Oignies

Oignies
Commune
Pit 9 – 9 in Oignies
Coat of arms
Location of Oignies
Oignies Oignies
Coordinates: 50°28′12″N 2°59′40″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Hénin-Beaumont-1
Intercommunality	CA Hénin-Carvin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Fabienne Dupuis-Merlevede
Area 1	5.52 km2 (2.13 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	10,323
• Density	1,870/km2 (4,840/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62637 /62590
Elevation	23–33 m (75–108 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Oignies (French pronunciation: [waɲi]; Picard: Ongnies) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Lens.

Heraldry

Arms of Oignies

The arms of Oignies are blazoned : Vert, a fess ermine. (Oignies, Beaucamps-Ligny, Estrées, Gruson and Wicres use the same arms.)

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	12,563	—
1975	11,649	−1.07%
1982	10,546	−1.41%
1990	10,660	+0.13%
1999	10,531	−0.14%
2007	10,235	−0.36%
2012	9,771	−0.92%
2017	9,767	−0.01%
2023	10,323	+0.93%
Source: INSEE

Notable people

• Guy Drut, born there in 1950, Olympic track athlete.
• Michel Jazy, Olympic track athlete.

Twin towns

• Buxton, England, since 1940.
• Mutterstadt, Germany, since 2004

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• Official town website (in French)
• Website of the agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin (in French)