Pont-à-Vendin
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Lens | |
| Canton | Wingles | |
| Community association | Lens-Liévin | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 28 ' N , 2 ° 53' E | |
| height | 21-41 m | |
| surface | 2.01 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,187 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,586 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62880 | |
| INSEE code | 62666 | |
| Website | http://www.pontavendin.com/ | |
 Town hall of Pont-à-Vendin |
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Pont-à-Vendin ( dutch turning Brugge ) is a French municipality with 3187 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 Lens and the canton of Wingles and is a member of the Communauté d'agglomération de Lens-Liévin .
geography
Pont-à-Vendin is located a few kilometers northeast of Lens on the canalised Deûle . Pont-à-Vendin is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Meurchin in the north, Estevelles in the east, Annay in the south and Vendin-le-Vieil in the west.
history
The place was already of strategic importance in the Middle Ages when a bridge was built over the Deûle here. Coal was also mined here later.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 3,383 | 3,458 | 3,368 | 2,882 | 2,803 | 2,899 | 3,103 | 3.122 |
Attractions
- Saint-Vaast church from the 18th century
- German military cemetery
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the San Marinese community of Faetano since 2014.
Personalities
- Giovanni Francesco Ugolini (* 1953), San Marinese politician
