Courrières is a commune and the chief-town of a canton of northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département, arrondissement of Lens, now the agglomeration of Hénin-Carvin which gathers 14 communes, and has a population of 125 000 inhabitants. The commune is an administrative division of France. ... The following is a list of the 77 cantons of the Pas-de-Calais France, sorted by arrondissement: Arrondissement of Arras (20 cantons) : Arras-Nord - Arras-Ouest - Arras-Sud - Canton of Aubigny-en-Artois - Canton of Auxi-le-Ch teau - Canton of Avesnes-le-Comte - Avion - Canton of Bapaume - Canton... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... Pas-de-Calais is a département in northern France named after the strait which it borders. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ... The Arrondissement of Lens is an arrondissement of the Pas-de-Calais département, in northern France. ... In the study of human settlements, an agglomeration is an extended city or town area comprising the built-up area of a central place (usually a municipality) and any suburbs or adjacent satellite towns. ... Carvin is a commune and chief town of the canton in northern France, in the départment of Pas-de-Calais, in the arrondissement of Lens. ... A commune is a system of social and economic organization which involves the common ownership of resources and/or shared obligations. ...

Nearest communes

• Harnes (west)
• Estevelles (northwest)
• Carvin (north)
• Oignies (east)
• Dourges (southeast)
• Montigny-en-Gohelle

Population (1999): 10,682 inhabitants for the city and 21,119 for the canton. Harnes is a commune of northern France. ... Carvin is a commune and chief town of the canton in northern France, in the départment of Pas-de-Calais, in the arrondissement of Lens. ... Oignies is a city of northern France, in the département of Pas-de-Calais. ... Dourges is a city of the northern France, in the département of Pas-de-Calais. ... Montigny-in-Gohelle is a chief town of canton of northern France, in the département of Pas-de-Calais, district of Lens . ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

It is accessed by D46, D919 and D161 E. Its nearest interchange is in Montigny-en-Gohelle with the A21 and another in the north with the A1 in Carvin. A canal is located north and east of Courrières.

The history of the area remains marked by the mining disaster known as one of Courrières which made 1,099 casualties on March 10, 1906. The El Chino Mine located near Silver City, New Mexico is an open-pit copper mine Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually (but not always) from an ore body, vein, or (coal) seam. ... A disaster is a natural or man-made event that negatively affects life, property, livelihood or industry often resulting in permanent changes to human societies, ecosystems and environment. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Sites of interest:

• Sporting centre Centre Sportif
• A forest north of Courrières.

External link:

• http://www.agglo-henincarvin.fr (in French)