Vermelles

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Vermelles
Vermelles
Coordinates: 50°29′20″N 2°44′48″E / 50.4889°N 2.7467°E / 50.4889; 2.7467Coordinates: 50°29′20″N 2°44′48″E / 50.4889°N 2.7467°E / 50.4889; 2.7467
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Béthune
Canton Cambrin
Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Marc Déalet
Area
 • Land1 10.39 km2 (4.01 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Population2 4,496
 • Population2 Density 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62846 / 62980
Elevation 23–50 m (75–164 ft)
(avg. 43 m or 141 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Vermelles is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A ex-coalmining town, Vermelles is situated 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Béthune and 20 miles (32.2 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D39, D75 and D943 roads and by the banks of the river Surgeon.

Population

Historical population of Vermelles
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population4208451842994339458444874496
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

The Château de Vermelles, destroyed on 30 December 1914
  • The church of St. Pierre, rebuilt, along with most of the village, after the First World War.
  • The war memorials.
  • The modern church of Notre-Dame.
  • The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

Twin town

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