Noyelles-sous-Lens

Noyelles-sous-Lens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is east of the centre of Lens.

WWW noyelles-sous-lens.fr

Administration

Noyelles-sous-Lens belongs to the Agglomeration community of Lens – Liévin, which consists of 36 communes, with a total population of 250,000 inhabitants.

History

The Courrières mine disaster on 10 March 1906 affected Noyelles-sous-Lens.

Twin towns

Noyelles-sous-Lens is twinned with:

Szczecinek, Poland since 1983
Roundstone, Ireland since 2004

Notable people

Noyelles-sous-Lens was the birthplace of Edita Piekha, Russian actress and singer of French and Polish heritage.