Billy-Montigny | |
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 Survivors Way that links thenecropolis of Méricourt to pit no. 2 at Billy-Montigny | |
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 Location of Billy-Montigny | |
  Billy-Montigny  Billy-Montigny | |
| Coordinates:50°27′07″N2°54′46″E / 50.4519°N 2.9128°E /50.4519; 2.9128 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Harnes |
| Intercommunality | Communaupole de Lens-Liévin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Bruno Troni[1] |
Area 1 | 2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 7,937 |
| • Density | 2,930/km2 (7,590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62133 /62420 |
| Elevation | 24–45 m (79–148 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Billy-Montigny (French pronunciation:[bilimɔ̃tiɲi];Picard:Bili-Montini) is acommune in thePas-de-Calaisdepartment in theHauts-de-Franceregion in northernFrance.[3]
An ex-coalmining industrial town situated just 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the centre ofLens at the junction of the N43 and D46 roads. The coal lasted just over 100 years, the last pits closing in the 1960s.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 10,077 | — |
| 1975 | 8,834 | −1.86% |
| 1982 | 7,682 | −1.98% |
| 1990 | 8,126 | +0.70% |
| 1999 | 8,396 | +0.36% |
| 2007 | 7,964 | −0.66% |
| 2012 | 8,284 | +0.79% |
| 2017 | 8,150 | −0.33% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
The history of the area remains marked by theCourrières mine disaster which resulted in 1,099 casualties on 10 March 1906 in the area of the communes of Billy-Montigny,Méricourt andSallaumines.
The commune is twinned with:
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