Courrières

Courrières (French pronunciation: [kuʁjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France^[3] about 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Lens. The Lens canal and the canalized river Deûle forms three quarters of the borders of the commune.

Courrières
Commune
The church of Courrières
Coat of arms
Location of Courrières
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Coordinates: 50°27′31″N 2°56′53″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Carvin
Intercommunality	CA Hénin-Carvin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Pilch[1]
Area 1	8.63 km2 (3.33 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	10,160
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62250 /62710
Elevation	22–38 m (72–125 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nearest communes

• Harnes (west)
• Estevelles (northwest)
• Carvin (north)
• Oignies (east)
• Dourges (southeast)
• Montigny-en-Gohelle

History

The Courrières mine disaster which resulted in 1,099 deaths on 10 March 1906. All the regions' coalmines were closed by 1970. It was the site of a massacre in 1940.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	9,296	—
1975	12,491	+4.31%
1982	12,612	+0.14%
1990	11,376	−1.28%
1999	10,588	−0.79%
2007	10,362	−0.27%
2012	10,530	+0.32%
2017	10,512	−0.03%
Source: INSEE[4]

Notable people

• Jules Adolphe Aimé Louis Breton, painter
• Catherine Plewinski, swimmer
• Eric Sikora, footballer

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Courrières is twinned with:

• Barlinek, Poland
• Aylesham, United Kingdom

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department