Violaines
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The road into Violaines
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
Violaines
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| Coordinates: 50°32′28″N 2°47′23″E / 50.5411°N 2.7897°ECoordinates: 50°32′28″N 2°47′23″E / 50.5411°N 2.7897°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Béthune | |
| Canton | Douvrin | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Bernard Firmin | |
| Area1 | 10.01 km2 (3.86 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 3,737 | |
| • Density | 370/km2 (970/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62863 /62138 | |
| Elevation | 19–34 m (62–112 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 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.
Violaines is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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.
Violaine is twinned with:
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