Hénin-Beaumont
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Hénin-Beaumont (French pronunciation: [enɛ̃ bomɔ̃] ⓘ; Picard: Hinnin-Biaumont) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] about 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) east of Lens.
Hénin-Beaumont | |
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 The Hôtel de Ville | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Hénin-Beaumont | |
  Hénin-Beaumont Location within France  Hénin-Beaumont Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°25′18″N 2°57′03″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Hénin-Beaumont-1 and 2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Hénin-Carvin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Steeve Briois[1] (RN) |
Area 1 | 20.72 km2 (8.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 25,688 |
| • Density | 1,240/km2 (3,211/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62427 /62110 |
| Elevation | 23–65 m (75–213 ft) (avg. 32 m or 105 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
The commune came into existence in 1970, the result of a merger of the communes of Hénin-Liétard and Beaumont.[4]
During World War I on the night of 3–4 October 1914, the Germans blew up the church of Saint-Martin, which was rebuilt in Greco-Byzantine style in 1932.[5]
The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1925.[6]
In the Second World War Hénin-Beaumont was liberated by the Allies, in September 1944.[7]
Politics
In the 2009 election to replace the incumbent Socialist mayor who had resigned after a corruption scandal, the National Front took first place in the first round with 39% of the vote. A left-wing list was second with 20% of the vote.[8] This led all other parties including the center-right Union for a Popular Movement to support the list led by the independent left-wing candidate, Daniel Duquenne in the second round runoff. Duquenne won the race 52%-48%.[9]
In the first round of the 2012 presidential election, Marine Le Pen won in Hénin-Beaumont, with 35% of the vote, ahead of François Hollande (27%) and Nicolas Sarkozy (16%).
In 2014, the far right Front National won control of the city outright.[10] FN politician Steeve Briois was elected mayor with 50.3 percent of the vote.[11]
The town has been noted for its political control swinging from socialist to far-right.[12][13]
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