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Oignies

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Oignies

Total population

10,210

Air quality index

32Good
Elevation23 m
Land area5.52 km²
Coordinates50.46°, 2.99°

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City facts

Elevation
23 m
Area
5.52 km²
Official website
www.oignies.fr

Sister cities

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Oignies is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Lens.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
50.4643
Longitude
2.9939
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
32
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
8.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
58
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3.5

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
113,188
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Bee Orchid
    Ophrys apifera Huds. · Liliopsida
    5,020
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,203
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,765
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,539
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    2,496
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,427
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,320
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,997

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
6
Largest magnitude
3.2
Largest event
2008-07-14

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Edita Piekha
Edita Piekha
French, Soviet and Russian singer and actress
Jules Breton
Jules Breton
French painter (1827-1906)
Amand-Joseph Fava
Amand-Joseph Fava
French bishop (1826-1899)
C
Catherine Plewinski
French swimmer
D
Djamel Ainaoui
French amateur wrestler
François Bourbotte
François Bourbotte
French footballer (1913-1972)
Georges Lech
Georges Lech
French association football player (born 1945)
Jean de Montmorency
Jean de Montmorency
B
Bronisław Bebel
Polish former volleyball player
C
Cédric Berthelin
footballer
J
Joseph Piatek
French association football player (1931-1999)
Ali Oubaali
Ali Oubaali
French boxer
A
André Joseph Lemaire
French general
A
Augustin Dujardin
French politician
B
Bernard Lech
French association football player
C
Casimir Koza
French association football player (1935-2010)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
62637
Department
62
Region
32
Population (Wikidata)
10,323

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • 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