Nœux-les-Mines

Nœux-les-Mines
Nœux-les-Mines
Commune
	The town hall of Nœux-les-Mines
	Coat of arms
	Location of Nœux-les-Mines
	Nœux-les-Mines Nœux-les-Mines
	Coordinates: 50°28′49″N 2°39′56″E / 50.4803°N 2.6656°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Nœux-les-Mines
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Serge Marcellak
Area 1	8.84 km2 (3.41 sq mi)
Population (2022)	11,384
• Density	1,290/km2 (3,340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62617 /62290
Elevation	23–76 m (75–249 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nœux-les-Mines (French pronunciation: [nø le min] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

Nœux-les-Mines is situated some 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Béthune and 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D937 and D65 roads. As the name of the town itself might imply, it was established as a coal mining centre, however with the decline of the mining industry in the area Nœux-les-Mines has evolved to become a light industrial and farming town.

History

Nœux-les-Mines was first recorded in the 4th century as Vitri. It was destroyed in 882 by the Normans, before being rebuilt in the 10th century, when it became known as Noewe.

It was part of the small province of Gohelle, itself part of the province of Artois.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	13,325	—
1975	13,567	+0.26%
1982	13,166	−0.43%
1990	12,351	−0.80%
1999	11,966	−0.35%
2007	12,190	+0.23%
2012	12,300	+0.18%
2017	12,074	−0.37%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Notable people

Footballer Raymond Kopa
Rally driver Stéphane Lefebvre

Twin towns

La Clusaz, Haute-Savoie, in the French Alps.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

This Arrondissement of Béthune geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[2] "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.

[3] INSEE commune file

[4] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

[3]