Vendin-le-Vieil | |
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 The town hall of Vendin-le-Vieil | |
 Location of Vendin-le-Vieil | |
  Vendin-le-Vieil  Vendin-le-Vieil | |
| Coordinates:50°28′29″N2°52′00″E / 50.4747°N 2.8667°E /50.4747; 2.8667 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Wingles |
| Intercommunality | CA Lens-Liévin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Ludovic Gambiez[1] |
Area 1 | 10.67 km2 (4.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 8,596 |
| • Density | 805.6/km2 (2,087/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62842 /62880 |
| Elevation | 20–66 m (66–217 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. | |
Vendin-le-Vieil (French pronunciation:[vɑ̃dɛ̃ləvjɛj];Picard:Vindin-l'Vieil) is acommune in thePas-de-Calaisdepartment in theHauts-de-France region ofFrance.[3]
An ex-coalmining area, once boasting 2 pits, now a farming andlight industrial town, Vendin-le-Vieil lies 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D38e and the D164e roads.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 7,208 | — |
| 1975 | 6,866 | −0.69% |
| 1982 | 6,934 | +0.14% |
| 1990 | 6,938 | +0.01% |
| 1999 | 6,798 | −0.23% |
| 2007 | 7,189 | +0.70% |
| 2012 | 7,787 | +1.61% |
| 2017 | 8,608 | +2.02% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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