Coordinates: 50°27′07″N 2°54′46″E / 50.4519444444°N 2.91277777778°E
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Commune of Billy-Montigny |
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| Location | |
  Billy-Montigny
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region |  Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department |  Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | .svg){kind=small} Lens |
| Canton | Noyelles-sous-Lens |
| Intercommunality | Lens-Liévin |
| Mayor | Bruno Troni (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 24–45 m (79–150 ft) |
| Land area1 | 2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 8,449 (2005) |
| - Density | 3,118 /km² (8,080 /sq mi) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62133/ 62420 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Billy-Montigny is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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Geography
An ex-coalmining industrial town situated just 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the centre of Lens at the junction of the N43 and D46 roads. The coal lasted just over 100 years, the last pits closing in the 1960s.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2005 |
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| 9510 | 10077 | 8834 | 7682 | 8126 | 8396 | 8449 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | ||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
History
The history of the area remains marked by the mining disaster which resulted in 1,099 casualties on 10 March 1906 in the area of the communes of Billy-Montigny, Méricourt and Sallaumines.
Notable people
Georges Lech and Bernard Lech, footballers.
Twin towns
See also
References
External links
- Official town website (French)
- The CWGC graves in the commune cemetery
- Billy-Montigny on the Quid website (French)
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