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词条 Courrières
释义

  1. Geography

     Nearest communes 

  2. History

  3. Population

  4. Notable people

  5. Places of interest

  6. International relations

     Twin towns — Sister cities 

  7. See also

  8. References

  9. External links

{{Infobox French commune
|name = Courrières
|commune status = Commune
|image = Courrières - Église Saint-Piat.JPG
|caption = The church of Courrières
|image coat of arms = Blason Mathieu II de Montmorency.svg
|region = Hauts-de-France
|department = Pas-de-Calais
|arrondissement = Lens
|canton = Carvin
|INSEE = 62250
|postal code = 62710
|mayor = Christophe Pilch
|term = 2008–2014
|intercommunality = Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin
|coordinates = {{coord|50.4586|2.9481|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 25
|elevation min m = 22
|elevation max m = 38
|area km2 = 8.63
|population = 10682
|population date = 2004
}}

Courrières is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

An ex-coalmining commune, now a light industrial and farming town, situated some {{convert|7|mi|km|1}} northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D46 and D919 roads and next to the A1 autoroute. The Lens canal and the canalized Deule river forms threequarters of the borders of the commune.

Nearest communes

  • Harnes (west)
  • Estevelles (northwest)
  • Carvin (north)
  • Oignies (east)
  • Dourges (southeast)
  • Montigny-en-Gohelle

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.

Population

{{Demography
|1962 = 7738
|1968 = 9296
|1975 = 12491
|1982 = 12612
|1990 = 11376
|1999 = 10588
|2004 = 10682
|withoutdoublecount = 1962
}}

Notable people

  • Jules Adolphe Aimé Louis Breton, painter
  • Catherine Plewinski, swimmer
  • Eric Sikora, footballer

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}}

Twin towns — Sister cities

Courrières is twinned with:

  • {{flagicon|POL}} Barlinek, Poland
  • {{flagicon|UK}} Aylesham, United Kingdom

See also

  • Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

  • INSEE commune file

External links

{{commons category}}
  • Official website of the town {{fr icon}}
  • Regional website {{fr icon}}
  • Website about the town {{fr icon}}
  • The CWGC cemetery
  • Courrières on the Quid website {{fr icon}}
{{Pas-de-Calais communes}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Courrieres}}{{PasdeCalais-geo-stub}}

1 : Communes of Pas-de-Calais

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