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

Courrières
The church of Courrières
The church of Courrières
Coat of arms of Courrières
Location of Courrières
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Courrières is located in France
Courrières
Courrières
Courrières is located in Hauts-de-France
Courrières
Courrières
Coordinates: 50°27′31″N 2°56′53″E / 50.4586°N 2.9481°E / 50.4586; 2.9481
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementLens
CantonCarvin
IntercommunalityCA Hénin-Carvin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christophe Pilch[1]
Area
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8.63 km2 (3.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
10,199
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/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

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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

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History

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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

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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

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Places of interest

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  • 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

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Courrières is twinned with:

See also

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References

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  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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