Avion, Pas-de-Calais
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Avion
|commune status = Commune
|image = Avion-mairie.jpg
|caption = The town hall of Avion
|image coat of arms = Blason avion 62.svg
|arrondissement = Lens
|canton = Avion
|INSEE = 62065
|postal code = 62210
|term = 2023–2026
|intercommunality = Communaupole de Lens-Liévin
|coordinates = {{coord|50.41|2.8336|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 52
|elevation min m = 27
|elevation max m = 77
|area km2 = 13.04
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Avion ({{IPA|fr|avjɔ̃|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-avion.wav}}) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62065-avion INSEE commune file]
Geography
An ex-coal mining industrial town, with a little farming, situated just {{convert|1|mi|km}} south of Lens at the junction of the N17, D40 and D55 roads.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-62065#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|graph-pos = right
|1968 |22422
|1975 |22894
|1982 |21023
|1990 |18534
|1999 |18298
|2007 |17653
|2012 |18168
|2017 |17622
}}
Sights
File:Avion-chtiparc.jpg
* The church of St. Eloi, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
- The modern church of St. Denis.
- The war memorial.
- The nearby Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
- The nearby Canadian National Vimy Memorial
International relations
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in France}}
Avion is twinned with:{{Cite web|url=http://www.afccre.org/fr/nos-membres/annuaire-des-villes-jumelees|title=Annuaire des villes jumelées | AFCCRE|access-date=18 September 2020|archive-date=2 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402071854/http://www.afccre.org/fr/nos-membres/annuaire-des-villes-jumelees|url-status=dead}}
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Doncaster, England, since May 1981.{{cite web|url=http://www.completefrance.com/language-culture/twin-towns |title=British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com] |access-date=2013-07-12 |work=Archant Community Media Ltd |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705094933/http://www.completefrance.com/language-culture/twin-towns |archive-date=July 5, 2013 }}
- {{flagicon|GER}} Oelsnitz/Erzgebirge, Germany since 1961.
- {{flagicon|POL}} Zgorzelec, Poland since 1987.
- {{flagicon|SLO}} Zagorje ob Savi, Slovenia since 1961.
Photographs
File:Avion-mediatheque.jpg |The library and Place des Droits de l'Enfant
File:Avion-maisonenfant.jpg |La Maison de l'Enfant
File:Avion-glissoires.jpg |One of lakes in the parc Glissoire
File:Avion-glissoires2.jpg |The canoe course in the parc Glissoire
File:Avion-glissoires3.jpg |The city of the Republic view from the top of the slag heap in the parc Glissoire
File:Avion-glissoires4.jpg |The church from the top of the spoil heap in the park of the Glissoire
File:Avion-glissoires5.jpg |The Parc Glissoire
File:Avion-glissoires6.jpg |The bathing area view in the parc Glissoire
File:Avion-glissoires7.jpg |The city of Lens view from the top of the slagheap
File:Avion-eglise.jpg |The church of Avion
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Avion (Pas-de-Calais)}}
- [https://www.ville-avion.fr/ Official website] {{in lang|fr}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200515035500/https://www.agglo-lenslievin.fr/ Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin] {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://www.cappaix.org Website about Avion and the Palestinians] {{in lang|fr}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080801164417/http://www.chti-parc.fr.tc/ Ch'ti Parc adventure playground website] {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2027221 The CWGC graves in the commune cemetery]
{{Pas-de-Calais communes}}
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Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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