Vendin-le-Vieil

Vendin-le-Vieil
Vendin-le-Vieil
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Vendin-le-Vieil
Coordinates: 50°28′29″N 2°52′00″E / 50.4747°N 2.8667°ECoordinates: 50°28′29″N 2°52′00″E / 50.4747°N 2.8667°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Wingles
Intercommunality	Lens-Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Didier Hiel
Area^1	10.67 km^2 (4.12 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	7,054
• Density	660/km^2 (1,700/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62842 / 62880
Elevation	20–66 m (66–217 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 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.

Vendin-le-Vieil is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

An ex-coalmining area, once boasting 2 pits, now a farming and light industrial town, Vending-le-Vieil lies 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D38e and the D164e roads.

Population

Historical population of Vendin-le-Vieil

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	7090	7208	6866	6934	6938	6798	7054
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.Leger, rebuilt along with the rest of the town, after World War I.
• The modern church of St.Auguste.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official town website (French)
• Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin(French)
• Vendin-le-Vieil on the Quid website (French)