Évin-Malmaison

Évin-Malmaison
Coat of arms of Évin-Malmaison Coat of arms
Évin-Malmaison
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Évin-Malmaison
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Leforest
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bernard Staszewski
Area1	4.57 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Population (2004)2	4,758
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62321 / 62141
Elevation	21–31 m (69–102 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Évin-Malmaison is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

An ex-coalmining village, now centred on farming and light industry, situated some 10 miles (16.1 km) east of Lens, at the junction of the D161 and the D54. The canalised Deule river forms the south-western boundary of the commune.

Population

Historical population of Évin-Malmaison

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2004
Population	4022	4437	4388	4121	4934	4731	4758
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

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The two pit heads at Évin-Malmaison (c.1980s)

• The church of St.Vaast, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The war memorial.
• Remains of an 18th-century priory.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official commune website (French)
• Évin-Malmaison on the Quid website (French)