Oignies

commune in Pas-de-Calais, France
Place commune_of_france Q177479
Oignies
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Oignies

Summary

Oignies is a commune of France[1]. Oignies ranks in the top 0.94% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #292 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oignies received the Croix de guerre 1939–1945[3].
  • Oignies received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918[4].
  • Oignies is located in Pas-de-Calais[5].
  • Oignies is located in canton of Courrières[6].
  • Oignies is located in arrondissement of Lens[7].
  • Oignies is located in Agglomeration community of Hénin-Carvin[8].
  • Oignies is in the country of France[9].
  • Oignies's instance of is recorded as commune of France[10].
  • Oignies's shares border with is recorded as Libercourt[11].
  • Oignies's shares border with is recorded as Ostricourt[12].
  • Oignies's shares border with is recorded as Wahagnies[13].
  • Oignies's shares border with is recorded as Carvin[14].
  • Oignies's shares border with is recorded as Courrières[15].
  • Oignies's shares border with is recorded as Dourges[16].
  • Oignies's shares border with is recorded as Hénin-Beaumont[17].
  • Oignies's twinned administrative body is recorded as Buxton[18].
  • Oignies's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mutterstadt[19].
  • Oignies's postal code is recorded as 62590[20].
  • Oignies's Commons category is recorded as Oignies[21].
  • Oignies's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[22].
  • Oignies's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[23].
  • Oignies's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.469166666667, 'lon': 2.9936111111111}[24].
  • Oignies's official website is recorded as http://www.oignies.fr[25].
  • Oignies's official website is recorded as https://oigniespratique.oignies.fr[26].
  • Oignies's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oignies[27].

Body

Identity

Oignies's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Oignies'}[28].

Recognition

Awards received include Croix de guerre 1939–1945[3], a courage award[29], in France[30], founded in 1939[31] and Croix de guerre 1914–1918[4], a courage award[32], in France[33], founded in 1915[34].

Why It Matters

Oignies ranks in the top 0.94% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #292 of 31,031).[2] Oignies has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

FAQs

What awards did Oignies receive?

Honors received include Croix de guerre 1939–1945[3] and Croix de guerre 1914–1918[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr. pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr. pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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