Béthune is a city and commune of northern France, sous-préfecture of the Pas-de-Calais département. It is the administrative center of the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois. The commune is an administrative division of France. ... France - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Subprefecture is an administrative level that is below prefecture or province. ... Pas-de-Calais is a département in northern France named after the strait which it borders. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ...

East of Pas-de-Calais (Béthune, Lens, Hénin-Beaumont)

History

Béthune is located in the former province of Artois. The kingdom of France was organized into provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département system superseded provinces. ... Artois is a former province of northern France. ...

Sights

Béthune is famous for its Beffroi (tower in the central square of the city). See also Belfry, Montana for the U.S. town and Belfry (band) for the German Epic Metal band. ...

Miscellaneous

Béthune was the birthplace of:

• Jean Buridan, probably born in Béthune (1300-1358), philosopher who sowed the seeds of religious scepticism in Europe
• Antoine Busnois, born near Béthune (c.1430-1492), composer and poet of the early Renaissance Burgundian School
• Pierre de Manchicourt (c. 1510-1564), composer of the Renaissance

Jean Buridan, in Latin Joannes Buridanus, (1300 - 1358) was a French philosopher who sowed the seeds of religious scepticism in Europe. ... Events Beginning of the Renaissance. ... Events Births August 24 - King John I of Castile September 25 - Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Ashikaga shogun Deaths 25 January - Isabella of France (wife of King Edward II of England) June 7 - Ashikaga Takauji, Ashikaga shogun August 16 - Duke Albert II of Austria Categories: 1358 ... A philosopher is a person devoted to studying and producing results in philosophy. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Antoine Busnois (also Busnoys) (c. ... Events May 23 - Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne The Ottoman Empire captures Thessalonica from the Venetians Year in topics 1430 in art Births Robert Morton, English composer, approximate date Antoine Busnois, Burgundian composer, approximate date Deaths Christine de Pizan... Events January 2 - Boabdil, the last Moorish King of Granada, surrenders his city to the army of Ferdinand and Isabella after a lengthy siege. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Poets are authors of poems. ... Renaissance music is classical music written during the Renaissance period, approximately 1400 to 1600 CE. Defining the end of the period is easier than defining the beginning, since there were no revolutionary shifts in musical thinking at the beginning of the 15th century corresponding to the sudden development of the... The Burgundian School is a term used to denote a group of composers active in the 15th century in what is now eastern France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, centered on the court of the Dukes of Burgundy. ... Pierre de Manchicourt (c. ... Events Conquest of Pskov by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy. ... Events March 8 - Naples bans kissing in public in the penalty of death June 22 - Fort Caroline, the first French attempt at colonizing the New World September 10 - The Battle of Kawanakajima Ottoman Turks invade Malta Modern pencil becomes common in Philippines Births February 6 - Christopher Marlowe, English poet and...

External links

• City council website (http://www.mairie-bethune.fr/) (in French)
• http://www.theotherside.co.uk/tm-heritage/towns/bethune.htm