Hénin-Beaumont

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Hénin-Beaumont is a commune and the chief town of a canton of northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département, arrondissement of Lens. It belongs to Communauté d'agglomération of Hénin-Carvin which gathers 14 communes, and has a population of 125,000 inhabitants.

East of Pas-de-Calais (Béthune, Lens, Hénin-Beaumont)
East of Pas-de-Calais (Béthune, Lens, Hénin-Beaumont)

The commune results from the merger of Hénin-Liétard and Beaumont in 1971.

Population (1999): 25,610 inhabitants (héninois) for the city and 20,571 for the canton.

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