Hénin-Beaumont
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Hénin-Beaumont (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[2] about Script error: No such module "convert". east of Lens.
History
The commune came into existence in 1970, the result of a merger of the communes of Hénin-Liétard and Beaumont.[3]
During World War I on the night of 3–4 October 1914, the Germans blew up the church of Saint-Martin, which was rebuilt in Greco-Byzantine style in 1932.[4]
In the Second World War Hénin-Beaumont was liberated by the Allies, in September 1944.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Politics
In the 2009 election to replace the incumbent Socialist mayor who had resigned after a corruption scandal, the National Front took first place in the first round with 39% of the vote. A left-wing list was second with 20% of the vote.[5] This led all other parties including the center-right Union for a Popular Movement to support the list led by the independent left-wing candidate, Daniel Duquenne in the second round runoff. Duquenne won the race 52%-48%.[6]
In the first round of the 2012 presidential election, Marine Le Pen won in Hénin-Beaumont, with 35% of the vote, ahead of François Hollande (27%) and Nicolas Sarkozy (16%).
In 2014, the far right Front National won control of the city outright.[7] FN politician Steeve Briois was elected mayor with 50.3 percent of the vote.[8]
The town has been noted for its political control swinging from socialist to far-right.[9][10]
Population
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Twin cities
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Hénin-Beaumont is twinned with:[11]
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See also
References
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External links
- Hénin-Beaumont website Template:In lang
- Communauté d'agglomération d'Henin Carvin website Template:In lang
- The CWGC graves in the communal cemetery
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