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Commune of Noyelles-Godault |
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| Country | France |
| Region |  Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department |  Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | .svg){kind=small} Lens |
| Canton | Hénin-Beaumont |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin |
| Mayor | Jean Urbaniak (2008-2014) |
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| Elevation | 22 m–50 m (avg. 35 m) |
| Land area¹ | 5,45 km² |
| Population² (2005) |
5569 |
| - Density | 1018/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 62624/ 62950 |
| 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. | |
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Noyelles-Godault is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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Geography
A former coalmining town, nowadays a light industrial and farming town, 10 miles (16 km) east of Lens, at the junction of the A21 autoroute and A1 autoroute.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2005 |
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| 5478 | 5551 | 5050 | 5474 | 5655 | 5539 | 5569 |
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People linked with the commune
- Maurice Thorez, politician, was born here in 1900.
Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, rebuilt along with most of the town, after the First World War.
See also
External links
- Official town website (French)
- Website of the agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin (French)
- Noyelles-Godault on the Quid website (French)
Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on August 4th 2008.
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