Hénin-Beaumont
Hénin-Beaumont | |
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 The town hall of Hénin-Beaumont | |
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Location of Hénin-Beaumont  | |
  Hénin-Beaumont  Hénin-Beaumont | |
| Coordinates: 50°25′18″N 2°57′03″E / 50.4217°N 2.9508°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Hénin-Beaumont-1 and 2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Hénin-Carvin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Steeve Briois[1] (RN) |
Area 1 | 20.72 km2 (8.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 26,035 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62427 /62110 |
| Elevation | 23–65 m (75–213 ft) (avg. 32 m or 105 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Hénin-Beaumont (French pronunciation: [enɛ̃ bomɔ̃]; Picard: Hinnin-Biaumont) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of Franc[3] about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Lens.
History
[edit]The commune came into existence in 1970, the result of a merger of the communes of Hénin-Liétard and Beaumont.[4]
During World War I on the night of 3-4 October 1914, the Germans blew up the church of Saint-Martin, which was rebuilt in Greco-Byzantine style in 1932.[5]
In Second World War Hénin-Beaumont was liberated by the Allies, in September 1944.[citation needed]
Politics
[edit]In the 2009 election to replace the incumbent Socialist mayor who had resigned after a corruption scandal, the National Front took first place in the first round with 39% of the vote. A left-wing list was second with 20% of the vote.[6] This led all other parties including the center-right Union for a Popular Movement to support the list led by the independent left-wing candidate, Daniel Duquenne in the second round runoff. Duquenne won the race 52%-48%.[7]
In the first round of the 2012 presidential election, Marine Le Pen won in Hénin-Beaumont, with 35% of the vote, ahead of François Hollande (27%) and Nicolas Sarkozy (16%).
In 2014, the far right Front National won control of the city outright.[8] FN politician Steeve Briois was elected mayor with 50.3 percent of the vote.[9]
The town has been noted for its political control swinging from socialist to far-right.[10][11]
Population
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Twin cities
[edit]Hénin-Beaumont is twinned with:[13]
Konin, Poland
Herne, Germany
Wakefield, England, United Kingdom
Rufisque, Senegal
Rolling Meadows, United States
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Hénin-Beaumont, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Base Mérimée: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Martin, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ "National Front in run-off to take northern French town hall". France 24. 29 June 2009. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
- ^ Steve Erlanger (6 July 2009). "Left Wins French Local Election With Backing of Center-Right". New York Times. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
- ^ "France election: National Front makes gains". BBC News. 23 March 2014.
- ^ "French far-right triumphs in local polls that hammer ruling Socialists - Yahoo News". Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "The French town that swung from socialist to far-right". EUobserver. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "The French town that's fallen for the National Front". www.thelocal.fr. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "La famille d'Arnaud Beltrame ne voudrait pas de rue à son nom dans les municipalités FN". leparisien.fr (in French). Le Parisien. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
External links
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- Hénin-Beaumont website (in French)
- Communauté d'agglomération d'Henin Carvin website (in French)
- The CWGC graves in the communal cemetery
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