SALLAUMINES

'Sallaumines' is a commune of northern France. Population (1999): 10,677 (''Sallauminese'', French: ''Sallauminois'').

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Administration
History
Geography
Transportation
External links

Administration


Sallaumines is located in the Pas-de-Calais ''département''. It belongs to the ''communauté d'agglomération'' of Lens-Liévin (Communaupole) which gathers 36 communes, with a total population of 250,000 inhabitants.

History


The history of the area remains marked by the mining disaster which caused 1099 deaths on March 10 1906 on the territories of Billy-Montigny, Méricourt and Sallaumines.

Geography


Its nearby communes are Méricourt to the southeast, Avion to the southwest, Lens to the west, Loison-sous-Sens to the north, Harnes to the northeast and Montigny-en-Gohelle to the east.

Transportation


It is linked by the A21 to its west and northeast. It is passed by route N43.

External links



Communauté d'Agglomération de Lens-Liévin (in French)

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