Marles-les-Mines | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Marles-les-Mines.svg |
Arrondissement: | Béthune |
Canton: | Auchel |
Insee: | 62555 |
Postal Code: | 62540 |
Mayor: | Karine Toursel-Deruelle[1] |
Term: | 2023 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
Coordinates: | 50.5028°N 2.5031°W |
Elevation M: | 40 |
Elevation Min M: | 37 |
Elevation Max M: | 99 |
Area Km2: | 4.55 |
Marles-les-Mines (in French pronounced as /maʁl le min/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]
As the name suggests, an ex-coalmining town, which now relies on light industry and farming. It is situated some 5miles southwest of Béthune and 36miles southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D70 and D188 roads. The river Clarence flows through the commune. Vis-à-Marles station is served by regional trains on the line from Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise to Béthune and Lille-Flandres.