Richebourg, Pas-de-Calais

Richebourg
Commune
The town hall of Richebourg
Coat of arms
Richebourg
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Richebourg
Coordinates: 50°34′47″N 2°44′25″E / 50.5797°N 2.7403°E / 50.5797; 2.7403Coordinates: 50°34′47″N 2°44′25″E / 50.5797°N 2.7403°E / 50.5797; 2.7403
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Beuvry
Intercommunality	Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Delahaye
Area1	17.31 km2 (6.68 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	2,476
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62706 /62136
Elevation	16–20 m (52–66 ft) (avg. 19 m or 62 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.

Richebourg is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It was formed on 21 February 1971 by merging Richebourg-Saint-Vaast and Richebourg-l'Avoué. In 1916 it was the site of the Battle of the Boar's Head.