Nœux-les-Mines
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 The town hall of Nœux-les-Mines | |
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Location of Nœux-les-Mines  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°28′49″N 2°39′56″E / 50.4803°N 2.6656°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Nœux-les-Mines |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Serge Marcellak[1] |
Area 1 | 8.84 km2 (3.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 11,520 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62617 /62290 |
| Elevation | 23–76 m (75–249 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Nœux-les-Mines (French pronunciation: [nø le min] ⓘ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]Nœux-les-Mines is situated some 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Béthune and 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D937 and D65 roads. As the name of the town itself might imply, it was established as a coal mining centre, however with the decline of the mining industry in the area Nœux-les-Mines has evolved to become a light industrial and farming town.
History
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Nœux-les-Mines was first recorded in the 4th century as Vitri. It was destroyed in 882 by the Normans, before being rebuilt in the 10th century, when it became known as Noewe.
It was part of the small province of Gohelle, itself part of the province of Artois.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 13,325 | — |
| 1975 | 13,567 | +0.26% |
| 1982 | 13,166 | −0.43% |
| 1990 | 12,351 | −0.80% |
| 1999 | 11,966 | −0.35% |
| 2007 | 12,190 | +0.23% |
| 2012 | 12,300 | +0.18% |
| 2017 | 12,074 | −0.37% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Notable people
[edit]- Footballer Raymond Kopa
- Rally driver Stéphane Lefebvre
Twin towns
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La Clusaz, Haute-Savoie, in the French Alps.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "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
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