Violaines

Violaines
Violaines
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Violaines
Coordinates: 50°32′28″N 2°47′23″E / 50.5411°N 2.7897°E / 50.5411; 2.7897Coordinates: 50°32′28″N 2°47′23″E / 50.5411°N 2.7897°E / 50.5411; 2.7897
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Douvrin
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Bernard Firmin
Area1	10.01 km2 (3.86 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	3,737
• Density	370/km2 (970/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62863 / 62138
Elevation	19–34 m (62–112 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 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.

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

Geography

An ex-coalmining region, Violaines is situated some 7 miles (11.3 km) east of Béthune and 17 miles (27.4 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D167 and D947 roads.

Population

Places of interest

• The church of St.Vaast, rebuilt along with much of the village, after World War I.
• The war memorial.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

International relations

Violaine is twinned with:

• Schwerte in Germany
• Wandhofen in Germany

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Violaines.

• Regional website (French)
• The CWGC graves in the commune’s cemetery
• Violaines on the Quid website (French)