Noyelles-sous-Lens

Noyelles-sous-Lens
Location of Noyelles-sous-Lens
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Liévin-Sud
Intercommunality	Lens – Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Roger
Area 1	3.72 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population  (2006)	7,079
• Density	1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62628 /62221
Elevation	23–43 m (75–141 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Noyelles-sous-Lens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is 3 km (2 mi) east of the centre of Lens.

Administration

Noyelles-sous-Lens belongs to the Agglomeration community of Lens – Liévin, which consists of 36 communes, with a total population of 250,000 inhabitants.

History

The Courrières mine disaster on March 10, 1906, affected Noyelles-sous-Lens.

Twin towns

Noyelles-sous-Lens is twinned with:

• Szczecinek, Poland since 1983
• Roundstone, Ireland since 2004

Notable people

Noyelles-sous-Lens was the birthplace of Edita Piekha (born 1937), Russian actress and singer of French and Polish heritage.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Town council website Template:Fr icon
• Communaupole website Template:Fr icon