Divion Explained

Divion
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Divion.svg
Arrondissement:Béthune
Canton:Auchel
Insee:62270
Postal Code:62460
Mayor:Jacky Lemoine[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Coordinates:50.4731°N 2.5025°W
Elevation M:57
Elevation Min M:37
Elevation Max M:138
Area Km2:10.96

Divion (in French pronounced as /divjɔ̃/) is a commune and in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]

Geography

An ex-coalmining town some 5miles southwest of Béthune and 34miles southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D341 and the N41 roads, now bypassed by the D301. Since the mid-1960s, work in farming and light industry have replaced coal mining.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62270-divion INSEE commune file