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Auchel is a common French, located in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and the area Nord-Pas-de-Calais. It belongs to the Communauté of agglomeration of the Artois which gathers 58 common S, that is to say 200 000 inhabitants.

Geography

History

The territory depended on the family of Olhain at the 15th century then of the family of Béthune at the 18th century.

Discovered of a carboniferous layer in 1851. This old mining commune passed very close to the 15.000 inhabitants in the years 1950. The coal recession at the end of the years 1960 in the pleasing sector has important and constant fall of the population, in spite of the many efforts of the municipalities installation during and after the recession.

Administration

Twinnings

Demography

Places and monuments

Museum of the Mine

Personalities related to the commune

Pierre-Philippe Baudel, Large Master of the World Big room of Misraïm

See too

Common of the Pas-de-Calais

External bonds

Official site of the community of agglomeration of Artois
Site of the municipal Harmony
the site of the Town hall of the town of Auchel
the festival 2006
Auchel on the site of the national geographical Institute
Auchel on the site of INSEE
Auchel on the site of Quid
Localization of Auchel on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Auchel on Mapquest

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