Carvin

For other uses, see Carvin (disambiguation).

Carvin
Commune
The town hall of Carvin
Coat of arms
Location of Carvin
Carvin Carvin
Coordinates: 50°29′38″N 2°57′32″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Carvin
Intercommunality	Hénin-Carvin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Kemel
Area 1	21.03 km2 (8.12 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	17,909
• Density	851.6/km2 (2,206/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62215 /62220
Elevation	17–42 m (56–138 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.

Carvin (French pronunciation: [kaʁvɛ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Lens.

History

During World War I, from October 1914 to October 1918, Carvin was occupied by the Germans. Over 6,000 soldiers are buried in one of the largest German cemeteries in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region.

Carvin was awarded the Croix de Guerre on 28 September 1920.

In May 1940, during the German invasion of France, a battle in Carvin's town centre allowed the bulk of British and French troops to escape to the Dunkirk evacuation. Once the allies had gone, the troops of the Wehrmacht arrested and murdered many miners at Arras.

In 1947, Carvin lost nearly one third of its territory with the separation of the commune of Libercourt.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	3,760	—
1800	3,670	−0.35%
1806	4,522	+3.54%
1821	4,686	+0.24%
1831	4,995	+0.64%
1836	4,953	−0.17%
1841	5,053	+0.40%
1846	5,120	+0.26%
1851	5,022	−0.39%
1856	5,426	+1.56%
1861	6,094	+2.35%
1866	6,546	+1.44%
1872	7,024	+1.18%
1876	7,471	+1.55%
1881	7,759	+0.76%
1886	7,808	+0.13%
1891	8,000	+0.49%
1896	8,614	+1.49%
1901	9,391	+1.74%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1906	10,736	+2.71%
1911	11,846	+1.99%
1921	11,775	−0.06%
1926	16,664	+7.19%
1931	19,543	+3.24%
1936	18,696	−0.88%
1946	20,294	+0.82%
1954	15,780	−3.10%
1962	16,139	+0.28%
1968	17,097	+0.97%
1975	15,601	−1.30%
1982	16,206	+0.55%
1990	17,059	+0.64%
1999	17,772	+0.46%
2007	17,485	−0.20%
2012	17,198	−0.33%
2017	17,124	−0.09%
2023	17,909	+0.75%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

Twin towns

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Carvin is twinned with:

• Kłodzko, Poland
• Carvico, Italy

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• Website of the Mairie de Carvin (in French)
• Website of the Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin (in French)
• website of the CWGC graves in the communal cemetery (in French)