Fouquières-lès-Lens
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Lens | |
| Canton | Urine | |
| Community association | Lens-Liévin | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 26 ' N , 2 ° 55' E | |
| height | 22-43 m | |
| surface | 4.14 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,362 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,537 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62740 | |
| INSEE code | 62351 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-fouquieres-lez-lens.fr/ | |
Fouquières-lès-Lens is a French commune 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 Harnes . The municipality with 6362 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) is part of the Communauté d'agglomération de Lens-Liévin .
geography
Fouquières-lès-Lens is located in the historic Gohelle landscape . Its neighboring communities are Harnes in the north, Courrières in the northeast, Montigny-en-Gohelle in the east, Billy-Montigny in the south, Sallaumines and Méricourt in the southwest and Noyelles-sous-Lens in the west.
The A21 autoroute and the former Route nationale 43 (today: D943) run through the municipality .
Population development
| Population development | ||||||||
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 9,304 | 8,801 | 7,758 | 7,550 | 7,038 | 6,898 | 6,600 | 6,534 |
Attractions
- Saint-Vaast church, destroyed by German troops in 1917, reconstructed in 1930
- Saint-Cécile chapel, reconstructed in 1951
Personalities
- Edmond Tanière (1939–1991), chanson singer
- Henri Tincq (1945-2020), journalist
Web links
Commons : Fouquières-lès-Lens - collection of images, videos and audio files
