Avion, Pas-de-Calais

Avion (French pronunciation: [avjɔ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Avion
Commune
The town hall of Avion
Coat of arms
Location of Avion
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Coordinates: 50°24′36″N 2°50′01″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Avion
Intercommunality	Communaupole de Lens-Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Jean Letoquart
Area 1	13.04 km2 (5.03 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	17,435
• Density	1,337/km2 (3,463/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (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.

Geography

An ex-coal mining 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 Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 22,422 —     1975 22,894 +0.30% 1982 21,023 −1.21% 1990 18,534 −1.56% 1999 18,298 −0.14% 2007 17,653 −0.45% 2012 18,168 +0.58% 2017 17,622 −0.61% 2023 17,435 −0.18% Source: INSEE

Sights

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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Avion is twinned with:

• Doncaster, England, since May 1981.
• Oelsnitz/Erzgebirge, Germany since 1961.
• Zgorzelec, Poland since 1987.
• Zagorje ob Savi, Slovenia since 1961.

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
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  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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• 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