Haisnes
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Bethune | |
| Canton | Douvrin | |
| Community association | Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys novels | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 31 ' N , 2 ° 48' E | |
| height | 22-47 m | |
| surface | 5.58 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,337 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 777 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62138 | |
| INSEE code | 62401 | |
| Website | http://www.haisnes.fr/ | |
 Haisnes Town Hall |
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Haisnes (NDL .: "Hagen") is a French municipality with 4337 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 Douvrin .
geography
Haisnes is on the Canal d'Aire . Haisnes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Violaines and La Bassée in the north, Douvrin in the east, Hulluch in the southeast, Loos-en-Gohelle in the south, Vermelles in the southwest and Auchy-les-Mines in the west.
history
The community was completely destroyed in World War II.
On March 27, 2003, an explosion at the local explosives plant left four dead.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 2,722 | 2,709 | 3,106 | 3,970 | 4,525 | 4,357 | 4.263 | 4,482 |
Attractions
- Saint-Nicaise church
- Saint-Elie church
- British War Cemetery ( St Mary's S ADS )
- Mines 73 and 73B, Mines 6 and 13 of the Lens mines
Web links
Commons : Haisnes - collection of images, videos and audio files
