Aix-Noulette

Aix-Noulette
Coat of arms
Aix-Noulette
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Aix-Noulette
Coordinates: 50°25′36″N 2°42′38″E / 50.4267°N 2.7106°ECoordinates: 50°25′36″N 2°42′38″E / 50.4267°N 2.7106°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Sains-en-Gohelle
Intercommunality	Lens-Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Lefèbvre
Area^1	10.44 km^2 (4.03 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	3,798
• Density	360/km^2 (940/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62019 / 62160
Elevation	57–172 m (187–564 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 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.

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

Geography

A farming and light industrial village situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Lens at the junction of the D937 and D165 roads. Junction 6.1 of the A26 autoroute is within the borders of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	2,637	—
1968	2,660	+0.9%
1975	3,358	+26.2%
1982	3,093	−7.9%
1990	3,661	+18.4%
1999	3,836	+4.8%
2009	3,798	−1.0%

Sights

• The church of St.Germain, dating from the 13th century.
• The feudal motte.
• Remains of a medieval castle.
• The three Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
• The Église Saint-Germain d’Aix-Noulette has Georges Saupique statues of St Barbara and St Nicholas.

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Aix-Noulette Communal Cemetery Extension - CWGC cemetery
• Bois de Noulette British Cemetery - CWGC cemetery
• Tranchee de Mecknes Cemetery - CWGC cemetery
• Aix-Noulette on the Quid website (French)
• Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin (French)