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Hénin-Beaumont is a chief town of canton of northern France, in the département of Pas-de-Calais, district of Lens. It belongs to agglomeration of Hénin-Carvin which gathers 14 communes, and has a population of 125,000 inhabitants.
The commune results from the merger of Hénin-Liétard and Beaumont in 1971.
Population (1999): 25,610 inhabitants (héninois) for the city and 20,571 for the canton.
External links
- http://www.mairie-heninbeaumont.fr/ (in French)
- http://www.agglo-henincarvin.fr (in French)