Courrières

Courrières is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Courrières
The church of Courrières
Coat of arms
Location of Courrières
Courrières
Courrières
Coordinates: 50°27′31″N 2°56′53″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementLens
CantonCarvin
IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Christophe Pilch
Area
1
8.63 km2 (3.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
10,512
  Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62250 /62710
Elevation22–38 m (72–125 ft)
(avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An ex-coalmining commune, now a light industrial and farming town, situated some 7 miles (11.3 km) northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D46 and D919 roads and next to the A1 autoroute. The Lens canal and the canalized Deule river forms threequarters of the borders of the commune.

Nearest communes

History

The history of the area remains marked by the Courrières mine disaster which resulted in 1,099 deaths on 10 March 1906. All the regions' coalmines were closed by 1970.

Population

Historical population of Courrières
Year1962196819751982199019992004
Population773892961249112612113761058810682
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Notable people

Places of interest

  • The sports centre Centre Sportif.
  • A forest north of Courrières.
  • The church of St.Piat, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

International relations

Courrières is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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