Bénifontaine
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Lens | |
| Canton | Wingles | |
| Community association | Lens-Liévin | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 29 ′ N , 2 ° 50 ′ E | |
| height | 22-54 m | |
| surface | 4.84 km 2 | |
| Residents | 356 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 74 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62410 | |
| INSEE code | 62107 | |
| Website | http://www.benifontaine.fr/ | |
 Town hall ( mairie ) of Bénifontaine |
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Bénifontaine is a French municipality with 356 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Lens and is part of the canton of Wingles .
geography
Bénifontaine is about six kilometers north of Lens . Bénifontaine is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Hulluch in the north and north-west, Wingles in the north-east, Vendin-le-Vieil in the south and south-east and Loos-en-Gohelle in the west and south-west.
The National Route 47 runs through the municipality . The Lens-Bénifontaine airfield is located here.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 258 | 275 | 289 | 295 | 303 | 275 | 297 | 355 |
Attractions
- Saint-Druon chapel
- Old colliery No. 13 of the Lens coal mines
- Castelain Brewery (especially the Ch'ti beer is brewed here)
Web links
Commons : Bénifontaine - Collection of images, videos and audio files
