Hénin-Beaumont

Also known as L'Humanité, Hénin-Liétard (réunie à Hénin-Beaumont)

Hénin-Beaumont (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about east of Lens. thumb|220px| East Pas-de-Calais (Béthune, Lens, Hénin-Beaumont)

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Hénin-Beaumont is a commune in France, situated in the Hauts-de-France region. It lies within the Pas-de-Calais department, specifically in the arrondissement of Lens. The town serves as the capital for the cantons of Hénin-Beaumont, Hénin-Beaumont-1, and Hénin-Beaumont-2. Its postal code is 62110, and it shares borders with Courrières, Quiéry-la-Motte, Izel-lès-Équerchin, and Montigny-en-Gohelle.

The commune has an area of 20.72 square kilometers and a population of 26,748, comprising 12,520 males and 13,502 females. It is located at an elevation of 65 meters above sea level. Hénin-Beaumont is twinned with Wakefield, Konin, Rolling Meadows, and Herne. The town received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918 award.

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Locality: Hénin-Beaumont
Region: Hauts-de-France
Country: France
Population: 25,371
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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French commune.name: Hénin-Beaumont
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: Mairie Henin Beaumont.jpg
French commune.caption: The town hall of Hénin-Beaumont
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason ville fr Hénin-Beaumont.svg
French commune.arrondissement: Lens
French commune.canton: Hénin-Beaumont-1 and 2
French commune.INSEE: 62427
French commune.postal code: 62110
French commune.mayor: Steeve Briois
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.party: RN
French commune.intercommunality: CA Hénin-Carvin
French commune.elevation m: 32
French commune.elevation min m: 23
French commune.elevation max m: 65
French commune.area km2: 20.72

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Instance of: commune of France
Official name: L'Humanité
Award: Croix de guerre 1914–1918
Country: France
Population: 25688
Area: 20.72
Elevation: 42
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Capital of: canton of Hénin-Beaumont-1
Shares border with: Izel-lès-Équerchin
Official website: www.mairie-heninbeaumont.fr
Image: Mairie Henin Beaumont.jpg

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twinned administrative body: Wavre
Commons category: Hénin-Beaumont
category for people born here: Category:Births in Hénin-Beaumont
topic's main category: Category:Hénin-Beaumont
postal code: 62110
category of associated people: Category:People from Hénin-Beaumont
male population: 12520
female population: 13502
P8168: canton of Salbris
associated electoral district: canton of Hénin-Beaumont-2
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-3-21-74-87-00
fax number: +33-3-21-74-87-46
inception: 1971-01-01

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Hénin-Beaumont (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about east of Lens. thumb|220px| East Pas-de-Calais (Béthune, Lens, Hénin-Beaumont)

==History== The commune came into existence in 1970, the result of a merger of the communes of Hénin-Liétard and Beaumont.

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