Harnes

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Harnes is a commune of northern France.

Postal code is 62440

Population (1999): 13,797 (harnésiens)

Harnes is twinned with the town of Loanhead in Midlothian, Scotland.

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Harnes is the chief town of the canton of Harnes, in the Pas-de-Calais département, arrondissement of Lens. It belongs to the communauté d'agglomération of Lens-Liévin (Communaupole) which gathers 36 communes, with a total population of 250,000 inhabitants.

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• Communauté d'agglomération de Lens-Liévin (in French)