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{{Infobox French commune
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Avion
|name = Avion
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|INSEE = 62065
|INSEE = 62065
|postal code = 62210
|postal code = 62210
|mayor = Jean Letoquart<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=6 June 2023|language=fr}}</ref>
|mayor = Jean-Marc Tellier
|term = 2014-2020
|term = 2023–2026
|intercommunality = [[Communaupole de Lens-Liévin]]
|intercommunality = [[Communaupole de Lens-Liévin]]
|coordinates = {{coord|50.41|2.8336|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|coordinates = {{coord|50.41|2.8336|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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}}
}}


'''Avion''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Pas-de-Calais]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Hauts-de-France]] region of [[France]].
'''Avion''' ({{IPA-fr|avjɔ̃|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-avion.wav}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Pas-de-Calais]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Hauts-de-France]] region of [[France]].<ref>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62065-avion INSEE commune file]</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
An ex-[[coalmining]] industrial town, with a little farming, situated just {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} south of [[Lens, Pas-de-Calais|Lens]] at the junction of the [[route nationale 17|N17]], D40 and D55 roads.
An ex-[[coal mining]] industrial town, with a little farming, situated just {{convert|1|mi|km}} south of [[Lens, Pas-de-Calais|Lens]] at the junction of the [[route nationale 17|N17]], D40 and D55 roads.


==Population==
==Population==
{{Historical populations
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-62065#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref>
⚫
|align=left
|percentages = pagr
|1962|20781
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|align = none
⚫
|1968|22422
|graph-pos = right
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|1975|22894
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|1968 |22422
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|1982|21023
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|1975 |22894
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|1990|18534
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|1982 |21023
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|1999|18298
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|1990 |18534
|2005|18422
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|1999 |18298
|2006|17932
|2007 |17653
|2009|17428
|2012 |18168
|2011|17947
|2017 |17622
|2014|17932
|2015|18245
}}
}}
{{clear-left}}


==Sights==
==Sights==
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{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in France}}
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in France}}


Avion is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.afccre.org/fr/nos-membres/annuaire-des-villes-jumelees|title=Annuaire des villes jumelées &#124; AFCCRE|access-date=18 September 2020|archive-date=2 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402071854/http://www.afccre.org/fr/nos-membres/annuaire-des-villes-jumelees|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Twin towns — Sister cities===
Avion is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with<ref>http://www.afccre.org/fr/nos-membres/annuaire-des-villes-jumelees</ref>:
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Doncaster]], [[England]], since May 1981.<ref name="Archant twinning 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.completefrance.com/language-culture/twin-towns |title=British towns twinned with French towns ''[via WaybackMachine.com]'' |access-date=2013-07-12 |work=Archant Community Media Ltd |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705094933/http://www.completefrance.com/language-culture/twin-towns |archive-date=July 5, 2013 }}</ref>
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Doncaster]], [[England]], since May 1981.<ref name="Archant twinning 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.completefrance.com/language-culture/twin-towns |title=British towns twinned with French towns ''[via WaybackMachine.com]'' |access-date=2013-07-12 |work=Archant Community Media Ltd |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705094933/http://www.completefrance.com/language-culture/twin-towns |archive-date=July 5, 2013 }}</ref>
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Oelsnitz,_Erzgebirge|Erzgebirge]], [[Germany]] since 1961.
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Oelsnitz, Erzgebirge|Oelsnitz/Erzgebirge]], [[Germany]] since 1961.
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Zgorzelec]], [[Poland]] since 1987.
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Zgorzelec]], [[Poland]] since 1987.
*{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Zagorje ob Savi]], [[Slovenia]] since 1961.
*{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Zagorje ob Savi]], [[Slovenia]] since 1961.
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==References==
==References==
* [http://www.insee.fr/fr/methodes/nomenclatures/cog/fichecommunale.asp?codedep=62&codecom=065 INSEE commune file]
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Avion (Pas-de-Calais)}}
{{Commons category|Avion (Pas-de-Calais)}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081108024144/http://www.ville-avion.org/ Official website] {{in lang|fr}}
* [https://www.ville-avion.fr/ Official website] {{in lang|fr}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200515035500/https://www.agglo-lenslievin.fr/ Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin] {{in lang|fr}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200515035500/https://www.agglo-lenslievin.fr/ Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin] {{in lang|fr}}
* [http://www.cappaix.org Website about Avion and the Palestinians] {{in lang|fr}}
* [http://www.cappaix.org Website about Avion and the Palestinians] {{in lang|fr}}
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[[Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais]]
[[Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais]]
[[Category:Artois]]




Latest revision as of 15:15, 5 March 2024

Avion
Commune
The town hall of Avion
The town hall of Avion
Coat of arms of Avion
Coat of arms
Location of Avion
Map
Avion is located in France
Avion
Avion
Avion is located in Hauts-de-France
Avion
Avion
Coordinates: 50°24′36″N 2°50′01″E / 50.41°N 2.8336°E / 50.41; 2.8336
LandFrankreich
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementLens
CantonAvion
IntercommunalityCommunaupole de Lens-Liévin
Regierung
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Jean Letoquart[1]
Area
1
13.04 km2 (5.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
17,672
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62065 /62210
Elevation27–77 m (89–253 ft)
(avg. 52 m or 171 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Avion (French pronunciation: [avjɔ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of Frankreich.[3]

Geography

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An ex-coal mining industrial town, with a little farming, situated just 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Lens at the junction of the N17, D40 and D55 roads.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 22,422—    
1975 22,894+0.30%
1982 21,023−1.21%
1990 18,534−1.56%
1999 18,298−0.14%
2007 17,653−0.45%
2012 18,168+0.58%
2017 17,622−0.61%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

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The amusement park « Ch'ti Parc »


* The church of St. Eloi, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.

International relations

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Avion is twinned with:[5]

Photographs

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  • The library and Place des Droits de l'Enfant
    The library and Place des Droits de l'Enfant
  • La Maison de l'Enfant
    La Maison de l'Enfant
  • One of lakes in the parc Glissoire
    One of lakes in the parc Glissoire
  • The canoe course in the parc Glissoire
    The canoe course in the parc Glissoire
  • The city of the Republic view from the top of the slag heap in the parc Glissoire
    The city of the Republic view from the top of the slag heap in the parc Glissoire
  • The church from the top of the spoil heap in the park of the Glissoire
    The church from the top of the spoil heap in the park of the Glissoire
  • The Parc Glissoire
    The Parc Glissoire
  • The bathing area view in the parc Glissoire
    The bathing area view in the parc Glissoire
  • The city of Lens view from the top of the slagheap
    The city of Lens view from the top of the slagheap
  • The church of Avion
    The church of Avion

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Annuaire des villes jumelées | AFCCRE". Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  6. ^ "British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com]". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
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