Courrières Totally Explained

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Courrières is a commune and the chief-town of a canton of northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département, arrondissement of Lens, now the agglomeration of Hénin-Carvin which gathers 14 communes, and has a population of 125 000 inhabitants.

Nearest communes

Harnes (west)
Estevelles (northwest)
Carvin (north)
Oignies (east)
Dourges (southeast)
Montigny-en-Gohelle

Population (1999): 10,682 inhabitants for the city and 21,119 for the canton.
It is accessed by D46, D919 and D161 E. Its nearest interchange is in Montigny-en-Gohelle with the A21 and another in the north with the A1 in Carvin. A canal is located north and east of Courrières.
The history of the area remains marked by the mining disaster which caused 1,099 casualties on March 10, 1906.

Born in Courrières

Jules Adolphe Aimé Louis Breton (1827), French painter.

Catherine Plewinski (*1968), French swimmer

Eric Sikora (*1968), French football player

Sites of interest

Sporting centre Centre Sportif

A forest north of Courrières.Further Information

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