Pont-à-Vendin
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The town hall of Pont-à-Vendin
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
Pont-à-Vendin
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| Coordinates: 50°28′28″N 2°53′22″E / 50.4744°N 2.8894°ECoordinates: 50°28′28″N 2°53′22″E / 50.4744°N 2.8894°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Lens | |
| Canton | Wingles | |
| Intercommunality | Communaupole de Lens-Liévin | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Ogier | |
| Area1 | 2.01 km2 (0.78 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 3,127 | |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62666 /62880 | |
| Elevation | 21–41 m (69–135 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.
Pont-à-Vendin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Pont-à-Vendin is a farming and light industrial town, 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D30 and the D164 roads. The commune was important during the Middle Ages, as the Deûle river is bridged here.
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