Wingles

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Wingles

Wingles is located in France
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Wingles
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Lens
Canton Wingles
Intercommunality Lesn-Liévin
Mayor Gérard Dassonvalle
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 14–36 m (46–118 ft)
(avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
Land area1 5.93 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Population2 8,273  (2006)
 - Density 1,395 /km2 (3,610 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62895/ 62410
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°29′41″N 2°51′22″E / 50.4947°N 2.8561°E / 50.4947; 2.8561

Wingles is a commune and in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

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[edit] Geography

An ex-coalmining area, now a farming and light industrial town, Wingles lies 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Lens, at the junction of the N47, D39 and the D165 roads.

[edit] Population

Historical population of Wingles
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Population 8560 8946 8348 8472 8742 8691 8273
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

[edit] Places of interest

  • The church of St.Leger, rebuilt along with the rest of the town, after World War I.

[edit] Notable people

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