Violaines

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

Violaines
Commune
The road into Violaines
Coat of arms
Location of Violaines
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Coordinates: 50°32′28″N 2°47′23″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Douvrin
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Bernard Firmin
Area ^1	10.01 km^2 (3.86 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	3,667
• Density	370/km^2 (950/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Violainois, Violainoises
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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

External links

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