Divion

Divion
Commune
Divion coal mine, c 1900
Coat of arms
Location of Divion
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Coordinates: 50°28′23″N 2°30′09″E / 50.4731°N 2.5025°E / 50.4731; 2.5025
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Auchel
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacky Lemoine[1]
Area ^1	10.96 km^2 (4.23 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	6,830
• Density	620/km^2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62270 /62460
Elevation	37–138 m (121–453 ft) (avg. 57 m or 187 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Divion (French pronunciation: [divjɔ̃]) is a commune and in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France^[3] about 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Béthune and 34 miles (55 km) southwest of Lille.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	10,407	—
1975	8,588	−2.71%
1982	8,125	−0.79%
1990	7,642	−0.76%
1999	7,150	−0.74%
2007	6,935	−0.38%
2012	6,812	−0.36%
2017	6,978	+0.48%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• The CWGC graveyard in the communal cemetery