Bethune

Béthune sits on the Lawe River in Hauts-de-France, where the open plains of Artois meet the former coal-mining basin. Its Grand-Place is ringed by Flemish-style façades, and above it rises the 14th-century belfry, part of UNESCO’s Belfries of Belgium and France. The town centre was heavily damaged during the First World War and rebuilt in the 1920s, giving its historic core a distinctive blend of older forms and interwar architecture. Markets, cafés and local shops keep the square at the centre of daily life. Explore nearby webcam locations that provide complementary perspectives on Béthune and Artois.

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