Noyelles-sous-Lens
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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox French commune
Noyelles-sous-Lens (Template:IPA, literally Noyelles under Lens) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.<ref>INSEE commune file</ref> It is Template:Convert east of the centre of Lens.
Administration
Noyelles-sous-Lens belongs to the Agglomeration community of Lens – Liévin, which consists of 36 communes, with a total population of 250,000 inhabitants.
History
The Courrières mine disaster on 10 March 1906 affected Noyelles-sous-Lens.
Population
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Twin towns
Noyelles-sous-Lens is twinned with:
- Template:Flagicon Szczecinek, Poland since 1983
- Template:Flagicon Roundstone, Ireland since 2004<ref>Twinning: Template:Webarchive Roundstone News, January 2009</ref>
Notable people
Noyelles-sous-Lens was the birthplace of Edita Piekha (born 1937), Russian actress and singer of French and Polish heritage.