Sallaumines

French commune
nomcommune=Sallaumines
Town hall of Sallaumines
région=Nord-Pas-de-Calais
département=Pas-de-Calais
arrondissement=Lens
canton=Lens-Est
insee=62771
cp=62430
maire= Gilbert Rolos
mandat= 2001-2008
intercomm=Communaupole de Lens-Liévin
longitude=2.86305
latitude=50.42027
alt moy=43 m
alt mini=27 m
alt maxi=54 m
hectares=382
km²=3,82
sans=10,677
date-sans=1999
dens=2,795
date-dens=1999

Sallaumines is a commune of northern France. Population (1999): 10,677 ("Sallauminese", French: "Sallauminois").

Administration

Sallaumines is located in the Pas-de-Calais "département". It belongs to the "communauté d'agglomération" of Lens-Liévin (Communaupole) which gathers 36 communes, with a total population of 250,000 inhabitants.

History

The history of the area remains marked by the mining disaster which caused 1099 deaths on March 10 1906 on the territories of Billy-Montigny, Méricourt and Sallaumines.

Geography

Its nearby communes are Méricourt to the southeast, Avion to the southwest, Lens to the west, Loison-sous-Lens to the north, Harnes to the northeast and Montigny-en-Gohelle to the east.

Transportation

It is linked by the A21 to its west and northeast. It is passed by route N43.

ister towns

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External links

* [http://www.agglo-lenslievin.fr/ Communauté d'Agglomération de Lens-Liévin] (in French)