Pont-à-Vendin

Pont-à-Vendin (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃.t‿a vɑ̃dɛ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Pont-à-Vendin
Commune
The town hall of Pont-à-Vendin
Coat of arms
Location of Pont-à-Vendin
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Coordinates: 50°28′28″N 2°53′22″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Wingles
Intercommunality	CA Lens-Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Sandra Bablin[1]
Area 1	2.01 km2 (0.78 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,099
• Density	1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62666 /62880
Elevation	21–41 m (69–135 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Pont-à-Vendin is a farming and light industrial town, 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D30 and the D164 roads. The commune was important during the Middle Ages, as the Deûle river is bridged here.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,489	—
1975	3,368	−0.50%
1982	2,882	−2.20%
1990	2,803	−0.35%
1999	2,899	+0.37%
2007	3,132	+0.97%
2012	3,135	+0.02%
2017	3,187	+0.33%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The eighteenth century church of St. Vaast, rebuilt along with most of the town, after the First World War.
• The German war cemetery.
• The war memorial.

International relations

Pont-à-Vendin is twinned with:

• Faetano, San Marino (2014) ^[5]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department