Division
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Bethune | |
| Canton | Auchel | |
| Community association | Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys novels | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 28 ′ N , 2 ° 30 ′ E | |
| height | 37-138 m | |
| surface | 10.96 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,978 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 637 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62460 | |
| INSEE code | 62270 | |
 Divion City Hall |
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Divion is a French municipality with 6978 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 Béthune and the Canton of Auchel .
geography
The community lies on the rivers Biette and Lawe . Divion is surrounded by the neighboring communities Bruay-la-Buissière in the northeast, Houdain in the southeast, Beugin in the south, Ourton in the southwest, Camblain-Châtelain in the west and Calonne-Ricouart in the northwest.
The former national routes 41 and 341 run through the municipality .
history
Until its demise, Divion was an important mining community in the coal basin in northern France.
Population development
- 1962: 11,300
- 1968: 10,407
- 1975: 8,588
- 1982: 8.125
- 1990: 7,642
- 1999: 7.150
- 2006: 6,960
- 2011: 6,971
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church, reconstructed after its destruction in the First World War
- Croix des grès (sandstone cross), from the 15th century, monument historique since 1988
- Ruins of a château
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission war cemetery
Personalities
- Simon Zimny (1927–2007), football player
- Jacques Accambray (* 1950), hammer thrower
Web links
Commons : Divion - collection of images, videos and audio files
