HéNIN-BEAUMONT

'Hénin-Beaumont' is a commune and the chief town of a canton of northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais ''département'', arrondissement of Lens. It belongs to ''Communauté d'agglomération'' of Hénin-Carvin which gathers 14 communes, and has a population of 125,313 inhabitants (1999 census) on 112.07 km² (43.27 sq mi) of territory.

The commune results from the merger of ''Hénin-Liétard'' and ''Beaumont'' in 1971. The total land area is 20.72 km² (8.000 sq mi).
Population (1999): 25,178 inhabitants (''héninois'') for the city and 30,717 for the canton (which includes the commune of Noyelles-Godault).

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Sister cities

★ Konin, Poland

★ Herne, Germany

★ Wakefield, England

★ Rufisque, Senegal

External links

★ Hénin-Beaumont website (in French)

★ Communauté d'agglomération d'Henin Carvin website (in French)