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Courrières
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Courrières
Total population
10,199
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Sister cities
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Courrières is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Lens. The Lens canal and the canalized river Deûle forms three quarters of the borders of the commune.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
The Courrières mine disaster which resulted in 1,099 deaths on 10 March 1906. All the regions' coalmines were closed by 1970. It was the site of a massacre in 1940.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera Huds. · Liliopsida5,006
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves3,014
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,400
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,374
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,251
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves2,131
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,097
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,685
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.6 — 2008-08-081 km SSE of Boussu, Belgium
- M 3.2 — 2008-07-141 km SW of Boussu, Belgium
- M 3.1 — 2005-02-271 km NW of Libercourt, France
- M 2.5 — 2004-10-030 km ESE of Maubray, Belgium
- M 2.7 — 2002-04-300 km SSE of Waudrez, Belgium
- M 3.1 — 2001-07-023 km NNE of Oostduinkerke, Belgium
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Hauts-de-France
- Annay2.7 mi away · pop. 4,517
- Libercourt3.3 mi away · pop. 8,138
- Meurchin3.6 mi away · pop. 3,717
- Provin4.3 mi away · pop. 4,469
- Drocourt4.5 mi away · pop. 2,943
- Bauvin4.9 mi away · pop. 4,999
- Méricourt5.1 mi away · pop. 11,431
- Thumeries5.5 mi away · pop. 4,029
- Éleu-dit-Leauwette6.4 mi away · pop. 2,829
- Attiches6.8 mi away · pop. 2,238
- Salomé7.3 mi away · pop. 3,051
- Houplin-Ancoisne7.8 mi away · pop. 3,275
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 62250
- Department
- 62
- Region
- 32
- Population (Wikidata)
- 10,176
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • 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