Beuvry-la-Forêt
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Beuvry-la-Forêt (French pronunciation: [bøvʁi la fɔʁɛ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
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Beuvry-la-Forêt Town Hall | |
_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Beuvry-la-Forêt | |
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| Coordinates: 50°27′36″N 3°17′16″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Douai |
| Canton | Orchies |
| Intercommunality | Pévèle-Carembault |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Bridault[1] |
Area 1 | 12.52 km2 (4.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,861 |
| • Density | 228.5/km2 (591.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59080 /59310 |
| Elevation | 14–35 m (46–115 ft) (avg. 21 m or 69 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Heraldry
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The arms of Beuvry-la-Forêt are blazoned : Or, on an escarbuncle sable a ruby gules. (Abscon, Beuvry-la-Forêt, Erre, Fenain, Marchiennes, Ronchin, Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes and Wandignies-Hamage use the same arms.)
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