Violaines

Violaines
Violaines
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Violaines
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
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

Historical population of Violaines

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	1817	1984	2425	2890	3524	3577	3737
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 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

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

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

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