Vermelles
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Vermelles | |
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![]() ![]() Vermelles | |
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Vermelles | |
Coordinates: 50°29′20″N 2°44′48″E / 50.4889°N 2.7467°ECoordinates: 50°29′20″N 2°44′48″E / 50.4889°N 2.7467°E | |
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
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 4208 | 4518 | 4299 | 4339 | 4584 | 4487 | 4496 |
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
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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
See also
References
External links
- The CWGC British cemetery
- The CWGC graves in the commune’s cemetery
- CWGC Quarry Cemetery at Vermelles
- Vermelles on the Quid website (French)
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