Coordinates: 50°25′13″N 2°51′47″E / 50.42027°N 2.86305°E / 50.42027; 2.86305
Sallaumines is a commune of northern France.
[edit] Administration
Sallaumines is located in the Pas-de-Calais department. It belongs to the Lens-Liévin interommunality which consists of 36 communes, with a total population of 250,000 inhabitants.
[edit] History
The history of the area remains marked by the mining disaster which caused 1099 deaths on 10 March 1906 on the territories of Billy-Montigny, Méricourt and Sallaumines.
[edit] Geography
Its nearby communes are Méricourt to the southeast, Avion to the southwest, Lens to the west, Loison-sous-Lens to the north, Harnes to the northeast and Montigny-en-Gohelle to the east.
[edit] Transportation
It is linked by the A21 to its west and northeast. It is passed by route N43.
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