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Avion, Pas-de-Calais

Coordinates: 50°24′36″N 2°50′01″E / 50.41°N 2.8336°E / 50.41; 2.8336
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Avion
The town hall of Avion
The town hall of Avion
Coat of arms of Avion
Location of Avion
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Avion is located in France
Avion
Avion
Avion is located in Hauts-de-France
Avion
Avion
Coordinates: 50°24′36″N 2°50′01″E / 50.41°N 2.8336°E / 50.41; 2.8336
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementLens
CantonAvion
IntercommunalityCommunaupole de Lens-Liévin
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Jean Letoquart[1]
Area
1
13.04 km2 (5.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
17,672
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62065 /62210
Elevation27–77 m (89–253 ft)
(avg. 52 m or 171 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Avion (French pronunciation: [avjɔ̃] ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

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An ex-coal mining industrial town, with a little farming, situated just 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Lens at the junction of the N17, D40 and D55 roads.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 22,422—    
1975 22,894+0.30%
1982 21,023−1.21%
1990 18,534−1.56%
1999 18,298−0.14%
2007 17,653−0.45%
2012 18,168+0.58%
2017 17,622−0.61%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

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The amusement park « Ch'ti Parc »


* The church of St. Eloi, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.

International relations

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Avion is twinned with:[5]

Photographs

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  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
  5. ^ "Annuaire des villes jumelées | AFCCRE". Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  6. ^ "British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com]". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
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