Noyelles-sous-Lens

Noyelles-sous-Lens
Noyelles-sous-Lens
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Noyelles-sous-Lens
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Liévin-Sud
Intercommunality	Lens – Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Roger
Area1	3.72 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	7,079
• Density	1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Noyelles-sous-Lens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is 3 km (2 mi) east of the centre of Lens.

Administration

Noyelles-sous-Lens belongs to the Agglomeration community of Lens – Liévin, which consists of 36 communes, with a total population of 250,000 inhabitants.

History

The Courrières mine disaster on March 10, 1906, affected Noyelles-sous-Lens.

Twin towns

Noyelles-sous-Lens is twinned with:

• Szczecinek, Poland since 1983
• Roundstone, Ireland since 2004

Notable people

Noyelles-sous-Lens was the birthplace of Edita Piekha (born 1937), Russian actress and singer of French and Polish heritage.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Town council website (French)
• Communaupole website (French)