Haisnes

Haisnes
Town hall
Coat of arms
Haisnes
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Haisnes
Coordinates: 50°30′31″N 2°48′09″E / 50.5086°N 2.8025°ECoordinates: 50°30′31″N 2°48′09″E / 50.5086°N 2.8025°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Douvrin
Intercommunality	Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Frederic Wallet
Area^1	5.58 km^2 (2.15 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	4,357
• Density	780/km^2 (2,000/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62401 / 62138
Elevation	22–47 m (72–154 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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

Haisnes is a former coalmining town, now a light industrial and farming commune, situated some 9 miles (14.5 km) east of Béthune and 16 miles (25.7 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D163 and the D947 roads.

Population

Historical population of Haisnes

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	2696	2709	3106	3970	4525	4357
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

St.Nicaise church

• The churches of St.Nicaise and St.Elie, both dating from the twentieth century.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official website of Haisnes (French)
• St.Mary’s CWGC cemetery
• Bois-Carré CWGC cemetery
• Haisnes on the Quid website (French)