Communauté d'agglomération de Lens - Liévin
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The Communauté d'agglomération de Lens - Liévin (French for "Community of Agglomeration
of Lens
- Liévin
") was created on January 1, 2000. It adopted the name Communaupole on June 25, 2004
It covers 36 communes, with a total population of 250,000:
Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
, Acheville
, Aix-Noulette
, Angres
, Annay, Avion
, Bénifontaine
, Billy-Montigny
, Bouvigny-Boyeffles
, Bully-les-Mines
, Carency
, Éleu-dit-Leauwette
, Estevelles
, Fouquières-lès-Lens
, Givenchy-en-Gohelle
, Gouy-Servins
, Grenay
, Harnes
, Hulluch
, Lens
, Liévin
, Loison-sous-Lens
, Loos-en-Gohelle
, Mazingarbe
, Méricourt
, Meurchin
, Noyelles-sous-Lens
, Pont-à-Vendin
, Sains-en-Gohelle
, Sallaumines
, Servins
, Souchez
, Vendin-le-Vieil
, Villers-au-Bois
, Vimy
, Wingles
.
Communauté d'agglomération
An agglomeration community is a metropolitan government structure in France, created by the Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of three forms of intercommunality, less integrated than an urban community but more integrated than a community of communes...
of Lens
Lens, Pas-de-Calais
Lens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is one of France's large Picarde cities along with Lille, Valenciennes, Amiens, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Arras, and Douai.-Metropolitan area:...
- Liévin
Liévin
Liévin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Overview:The city of Liévin is an old mining city of Pas-de-Calais. Near Lens, this modest-sized city nevertheless has several nursery schools, schools, colleges, a university, a swimming pool, a city library, a cultural and...
") was created on January 1, 2000. It adopted the name Communaupole on June 25, 2004
Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
Ablain-Saint-Nazaire is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Geography:A farming village located 8 miles north of Arras, on the D57 road. It was rebuilt after being destroyed during World War I...
, Acheville
Acheville
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, Aix-Noulette
Aix-Noulette
Aix-Noulette is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming and light industrial village situated some west of Lens at the junction of the D937 and D165 roads...
, Angres
Angres
Angres is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming and light industrial suburb situated just southwest of Lens centre, at the junction of the D51 and D58e roads...
, Annay, Avion
Avion, Pas-de-Calais
Avion is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:An ex-coalmining industrial town, with a little farming, situated just south of Lens at the junction of the N17, D40 and D55 roads.-Population:...
, Bénifontaine
Bénifontaine
Bénifontaine is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated just north of Lens at the junction of the N47 and D39 roads...
, Billy-Montigny
Billy-Montigny
Billy-Montigny is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:An ex-coalmining industrial town situated just east of the centre of Lens at the junction of the N43 and D46 roads...
, Bouvigny-Boyeffles
Bouvigny-Boyeffles
Bouvigny-Boyeffles is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:An ex-coalmining area, but now a farming village, situated just west of Lens at the junction of the D165 and D75 roads.-Population:...
, Bully-les-Mines
Bully-les-Mines
Bully-les-Mines is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in northern France, seat of the canton in the arrondissement of Lens. It forms part of the Lens-Liévin urban area, which encompasses thirty-six French communes and 250,000 inhabitants..-History:...
, Carency
Carency
Carency is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village located 8 miles northwest of Arras on the D58 road...
, Éleu-dit-Leauwette
Éleu-dit-Leauwette
Éleu-dit-Leauwette is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A suburban township, situated just south of the centre of Lens, at the junction of the D55, D58 and the A211 autoroute.-History:...
, Estevelles
Estevelles
Estevelles is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated some northeast of Lens, near the junction of the D164e and the D917...
, Fouquières-lès-Lens
Fouquières-lès-Lens
Fouquières-lès-Lens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:An ex-coalmining town situated some east of Lens, at the junction of the D46 and the A21 autoroute.-Population:-Places of interest:...
, Givenchy-en-Gohelle
Givenchy-en-Gohelle
Givenchy-en-Gohelle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Givenchy-en-Gohelle is a large farming village situated north of Arras, at the junction of the D51 and the D55 roads...
