Noyelles-sous-Lens
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Commune of Noyelles-sous-Lens |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Liévin-Sud |
| Intercommunality | Communaupole of Lens-Liévin |
| Mayor | Alain ROGER (2008-2014) |
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| Elevation | 23–43 |
| Land area¹ | 3.72 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
7,393 |
| - Density | 1,987/km² (1999) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62628/ 62221 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Noyelles-sous-Lens is a town and commune in northern France, in the département of Pas-de-Calais, arrondissement of Lens.
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[edit] Administration
Noyelles-sous-Lens belongs to the communauté d'agglomération of Lens-Liévin (Communaupole) which gathers 36 communes, with a total population of 250,000 inhabitants.
[edit] History
The Courrières mine disaster on March 10, 1906, affected Noyelles-sous-Lens.
[edit] Miscellaneous
Noyelles-sous-Lens is twinned with:
- Szczecinek, Poland since 1983
- Roundstone, Ireland since 2002
Noyelles-sous-Lens was the birthplace of Edita Piekha (born 1937), Russian actress and singer of French and Polish heritage.
[edit] External links
- Town council website (French)
- Communaupole website (French)
