Hénin-Beaumont

Henin- Beaumont is a French town in the Pas -de- Calais, in the Nord -Pas -de -Calais. With 26,868 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) it is the largest municipality of the Communauté d' agglomà d' Henin- Carvin, a community of interests of French municipalities.

History

The municipality was formed in 1971 from the merger of the places Henin- Liétard and Beaumont -en- Artois, after the coal mining industry in the region ended with the closure of the last mine in October 1970.

Attractions

The church of Saint -Martin, built in 1929-1932 in Greco -Byzantine style by the architect Maurice Boutterin ( 1882-1970 ), replaced an earlier church, which had been in 1917, destroyed during the First World War by the Germans during their retreat. It is classified as a monument historique.

Twinning

Henin- Beaumont is twinned to the following cities:

The first three of these cities had as Henin- Beaumont also to do with coal mining.

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Lens Cantons of France Postal codes in France France Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia
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