Haisnes

Haisnes
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Haisnes Location within Hauts-de-France region Haisnes
Coordinates: 50°30′31″N 2°48′09″E / 50.5086°N 2.8025°E / 50.5086; 2.8025Coordinates: 50°30′31″N 2°48′09″E / 50.5086°N 2.8025°E / 50.5086; 2.8025
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Douvrin
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2008–present)	Frederic Wallet
Area1	5.58 km2 (2.15 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	4,357
• Density	780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62401 /62138
Elevation	22–47 m (72–154 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 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.

Haisnes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Haisnes is a former coalmining town, now a light industrial and farming commune, situated some 9 miles (14.5 km) east of Béthune and 16 miles (25.7 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D163 and the D947 roads.

Population

Places of interest

St.Nicaise church

• The churches of St.Nicaise and St.Elie, both dating from the twentieth century.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Haisnes.

• Official website of Haisnes (in French)
• St.Mary’s CWGC cemetery
• Bois-Carré CWGC cemetery
• Haisnes on the Quid website (in French)