Estevelles
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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 ° 55 ′ E | |
| height | 21-46 m | |
| surface | 2.54 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,044 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 805 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62880 | |
| INSEE code | 62311 | |
 Town Hall (Mairie) of Estevelles |
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Estevelles is a French commune with 2,044 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality in the Arrondissement of Lens belongs to the Communauté d'agglomération de Lens-Liévin and the canton of Wingles (until 2015: canton of Harnes ). The inhabitants are called Estevellois .
geography
Estevelles is located about seven kilometers northeast of Lens on the canalized Deûle . Estevelles is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Meurchin in the north and northwest, Carvin in the east, Harnes in the south and Pont-à-Vendin in the west.
history
At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, coal was mined in the municipality.
Mine # 24
Pit 98
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Population development
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,225 | 1,237 | 1,183 | 1,151 | 1,629 | 1,687 | 1,715 | 1,981 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix church, rebuilt in 1918
Web links
Commons : Estevelles - collection of images, videos and audio files
