Oignies
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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 | |
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 | 62637 | |
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
- Official site (French or English)
- Hénin-Carvin agglomeration
- ILTV local television station