Vermelles
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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 ° 29 ′ N , 2 ° 45 ′ E | |
| height | 23-50 m | |
| surface | 10.39 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,726 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 455 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62138 | |
| INSEE code | 62846 | |
 Vermelles Town Hall |
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Vermelles is a French municipality with 4726 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 . The inhabitants are called Alciaquois .
geography
Vermelles lies between the Flanders plain and the mountains of the historic Artois province . Vermelles is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Cuinchy and Violaines in the north, Auchy-les-Mines in the northeast, Haisnes in the east, Loos-en-Gohelle in the southeast, Mazingarbe in the southwest, Noyelles-lès-Vermelles in the west and Cambrin in the northwest.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 4,828 | 4,518 | 4,299 | 4,339 | 4,584 | 4,487 | 4,454 | 4,526 |
From 1962 only residents with primary residence
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church
- Leibgrenadierdenkmal
- town hall
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the German city of Glauchau in Saxony since 1998 .
