Auchy-les-Mines
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The town hall of Auchy-les-Mines
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
Auchy-les-Mines
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| Coordinates: 50°30′46″N 2°47′05″E / 50.5128°N 2.7847°ECoordinates: 50°30′46″N 2°47′05″E / 50.5128°N 2.7847°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Béthune | |
| Canton | Douvrin | |
| Intercommunality | Artois | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean Clarisse | |
| Area1 | 5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 4,459 | |
| • Density | 870/km2 (2,300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62051 /62138 | |
| Elevation | 23–37 m (75–121 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Auchy-les-Mines is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Until 1926 it was named Auchy-lez-La-Bassée.
A small ex-coal mining town, now mostly a light engineering and farming commune, situated 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Béthune and 12 miles (19.3 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the N41 and the D163 roads.
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