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Pont-à-Vendin

Coordinates: 50°28′28″N 2°53′22″E / 50.4744°N 2.8894°E / 50.4744; 2.8894
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Pont-à-Vendin
Commune
The town hall of Pont-à-Vendin
The town hall of Pont-à-Vendin
Coat of arms of Pont-à-Vendin
Coat of arms
Location of Pont-à-Vendin
Map
Pont-à-Vendin is located in France
Pont-à-Vendin
Pont-à-Vendin
Pont-à-Vendin is located in Hauts-de-France
Pont-à-Vendin
Pont-à-Vendin
Coordinates: 50°28′28″N 2°53′22″E / 50.4744°N 2.8894°E / 50.4744; 2.8894
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementLens
CantonWingles
IntercommunalityCA Lens-Liévin
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Manuel Lengaigne[1]
Area
1
2.01 km2 (0.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,136
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62666 /62880
Elevation21–41 m (69–135 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.

Pont-à-Vendin (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃.t‿a vɑ̃dɛ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19683,489—    
19753,368−0.50%
19822,882−2.20%
19902,803−0.35%
19992,899+0.37%
20073,132+0.97%
20123,135+0.02%
20173,187+0.33%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

  • 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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