Violaines
Commune
The road into Violaines
Coat of arms
Location of Violaines
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Coordinates: 50°32′28″N 2°47′23″E / 50.5411°N 2.7897°E / 50.5411; 2.7897
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Douvrin
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-François Castell[1]
Area 1	10.01 km2 (3.86 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	3,831
• Density	380/km2 (990/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.

Violaines (French pronunciation: [vjɔlɛn]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

An ex-coalmining region, Violaines is situated some 7 miles (11 km) east of Béthune and 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D167 and D947 roads.

Population

Places of interest

• The church of St.Vaast, rebuilt along with much of the village, after World War I.
• The war memorial.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

International relations

Violaine is twinned with:

• Schwerte-Wandhofen in Germany