Vermelles

Vermelles
Vermelles
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Vermelles
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Cambrin
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Marc Déalet
Area1	10.39 km2 (4.01 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	4,496
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62846 / 62980
Elevation	23–50 m (75–164 ft) (avg. 43 m or 141 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Vermelles is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A ex-coalmining town, Vermelles is situated 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Béthune and 20 miles (32.2 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D39, D75 and D943 roads and by the banks of the river Surgeon.

Population

Historical population of Vermelles

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	4208	4518	4299	4339	4584	4487	4496
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

The Château de Vermelles, destroyed on 30 December 1914

• The church of St. Pierre, rebuilt, along with most of the village, after the First World War.
• The war memorials.
• The modern church of Notre-Dame.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

Twin town

• Glauchau, in Germany.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWGC British cemetery
• The CWGC graves in the commune’s cemetery
• CWGC Quarry Cemetery at Vermelles
• Vermelles on the Quid website (French)