Libercourt

Libercourt
Libercourt
	Commune
	The church of Saint-Henri, in Libercourt
	Coat of arms
	Location of Libercourt
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	Coordinates: 50°29′05″N 3°00′53″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Carvin
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Daniel Maciejasz
Area 1	6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	8,355
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62907 /62820
Elevation	21–41 m (69–135 ft) ; (avg. 16 m or 52 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Libercourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

An ex-coalmining town, now farming town with some light industry, surrounded by woods and lakes, situated some 12 miles (19.3 km) northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D954 and the D46 roads, with junction 18 of the A1 autoroute in the north of the commune.

History

Libercourt was once an integral part of the neighbouring town of Carvin. It became an independent commune in 1947. The discovery of coal led to the creation of large towns in the region. The tiny hamlet of Libercourt became a mining town forming part of the conurbation on the territory centred on Lens. Libercourt became home to many Polish immigrants looking for and finding work in the mining industry during the early part of the 20th century. During two world wars, Libercourt and its people suffered severely at the hands of the invading Germans who knew all too well the importance to the regional economy of this mining and railway centre.

Population

Population history
1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
10523	10726	9837	10093	9760	8854	8763
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century.
The modern church of St. Henri.
A war memorial.

Notable people

Léon Glovacki, footballer was born here.
Guillaume Bieganski, footballer was born here.

Twin towns

Jarocin, Poland, since 1977

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References

INSEE commune file

"Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

Commune website (in French)
The war memorial at Libercourt (in French)

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[1] "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.