Sallaumines
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Commune of Sallaumines |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Lens-Est |
| Intercommunality | Communaupole de Lens-Liévin |
| Mayor | Gilbert Rolos (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 27 m–54 m (avg. 43 m) |
| Land area¹ | 3,82 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
10,677 |
| - Density | 2,795/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 62771/ 62430 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Sallaumines is a commune of northern France. Population (1999): 10,677 (Sallauminese, French: Sallauminois).
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Geography
Its nearby communes are Méricourt to the southeast, Avion to the southwest, Lens to the west, Loison-sous-Lens to the north, Harnes to the northeast and Montigny-en-Gohelle to the east.
[edit] Transportation
It is linked by the A21 to its west and northeast. It is passed by route N43.
[edit] Sister towns
[edit] External links
- Communauté d'Agglomération de Lens-Liévin (in French)
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