Violaines
commune in Pas-de-Calais, France
Violaines is a commune. It is found in the region Hauts-de-France in the Pas-de-Calais department in the north of France.
Violaines | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Violaines  | |
  Violaines  Violaines | |
| Coordinates: 50°32′28″N 2°47′23″E / 50.5411°N 2.7897°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Douvrin |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Bernard Firmin |
| Area 1 | 10.01 km2 (3.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 3,737 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (970/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Violainois, Violainoises |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62863 /62138 |
| Elevation | 19–34 m (62–112 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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