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Billy-Montigny
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Billy-Montigny (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
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Billy-Montigny is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department of France, situated within the Hauts-de-France region. It lies in the arrondissement of Lens and the canton of Noyelles-sous-Lens, with an associated electoral district in the canton of Harnes. The municipality has a population of 8,213, comprising 3,868 males and 4,282 females, and covers an area of 2.71 square kilometers. Its postal code is 62420.
The town shares borders with Montigny-en-Gohelle, Méricourt, Rouvroy, and Fouquières-lès-Lens. It is twinned with Bönen, Reggello, and Trzebinia. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 45 meters in some sources, while other data indicates elevations of 28 or 30 meters. The local timezone is Europe/Paris.
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Place details
- Locality
- Billy-Montigny
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 8,533
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Billy-Montigny
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Catastrophe1906-Rescapes04.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Survivors Way that links the necropolis of Méricourt to pit no. 2 at Billy-Montigny
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Billy-Montigny.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lens
- French commune.canton
- Harnes
- French commune.INSEE
- 62133
- French commune.postal code
- 62420
- French commune.mayor
- Bruno Troni
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Communaupole de Lens-Liévin
- French commune.elevation min m
- 24
- French commune.elevation max m
- 45
- French commune.area km2
- 2.71
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Billy-Montigny – Site de la ville de Billy-Montigny
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Billy-Montigny (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
==Geography== An ex-coalmining industrial town situated just east of the centre of Lens at the junction of the N43 and D46 roads. The coal lasted just over 100 years, the last pits closing in the 1960s.
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