Oignies
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Oignies |
| commune status | Commune |
| image | Oignies - Fosse n° 9 - 9 bis des mines de Dourges (117).JPG |
| caption | Pit 9 – 9 in Oignies |
| image coat of arms | Blason ville fr Oignies 62.svg |
| arrondissement | Lens |
| canton | Hénin-Beaumont-1 |
| INSEE | 62637 |
| postal code | 62590 |
| mayor | Fabienne Dupuis-Merlevede |
| term | 2020–2026 |
| intercommunality | CA Hénin-Carvin |
| coordinates | |
| elevation m | 28 |
| elevation min m | 23 |
| elevation max m | 33 |
| area km2 | 5.52 |
| population | |
| population date | |
| population footnotes | |
| :: |
|name = Oignies |commune status = Commune |image = Oignies - Fosse n° 9 - 9 bis des mines de Dourges (117).JPG |caption = Pit 9 – 9 in Oignies |image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Oignies 62.svg |arrondissement = Lens |canton = Hénin-Beaumont-1 |INSEE = 62637 |postal code = 62590 |mayor = Fabienne Dupuis-Merlevede |term = 2020–2026 |intercommunality = CA Hénin-Carvin |coordinates = |elevation m = 28 |elevation min m = 23 |elevation max m = 33 |area km2 = 5.52 |population = |population date = |population footnotes =
Oignies (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 10 mi northeast of Lens.
Heraldry
| img1=Blason ville fr Oignies 62.svg | legend1=Arms of Oignies | text=The arms of Oignies are blazoned :
Population
|source = INSEE |percentages = pagr |align = none |1968 |12563 |1975 |11649 |1982 |10546 |1990 |10660 |1999 |10531 |2007 |10235 |2012 |9771 |2017 |9767
Notable people
- Guy Drut, born there in 1950, Olympic track athlete.
- Michel Jazy, Olympic track athlete.
Twin towns
- ENG Buxton, England, since 1940.
- GER Mutterstadt, Germany, since 2004
References
References
- (13 September 2022). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises.
- [https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62637-oignies INSEE commune file]
- [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-62637#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
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