Avion, Pas-de-Calais
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 The town hall of Avion | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Avion  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°24′36″N 2°50′01″E / 50.41°N 2.8336°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Avion |
| Intercommunality | Communaupole de Lens-Liévin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Jean Letoquart[1] |
Area 1 | 13.04 km2 (5.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 17,571 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62065 /62210 |
| Elevation | 27–77 m (89–253 ft) (avg. 52 m or 171 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Avion (French pronunciation: [avjɔ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]An ex-coal mining industrial town, with a little farming, situated just 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Lens at the junction of the N17, D40 and D55 roads.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 22,422 | — |
| 1975 | 22,894 | +0.30% |
| 1982 | 21,023 | −1.21% |
| 1990 | 18,534 | −1.56% |
| 1999 | 18,298 | −0.14% |
| 2007 | 17,653 | −0.45% |
| 2012 | 18,168 | +0.58% |
| 2017 | 17,622 | −0.61% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Sights
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* The church of St. Eloi, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
- The modern church of St. Denis.
- The war memorial.
- The nearby Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
- The nearby Canadian National Vimy Memorial
International relations
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Doncaster, England, since May 1981.[6]
Oelsnitz/Erzgebirge, Germany since 1961.
Zgorzelec, Poland since 1987.
Zagorje ob Savi, Slovenia since 1961.
Photographs
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The library and Place des Droits de l'Enfant -
La Maison de l'Enfant -
One of lakes in the parc Glissoire -
The canoe course in the parc Glissoire -
The city of the Republic view from the top of the slag heap in the parc Glissoire -
The church from the top of the spoil heap in the park of the Glissoire -
The Parc Glissoire -
The bathing area view in the parc Glissoire -
The city of Lens view from the top of the slagheap -
The church of Avion
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Annuaire des villes jumelées | AFCCRE". Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com]". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Avion (Pas-de-Calais).
- Official website (in French)
- Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin (in French)
- Website about Avion and the Palestinians (in French)
- Ch'ti Parc adventure playground website (in French)
- The CWGC graves in the commune cemetery
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