Oignies

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Oignies
Coat of arms of Oignies
Oignies (France)
Oignies
region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Lens
Canton Hénin-Beaumont-1
Community association Henin-Carvin
Coordinates 50 ° 28 ′  N , 3 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 28 ′  N , 3 ° 0 ′  E
height 23-33 m
surface 5.52 km 2
Residents 9,767 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 1,769 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 62590
INSEE code
Website http://www.oignies.fr

Coal mine of the Compagnie des mines de Dourges , ( Monument historique )

Oignies is a French municipality with 9767 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It is one of the member communities of the Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin .

geography

The municipality south of Lille in the northern French coal mining area covers an area of ​​5.52 km², so Oignies has a population density of approx. 1,900 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The following municipalities border on Oignies (clockwise from the north): Libercourt , Ostricourt , Évin-Malmaison , Dourges , Hénin-Beaumont and Carvin .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2011
Residents 11,340 12,563 11,649 10,546 10,660 10,531 9,861

Partnerships

Oignies has had a partnership with the Rhineland-Palatinate community of Mutterstadt since 2004 . Another partnership has existed since 1940 with Buxton (Derbyshire) in Great Britain.

Born in Oignies

  • Michel Jazy (* 1936), French athlete of Polish descent
  • Guy Drut (* 1950), Olympic champion in athletics and politician

Web links

Commons : Oignies  - collection of images, videos and audio files

proof

  1. Monuments historiques - Oignies: Ancien Fosse