Pont-à-Vendin
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Harnes |
| Intercommunality | Communaupole de Lens-Liévin |
| Mayor | Bernard Ogier (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 21–41 m (69–135 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) |
| Land area1 | 2.01 km2 (0.78 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 3,127 (2006) |
| - Density | 1,556 /km2 (4,030 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62666/ 62880 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 50°28′28″N 2°53′22″E / 50.4744°N 2.8894°E
Pont-à-Vendin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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Geography [edit]
Pont-à-Vendin is a farming and light industrial town, 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D30 and the D164 roads. The commune was important during the Middle Ages, as the Deûle river is bridged here.
Population [edit]
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 3414 | 3489 | 3368 | 2882 | 2803 | 2899 | 3127 |
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Places of interest [edit]
- The eighteenth century church of St. Vaast, rebuilt along with most of the town, after the First World War.
- The German war cemetery.
- The war memorial.
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External links [edit]
- War memorial website (French)
- Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin (French)
- Pont-à-Vendin on the Quid website (French)
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