Avion (French pronunciation: [avjɔ̃] (listen)) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
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![]() The town hall of Avion | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Avion ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 50°24′36″N 2°50′01″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Lens |
Canton | Avion |
Intercommunality | Communaupole de Lens-Liévin |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marc Tellier[1] |
Area 1 | 13.04 km2 (5.03 sq mi) |
Population | 17,625 |
• Density | 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62065 /62210 |
Elevation | 27–77 m (89–253 ft) (avg. 52 m or 171 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
An ex-coalmining industrial town, with a little farming, situated just 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Lens at the junction of the N17, D40 and D55 roads.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 22,422 | — |
1975 | 22,894 | +0.30% |
1982 | 21,023 | −1.21% |
1990 | 18,534 | −1.56% |
1999 | 18,298 | −0.14% |
2007 | 17,653 | −0.45% |
2012 | 18,168 | +0.58% |
2017 | 17,622 | −0.61% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
* The church of St. Eloi, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
Avion is twinned with:[5]
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