Avion, Pas-de-Calais
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Avion | |
|---|---|
 The town hall of Avion | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Avion | |
  Avion  Avion | |
| Coordinates: 50°24′36″N 2°50′01″E / 50.41°N 2.8336°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Avion |
| Intercommunality | Communaupole de Lens-Liévin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Jean Letoquart[1] |
Area 1 | 13.04 km2 (5.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 17,435 |
| • Density | 1,337/km2 (3,463/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62065 /62210 |
| Elevation | 27–77 m (89–253 ft) (avg. 52 m or 171 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Avion (French pronunciation: [avjɔ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
An ex-coal mining industrial town, with a little farming, situated just 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Lens at the junction of the N17, D40 and D55 roads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 22,422 | — |
| 1975 | 22,894 | +0.30% |
| 1982 | 21,023 | −1.21% |
| 1990 | 18,534 | −1.56% |
| 1999 | 18,298 | −0.14% |
| 2007 | 17,653 | −0.45% |
| 2012 | 18,168 | +0.58% |
| 2017 | 17,622 | −0.61% |
| 2023 | 17,435 | −0.18% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Sights
* The church of St. Eloi, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
- The modern church of St. Denis.
- The war memorial.
- The nearby Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
- The nearby Canadian National Vimy Memorial
International relations
Photographs
The library and Place des Droits de l'Enfant
La Maison de l'Enfant
One of lakes in the parc Glissoire
The canoe course in the parc Glissoire
The city of the Republic view from the top of the slag heap in the parc Glissoire
The church from the top of the spoil heap in the park of the Glissoire
The Parc Glissoire
The bathing area view in the parc Glissoire
The city of Lens view from the top of the slagheap
The church of Avion