, Gouy-Servins
Gouy-Servins
Gouy-Servins is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming village situated some west of Lens, at the junction of the D57 and the D75.-Population:-Places of interest:...
, Grenay
Grenay, Pas-de-Calais
Grenay is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:An ex-coalmining and light industrial town situated some northwest of Lens, at the junction of the D165 and the D58.-Population:...
, Harnes
Harnes
Harnes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Harnes is an ex-coalmining and light industrial town situated some northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D162e and the D39...
, Hulluch
Hulluch
Hulluch is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:An ex-coalmining town, now a farming commune, situated some north of Lens, at the junction of the D947 and the D39 roads.-History:...
, Lens
Lens, Pas-de-Calais
Lens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is one of France's large Picarde cities along with Lille, Valenciennes, Amiens, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Arras, and Douai.-Metropolitan area:...
, Liévin
Liévin
Liévin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Overview:The city of Liévin is an old mining city of Pas-de-Calais. Near Lens, this modest-sized city nevertheless has several nursery schools, schools, colleges, a university, a swimming pool, a city library, a cultural and...
, Loison-sous-Lens
Loison-sous-Lens
Loison-sous-Lens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Loison-sous-Lens is a suburban town, one mile east of the centre of Lens, at the junction of the D917 and the D162e roads...
, Loos-en-Gohelle
Loos-en-Gohelle
Loos-en-Gohelle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A former coal mining town, three miles northwest of the centre of Lens, at the junction of the D943 and the A21 autoroute. Its nearest neighbours are Lens to the south, Grenay to the...
, Mazingarbe
Mazingarbe
Mazingarbe is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-History:The village was known as Masengarba in 1046, Masengarbe in 1232 and Mazengarbe in 1558....
, Méricourt
Méricourt, Pas-de-Calais
Méricourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Méricourt is a former coal mining town, nowadays a farming and light industrial town, southeast of Lens, at the junction of the D33, D40 and the D262 roads...
, Meurchin
Meurchin
Meurchin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Meurchin is a former coalmining town, nowadays a farming and light industrial town, northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D164 and the D165 roads....
, Noyelles-sous-Lens
Noyelles-sous-Lens
Noyelles-sous-Lens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Administration:Noyelles-sous-Lens belongs to the intercommunality of Lens-Liévin, which consists of 36 communes, with a total population of 250,000 inhabitants.-Twin towns:...
, Pont-à-Vendin
Pont-à-Vendin
Pont-à-Vendin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Pont-à-Vendin is a farming and light industrial town, northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D30 and the D164 roads...
, Sains-en-Gohelle
Sains-en-Gohelle
Sains-en-Gohelle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Sains-en-Gohelle is an ex-coalmining town, nowadays a farming and light industrial commune, northwest of Lens, at the junction of the D937 and the D166 roads...
, Sallaumines
Sallaumines
-Administration:Sallaumines is located in the Pas-de-Calais department. It belongs to the Lens-Liévin interommunality which consists of 36 communes, with a total population of 250,000 inhabitants.-History:...
, Servins
Servins
Servins is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Servins lies west of Lens, at the junction of the D57 and the D75 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...
, Souchez
Souchez
Souchez is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Souchez lies north of Arras, at the junction of the D937, D57 and D58 roads. The small river Souchez, a tributary of the Deûle, flows through the town.-Population:-Places of interest:* The...
, Vendin-le-Vieil
Vendin-le-Vieil
Vendin-le-Vieil is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:An ex-coalmining area, once boasting 2 pits, now a farming and light industrial town, Vending-le-Vieil lies northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D38e and the D164e...
, Villers-au-Bois
Villers-au-Bois
Villers-au-Bois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Villers-au-bois is surrounded by woodland and situated some northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D65 and D58 roads.-Population:...
, Vimy
Vimy
Vimy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography and history:Vimy is a farming town, situated some north of Arras, at the junction of the D51 and the N17 roads....
, Wingles
Wingles
Wingles is a commune and in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:An ex-coalmining area, now a farming and light industrial town, Wingles lies north of Lens, at the junction of the N47, D39 and the D165 roads....
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