Avion, Pas-de-Calais
Avion | ||
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Commune | ||
![]() The town hall of Avion | ||
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![]() ![]() Avion Location within Hauts-de-France region ![]() ![]() Avion | ||
Coordinates: 50°24′36″N 2°50′01″E / 50.41°N 2.8336°ECoordinates: 50°24′36″N 2°50′01″E / 50.41°N 2.8336°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Lens | |
Canton | Avion | |
Intercommunality | Communaupole de Lens-Liévin | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2018-2020) | Cyril Faidherbe | |
Area1 | 13.04 km2 (5.03 sq mi) | |
Population (2014)2 | 17,932 | |
• Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62065 /62210 | |
Elevation |
27–77 m (89–253 ft) (avg. 52 m or 171 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Avion is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Cyril Faidherbe, known for his motto "binousse la vie", grew up in this city.
Geography
An ex-coalmining industrial town, with a little farming, situated just 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Lens at the junction of the N17, D40 and D55 roads.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 20,781 | — |
1968 | 22,422 | +7.9% |
1975 | 22,894 | +2.1% |
1982 | 21,023 | −8.2% |
1990 | 18,534 | −11.8% |
1999 | 18,298 | −1.3% |
2005 | 18,422 | +0.7% |
2009 | 17,428 | −5.4% |
2014 | 17,932 | +2.9% |
Sights
![](../I/m/Avion-chtiparc.jpg)
The amusement park « Ch'ti Parc »
* The church of St. Eloi, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
- The modern church of St. Denis.
- The war memorial.
- The nearby Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
- The nearby Canadian National Vimy Memorial
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Avion is twinned with:
Doncaster, England, since May 1981.[1] Zgorzelec, Poland. Bourj el-Barajneh, Lebanon, Palestinian refugee camp.
Photographs
- The library and Place des Droits de l'Enfant
- La Maison de l'Enfant
- One of lakes in the parc Glissoire
- The canoe course in the parc Glissoire
- The city of the Republic view from the top of the slag heap in the parc Glissoire
- The church from the top of the spoil heap in the park of the Glissoire
- The Parc Glissoire
- The bathing area view in the parc Glissoire
- The city of Lens view from the top of the slagheap
- The church of Avion
See also
References
- ↑ "British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com]". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Avion (Pas-de-Calais). |
- Official website (in French)
- Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin (in French)
- Website about Avion and the Palestinians (in French)
- Ch'ti Parc adventure playground website (in French)
- The CWGC graves in the commune cemetery
- Avion on the Quid website (in French)
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