Divion

Divion
Commune
Divion coal mine, c 1900
Coat of arms
Location of Divion
Divion Divion
Coordinates: 50°28′23″N 2°30′09″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Auchel
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacky Lemoine
Area 1	10.96 km2 (4.23 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	6,893
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62270 /62460
Elevation	37–138 m (121–453 ft) (avg. 57 m or 187 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Divion (French pronunciation: [divjɔ̃]) is a commune and in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

An ex-coalmining town some 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Béthune and 34 miles (55 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D341 and the N41 roads, now bypassed by the D301. Since the mid-1960s, work in farming and light industry have replaced coal mining.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	10,407	—
1975	8,588	−2.71%
1982	8,125	−0.79%
1990	7,642	−0.76%
1999	7,150	−0.74%
2007	6,935	−0.38%
2012	6,812	−0.36%
2017	6,978	+0.48%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, rebuilt, as was much of the town, after World War I.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
• A fifteenth century sandstone cross.
• Remains of an old castle.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• The CWGC graveyard in the communal cemetery