Noyelles-sous-Lens (French pronunciation: [nwajɛl su lɑ̃s], literally Noyelles under Lens) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.[3] It is 3 km (2 mi) east of the centre of Lens.
Noyelles-sous-Lens | |
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 The town hall of Noyelles-sous-Lens | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Noyelles-sous-Lens  | |
  Noyelles-sous-Lens  Noyelles-sous-Lens | |
| Coordinates: 50°25′52″N 2°52′25″E / 50.4311°N 2.8736°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Harnes |
| Intercommunality | CA Lens-Liévin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Roger[1] |
Area 1 | 3.72 km2 (1.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 6,659 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62628 /62221 |
| Elevation | 23–43 m (75–141 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Administration
editNoyelles-sous-Lens belongs to the Agglomeration community of Lens – Liévin, which consists of 36 communes, with a total population of 250,000 inhabitants.
History
editThe Courrières mine disaster on March 10, 1906, affected Noyelles-sous-Lens.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 9,834 | — |
| 1975 | 8,779 | −1.61% |
| 1982 | 8,188 | −0.99% |
| 1990 | 7,687 | −0.79% |
| 1999 | 7,359 | −0.48% |
| 2007 | 6,991 | −0.64% |
| 2012 | 6,803 | −0.54% |
| 2017 | 6,561 | −0.72% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Twin towns
editNoyelles-sous-Lens is twinned with:
Szczecinek, Poland since 1983
Roundstone, Ireland since 2004[5]
Notable people
editNoyelles-sous-Lens was the birthplace of Edita Piekha (born 1937), Russian actress and singer of French and Polish heritage.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Twinning: Archived 2010-01-24 at the Wayback Machine Roundstone News, January 2009
External links
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- Town council website (in French)
- Communaupole website (in French)
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