
Area1 | 13.52 km2 (5.22 sq mi) |
Population (1999)2 | 2,249 |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62252 /62136 |
Elevation | 15–20 m (49–66 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
La Couture is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
A large farming village, situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Béthune and 18 miles (29.0 km) west of Lille at the junction of the D169 and the D170 roads.