Courcelles-lès-Lens
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Lens | |
| Canton | Henin-Beaumont-2 | |
| Community association | Henin-Carvin | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 25 ' N , 3 ° 1' E | |
| height | 20-45 m | |
| surface | 5.56 km 2 | |
| Residents | 7,774 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,398 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62970 | |
| INSEE code | 62249 | |
| Website | http://www.courcelles-les-lens.fr/ | |
_mairie.JPG) Courcelles-lès-Lens town hall |
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Courcelles-lès-Lens is a French municipality with 7774 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 the canton of Hénin-Beaumont-2 (until 2015: canton of Leforest ). The inhabitants are called Courcellois .
geography
The canalised Deûle , here part of the large shipping route Dunkirk-Scheldt , limits the community in the northeast.
Courcelles-lès-Lens is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Évin-Malmaison in the north, Leforest in the northeast, Auby in the east, Flers-en-Escrebieux in the southeast, Esquerchin in the south and Noyelles-Godault in the west.
The A21 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 5,582 | 5,965 | 5,874 | 5,855 | 6.343 | 6.119 | 5,987 | 6,273 |
Attractions
- Saint-Vaast church, rebuilt after the First World War
- Historic windmill
Web links
Commons : Courcelles-lès-Lens - collection of images, videos and audio files
