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Carvin
Hauts-de-Francetown
Carvin
Total population
17,852
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Carvin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Lens.
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History
During World War I, from October 1914 to October 1918, Carvin was occupied by the Germans. Over 6,000 soldiers are buried in one of the largest German cemeteries in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region. Carvin was awarded the Croix de Guerre on 28 September 1920. In May 1940, during the German invasion of France, a battle in Carvin's town centre allowed the bulk of British and French troops to escape to the Dunkirk evacuation. Once the allies had gone, the troops of the Wehrmacht arrested and murdered many miners at Arras. In 1947, Carvin lost nearly one third of its territory with the separation of the commune of Libercourt.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 62215
- Department
- 62
- Region
- 32
- Population (Wikidata)
- 17,909
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr