Noyelles-sous-Lens

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Alain Roger^[1]Area3.72 km² (1.44 sq mi)Population6,659 • Density1,800/km² (4,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation23–43 m (75–141 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Noyelles-sous-Lens (French pronunciation: [nwajɛl su lɑ̃s], literally Noyelles under Lens) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.^[3] It is 3 km (2 mi) east of the centre of Lens.

Administration

Noyelles-sous-Lens belongs to the Agglomeration community of Lens – Liévin, which consists of 36 communes, with a total population of 250,000 inhabitants.

History

The Courrières mine disaster on March 10, 1906, affected Noyelles-sous-Lens.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	9,834	—
1975	8,779	−1.61%
1982	8,188	−0.99%
1990	7,687	−0.79%
1999	7,359	−0.48%
2007	6,991	−0.64%
2012	6,803	−0.54%
2017	6,561	−0.72%
Source: INSEE[4]

Twin towns

Noyelles-sous-Lens is twinned with:

• Szczecinek, Poland since 1983
• Roundstone, Ireland since 2004^[5]

Notable people

Noyelles-sous-Lens was the birthplace of Edita Piekha (born 1937), Russian actress and singer of French and Polish heritage.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

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