Vendin-le-Vieil
Commune
The town hall of Vendin-le-Vieil
Location of Vendin-le-Vieil
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Coordinates: 50°28′29″N 2°52′00″E / 50.4747°N 2.8667°E / 50.4747; 2.8667
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Wingles
Intercommunality	CA Lens-Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Ludovic Gambiez[1]
Area 1	10.67 km2 (4.12 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	8,381
• Density	790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62842 /62880
Elevation	20–66 m (66–217 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.

Vendin-le-Vieil (French pronunciation: [vɑ̃dɛ̃ lə vjɛj]; Picard: Vindin-l'Vieil) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

An ex-coalmining area, once boasting 2 pits, now a farming and light industrial town, Vendin-le-Vieil lies 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D38e and the D164e roads.

Population

Places of interest

• The church of St.Leger, rebuilt along with the rest of the town, after World War I.
• The modern church of St. Auguste.