Haisnes
Appearance
Haisnes | |
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Town hall | |
Coordinates: 50°30′31″N 2°48′09″E / 50.5086°N 2.8025°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Béthune |
Canton | Douvrin |
Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Wallet[1] |
Area 1 | 5.58 km2 (2.15 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 4,427 |
• Density | 790/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. |
Haisnes (French pronunciation: [ɛn]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]Haisnes is a former coalmining town, now a light industrial and farming commune, situated some 9 miles (14 km) east of Béthune and 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D163 and the D947 roads.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,709 | — |
1975 | 3,106 | +1.97% |
1982 | 3,970 | +3.57% |
1990 | 4,525 | +1.65% |
1999 | 4,357 | −0.42% |
2007 | 4,271 | −0.25% |
2012 | 4,405 | +0.62% |
2017 | 4,337 | −0.31% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Places of interest
[edit]- The churches of St.Nicaise and St. Elie, both dating from the twentieth century.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Haisnes.
- Official website of Haisnes Archived 14 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- St.Mary's CWGC cemetery
- Bois-Carré CWGC cemetery