Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois
| Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois (Artois Comm.) | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| No. of communes | 58 |
| Established | December 28, 2001 |
| Seat | Béthune |
| Government | |
| • President | Alain Wacheux |
| Area | |
| • Total | 387 km2 (149 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | |
| • Total | 205,872 |
| • Density | 532/km2 (1,380/sq mi) |
| Website | Artois Comm |
The Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois (Artois Comm.) is a former administrative entity in the Pas-de-Calais département, in northern France. Administrative center: Béthune.
It covered 58 communes, and had a population of approximately 200,000. It was the largest such communauté in Pas-de-Calais (but the most populated was the Communaupole of Lens-Liévin).
It is named after Artois, a former province of France. It was created in 2002, and merged into the new Communauté d'agglomération Béthune-Bruay in 2017.
The 58 communes:
Coordinates: 50°30′N 2°35′E / 50.500°N 2.583°E
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