Vendin-le-Vieil
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The town hall of Vendin-le-Vieil
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
Vendin-le-Vieil
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| 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 | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Wingles |
| Intercommunality | Lens-Liévin |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Didier Hiel |
| Area1 | 10.67 km2 (4.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 7,054 |
| • Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62842 /62880 |
| Elevation | 20–66 m (66–217 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Vendin-le-Vieil is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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.
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