Attraction · Béthune · Pas-de-Calais

Beffroi de Béthune

Beffroi de Béthune, an attraction, stands in Béthune. Another 9 places to visit lie within 5 km. It has been a classé historic monument since 1862.

Where

In Béthune

inside the commune

Historic monument

1862

Classé historic monument

How well known

Top 9%

#3,165 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Attraction in Béthune

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#3,165 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Béthune

Beffroi de Béthune is in the commune of Béthune, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument

Protected as a historic monument since 1862 (Mérimée record PA00108200). About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

The climate through the year

Expect highs of 19–24°C in Béthune from May to September.

Jan6° / 2°58 mm

Feb7° / 2°51 mm

Mar11° / 3°53 mm

Apr15° / 5°42 mm

May19° / 9°57 mm

Jun22° / 11°63 mm

Jul24° / 13°68 mm

Aug24° / 13°68 mm

Sep20° / 10°61 mm

Oct15° / 8°64 mm

Nov10° / 5°71 mm

Dec7° / 2°73 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Béthune, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Douai station, 34 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Béthune’s full climate →

About

Beffroi de Béthune

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 3 languages. Close by, Enceinte de Béthune is 100 m away.

Beffroi de Béthune on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00108200 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Attraction
Protection: Classé historic monument · 1862
Covered in: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Béthune, Pas-de-Calais

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

The map

The map puts Beffroi de Béthune in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Towns that list Beffroi de Béthune

By population, Béthune leads the 8 with 25,224. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in this commune

Béthune

25,224 people

2 · 1.7 km west of it

Annezin

5,825 people

3 · 2.9 km south of it

Verquin

3,445 people

4 · 3.2 km east of it

Beuvry

9,189 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Beffroi de Béthune is	People
Béthune	It’s in this commune	25,224
Annezin	1.7 km west of it	5,825
Verquin	2.9 km south of it	3,445
Beuvry	3.2 km east of it	9,189
Labourse	4.7 km southeast of it	2,858
Chocques	5 km west of it	2,785
Gonnehem	5.9 km northwest of it	2,525
Nœux-les-Mines	6.6 km south of it	11,590

Make a day of it

Next door to Beffroi de Béthune

The 40 places within 15 km include 2 forts, 2 museums and a church.

1FortFortEnceinte de Béthune100 m southeast, in Béthune 2FortFortTour Saint-Ignace200 m southeast, in Béthune 3ChurchChurchMémorial de Neuve-Chapelle11 km northeast, in Richebourg 4AttractionAttractionChâteau d'Olhain13 km south, in Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen 5Monastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse des Dames de Gosnay5 km southwest, in Gosnay 6AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Chocques4.8 km west, in Chocques 7

MuseumMusée régional d'ethnologie de Béthune900 m northeast, in Béthune 8MuseumMuseumLab Labanque300 m south, in Béthune

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Beffroi de Béthune: the answers

Where is Beffroi de Béthune?

Beffroi de Béthune is in Béthune, in Pas-de-Calais (Hauts-de-France).

What is Beffroi de Béthune?

Attraction.

Is Beffroi de Béthune a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1862, Mérimée record PA00108200.

How well known is Beffroi de Béthune?

Beffroi de Béthune has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #3,165 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Beffroi de Béthune?

May to September are the warmest months in Béthune, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Beffroi de Béthune?

Within 15 km: Enceinte de Béthune (100 m), Tour Saint-Ignace (200 m), Mémorial de Neuve-Chapelle (11 km) and Château d'Olhain (13 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Musée régional d'ethnologie de Béthune: Floflo62, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.