Violaines

Summary

Violaines is a commune of France^[1]. Violaines ranks in the top 0.96% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #297 of 31,031).^[2]

Key Facts

• Violaines received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918^[3].
• Violaines is located in Pas-de-Calais^[4].
• Violaines is located in arrondissement of Béthune^[5].
• Violaines is located in Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane^[6].
• Violaines is in the country of France^[7].
• Violaines's instance of is recorded as commune of France^[8].
• Violaines's shares border with is recorded as Richebourg^[9].
• Violaines's shares border with is recorded as La Bassée^[10].
• Violaines's shares border with is recorded as Auchy-les-Mines^[11].
• Violaines's shares border with is recorded as Cuinchy^[12].
• Violaines's shares border with is recorded as Festubert^[13].
• Violaines's shares border with is recorded as Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée^[14].
• Violaines's shares border with is recorded as Haisnes^[15].
• Violaines's shares border with is recorded as Lorgies^[16].
• Violaines's shares border with is recorded as Vermelles^[17].
• Violaines's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wandhofen^[18].
• Violaines's postal code is recorded as 62138^[19].
• Violaines's Commons category is recorded as Violaines^[20].
• Violaines's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.540833333333, 'lon': 2.7888888888889}^[21].
• Violaines's official website is recorded as http://www.villedeviolaines.fr/^[22].
• Violaines's email address is recorded as mailto:mairiedeviolaines@violaines.fr^[23].
• Violaines has a population of {'amount': '+3650'}^[24].
• Violaines has a population of {'amount': '+3612'}^[25].
• Violaines has a population of {'amount': '+3659'}^[26].
• Violaines has a population of {'amount': '+3667'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Violaines is in the country of France^[7]. Located in include Pas-de-Calais^[4], a department of France^[28], in France^[29], founded in 1790^[30]; arrondissement of Béthune^[5], an arrondissement of France^[31], in France^[32]; and Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane^[6], a public institution of intermunicipal cooperation with own taxation^[33], in France^[34], founded in 2017^[35], headquartered in Béthune^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Violaines covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10.01'}^[37]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+19'}^[38], {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+34'}^[39], and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+26'}^[40]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3650'}^[24], {'amount': '+3612'}^[25], {'amount': '+3659'}^[26], {'amount': '+3667'}^[27], {'amount': '+3720'}^[41], and {'amount': '+3773'}^[42].

Designation and Status

Violaines's instance of is recorded as commune of France^[8].

Why It Matters

Violaines ranks in the top 0.96% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #297 of 31,031).^[2] Violaines has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Violaines is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

FAQs

What awards did Violaines receive?

Honors received include Croix de guerre 1914–1918^[3].