Avion, Pas-de-Calais

Avion is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Avion
Commune
The town hall of Avion
Coat of arms
Location of Avion
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Coordinates: 50°24′36″N 2°50′01″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Avion
Intercommunality	Communaupole de Lens-Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Jean-Marc Tellier
Area ^1	13.04 km^2 (5.03 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	17,622
• Density	1,400/km^2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62065 /62210
Elevation	27–77 m (89–253 ft) (avg. 52 m or 171 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An ex-coalmining 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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	20,781	—
1968	22,422	+7.9%
1975	22,894	+2.1%
1982	21,023	−8.2%
1990	18,534	−11.8%
1999	18,298	−1.3%
2005	18,422	+0.7%
2006	17,932	−2.7%
2009	17,428	−2.8%
2011	17,947	+3.0%
2014	17,932	−0.1%
2015	18,245	+1.7%

Sights

The amusement park « Ch'ti Parc »

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

• The modern church of St. Denis.
• The war memorial.
• The nearby Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
• The nearby Canadian National Vimy Memorial

International relations

Avion is twinned with:[2]

• Doncaster, England, since May 1981.[3]
• Erzgebirge, Germany since 1961.
• Zgorzelec, Poland since 1987.
• Zagorje ob Savi, Slovenia since 1961.

Photographs

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

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. http://www.afccre.org/fr/nos-membres/annuaire-des-villes-jumelees
3. "British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com]". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-12.

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin (in French)
• Website about Avion and the Palestinians (in French)
• Ch'ti Parc adventure playground website (in French)
• The CWGC graves in the commune cemetery