Berthen

Berthen
A general view of Berthen
Location of Berthen
Berthen
Berthen
Coordinates: 50°47′00″N 2°41′45″E / 50.7833°N 2.6958°E / 50.7833; 2.6958
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonBailleul
IntercommunalityCA Cœur de Flandre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Régis Dondeyne
Area
1
5.18 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
627
 • Density121/km2 (313/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59073 /59270
Elevation32–162 m (105–531 ft)
(avg. 58 m or 190 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Berthen (French pronunciation: [bɛʁtɛn]; in Dutch: Berten), located at the foot of Mont des Cats, is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

It is 2 km (1.2 mi) from the Belgian border, and 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Bailleul.