Fouquières-lès-Béthune is a common French, located in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and the area Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

Geography

History

Administration

Demography

Rene-Alexandre Doresmieulx de Fouquières (1845-1944)

Guy EMERTON Michel BEEL Jean LESOT

Places and monuments

Lime pluriséculaire in the cemetery. Castle of the former lords of Fouquières (1811) (Doresmieulx). Funerary vault Doresmieulx in the cemetery. Castle-firm (XVIe and XIXe centuries). (of Gorce) Castle the Russet-red one of Brittany (XIXe century). Saint-Pry castle (of Cormont) (XIXe century).

The main thing Château of Fouquières is that of the Doresmieulx family. It was high in 1811 per Augustin-Louis Doresmieulx (? - 1822). The body of firm was built by Céligne Enlart de Guémy (1821-1866), wife of Charles-Alexandre Doresmieulx (1807-1888). The castle remained in the Doresmieulx family until the death of the last of the name (Rene-Alexandre (1845-1944)). It échut then with the one of his/her daughters (Valentine (1888-1981), wife of Henry Baudenet d' Annoux (? - 1964).

Historic buildings

Old farm and castle Frontages and roofs of the whole of the buildings (cad. AE 153,154): inscription by decree of December 30th, 1985.

Information resulting from: Databases Ministry for the culture

Personalities related to the commune

See too

• Common of the Pas-de-Calais

Pierre of Gorce, historian, French Academy.

External bonds

• Fouquières-lès-Béthune on the site of the national geographical Institute
• Fouquières-lès-Béthune on the site of INSEE
• Fouquières-lès-Béthune on the site of Quid
• Localization of Fouquières-lès-Béthune on a chart of France and communes bordering
• Plane on Fouquières-lès-Béthune on Mapquest

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