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Courrières (French pronunciation: [kuʁjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

An ex-coalmining commune, now a light industrial and farming town, situated some 7 miles (11 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 river Deûle 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. It was the site of a massacre in 1940.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 9,296—    
1975 12,491+4.31%
1982 12,612+0.14%
1990 11,376−1.28%
1999 10,588−0.79%
2007 10,362−0.27%
2012 10,530+0.32%
2017 10,512−0.03%
Source: INSEE[4]

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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Courrières is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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