Carvin
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The town hall of Carvin | |
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Coat of arms | |
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Carvin Carvin | |
| Coordinates: 50°29′38″N 2°57′32″E / 50.4939°N 2.9589°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Carvin |
| Intercommunality | Hénin-Carvin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Kemel[1] |
Area 1 | 21.03 km2 (8.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 17,909 |
| • Density | 851.6/km2 (2,206/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62215 /62220 |
| Elevation | 17–42 m (56–138 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Carvin (French pronunciation: [kaʁvɛ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] about 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Lens.
History
During World War I, from October 1914 to October 1918, Carvin was occupied by the Germans. Over 6,000 soldiers are buried in one of the largest German cemeteries in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region.
Carvin was awarded the Croix de Guerre on 28 September 1920.
In May 1940, during the German invasion of France, a battle in Carvin's town centre allowed the bulk of British and French troops to escape to the Dunkirk evacuation. Once the allies had gone, the troops of the Wehrmacht arrested and murdered many miners at Arras.
In 1947, Carvin lost nearly a third of its territory with the separation of the commune of Libercourt.
Population
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Twin towns
Carvin is twinned with:
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Carvin, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
- Website of the Mairie de Carvin (in French)
- Website of the Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin (in French)
- website of the CWGC graves in the communal cemetery (in French)