Violaines

Violaines
Commune
The road into Violaines
Coat of arms
Violaines Violaines
Coordinates: 50°32′28″N 2°47′23″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Douvrin
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-François Castell
Area 1	10.01 km2 (3.86 sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Violainois, Violainoises
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62863 /62138
Elevation	19–34 m (62–112 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Violaines (French pronunciation: ​[vjɔlɛn]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

An ex-coalmining region, Violaines is situated some 7 miles (11 km) east of Béthune and 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D167 and D947 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,984	—
1975	2,425	+2.91%
1982	2,890	+2.54%
1990	3,524	+2.51%
1999	3,577	+0.17%
2007	3,682	+0.36%
2012	3,671	−0.06%
2017	3,667	−0.02%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

• The church of St.Vaast, rebuilt along with much of the village, after World War I.
• The war memorial.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Violaine is twinned with:

• Schwerte-Wandhofen in Germany

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• Regional website (in French)
• The CWGC graves in the commune’s cemetery