Violaines

Violaines is a common French, located in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and the area Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

Geography and Violaines in some sentences

Violaines is located at 25 km of Lille, 12 km of Lens and Béthune, close to the crossroads of RN 41 and RN 47.
It knew to keep its rurality (eight large farms still exist on the commune) while developing the services of a small town near its youth and its elderly what creates the attraction of its habitat.
many activities, as well cultural as sporting, are due to very dynamic community life supported by the municipality.
Of the zones artisanal and industrial makes it possible the commune of develop by maintaining a tax pressure balanced.

Administration and demography

Administration:

Demography:

History of the city and events

History:

the commune of Violaines was entirely devastated during the war of 1914/1918.
In 1921, the cantons of Thèze and Arzacq (the Low Pyrenees) sponsor the rebuilding of Violaines and the schools of Saline-of-Giraud (13) the rebuilding of the schools of Violaines.
Violaines receives the Military Cross on September 25th, 1920.
the village will again be destroyed at the time of the second world war, but raised of its ruins, Violaines is industrialized with in 1956 the rebuilding of the Powerplant and 1969 the construction of the Factory of Industrial and Housing.
on March 23rd, 1969, Franz CLOIDT, Burgomaster, and Henri HECQUET, Mayor, carry out the twinning of their two communes: Wandhofen - FRG and Violaines.

Events:

Twinning: the commune of Violaines is twinned with Wandhofen (district of Schwerte) in Germany.
flowered City: Since 1996. No the flower to date

It is while crossing your city, that the writer Paul CLAUDEL, had the idea to create the name of VIOLAINE for a character of his play: Made Advertisement with Marie (1912) since, it first name is carried by many women.

Places and monuments

economic Assets:

Zones of industrial activities and artisanal
Artisanal Zone of Rétuy
Zone of Activities of Cochiette
Site of the old power station of the Collieries of the Basin of North and the Pas-de-Calais.
Common belonging to the SIZIAF (Mixed trade-union of the Industrial Park Artois-Flandres).

tourist Attractions:

communal Pond of fishing within an accessible and green framework.
Refreshment bar and restoration on the spot.
municipal Camp-site comprising 13 sites (open from March 1st to October 31st)
Ways of hiking marked out.
Channel of Surface with Based.

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of the Pas-de-Calais

Infos on this site: http://www.artoiscomm.fr/artoiscomm.php?rub=109

External bonds

Violaines on the site of the national geographical Institute
Violaines on the site of INSEE
A.S Violaines (Football)
Violaines on the site of Quid
Localization of Violaines on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Violaines on Mapquest

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