Henin-Beaumont

Henin-Beaumont
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Main town of ; Hénin-Beaumont-1 ; Hénin-Beaumont-2
Community association	Henin-Carvin
Coordinates	50 ° 25 ′ N , 2 ° 57 ′ E Coordinates: 50 ° 25 ′ N , 2 ° 57 ′ E
height	23-65 m
surface	20.72 km 2
Residents	26,022 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	1,256 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	62110
INSEE code	62427
Website	Site de Hénin-Beaumont

Hénin-Beaumont is a French town in the Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . With 26,022 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) it is the largest municipality of the Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin , an interest group of French municipalities.

history

Since about 950 the today's district of Hénin-Liétard was known under the name Hennium , Henninium or Heninium , later he was called Martinus Henain . In 1274 the fortified place was called Hanin-le-Liétard for the first time ; the remains of an old castle are still preserved. Hard coal has been mined here since 1852 , which triggered a strong immigration of workers. In 1859 the place was connected to the railway. Hénin-Liétard was badly affected in the First World War: in October 1914 it was looted and devastated by German troops, and in April 1917 it was heavily destroyed when it was retaken by the Allies.

The municipality was formed in 1971 from the merger of the towns of Hénin-Liétard and Beaumont-en-Artois, after coal mining in the region ended with the closure of the last mine in October 1970.

The place has a relatively high unemployment rate, in 2010 it was 12.3 percent, in 2015 over 20 percent.

In the local elections in March 2014, Steeve Briois , the Front National's candidate , was elected mayor.

Number of inhabitants
(source: INSEE )
year	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2009
Residents	26,892	26,405	26,037	26,257	25.204	25,731

Attractions

The Saint-Martin church , built between 1929 and 1932 in the Greek-Byzantine style according to plans by the architect Maurice Boutterin (1882-1970), replaced a previous church that was destroyed by the Germans when they left in 1917 during the First World War . It is classified as a monument historique . Since June 2014, Médiévales (medieval knight festivals) have been held annually in Hénin-Beaumont .

Sports

The small town is an early center of women's football in northern France . The local football club Féminin was French runners-up in 1983 and 1988. The club also belonged to the first division , introduced in 1992, for a decade and a half (most recently in 2013/14).