Oignies
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Oignies  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°28′12″N 2°59′40″E / 50.47°N 2.9944°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Hénin-Beaumont-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Hénin-Carvin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Fabienne Dupuis-Merlevede[1] |
Area 1 | 5.52 km2 (2.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 10,210 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62637 /62590 |
| Elevation | 23–33 m (75–108 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Oignies (French pronunciation: [waɲi]; Picard: Ongnies) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Lens.
Heraldry
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The arms of Oignies are blazoned : Vert, a fess ermine. (Oignies, Beaucamps-Ligny, Estrées, Gruson and Wicres use the same arms.)
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Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 12,563 | — |
| 1975 | 11,649 | −1.07% |
| 1982 | 10,546 | −1.41% |
| 1990 | 10,660 | +0.13% |
| 1999 | 10,531 | −0.14% |
| 2007 | 10,235 | −0.36% |
| 2012 | 9,771 | −0.92% |
| 2017 | 9,767 | −0.01% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Notable people
[edit]- Guy Drut, born there in 1950, Olympic track athlete.
- Michel Jazy, Olympic track athlete.
Twin towns
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Buxton, England, since 1940.
Mutterstadt, Germany, since 2004
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oignies.
- Official town website (in French)
- Website of the agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin (in French)
