Oignies

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Oignies is a town and commune of northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département. It belongs to the Communauté d'agglomération of Hénin-Carvin which gathers 14 communes, and has a population of 125,000 inhabitants.

Postal code is 62590.

Population (1999): 10,787 inhabitants.

Oignies was the birthplace of Guy Drut (born 1950), an Olympic champion who won gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in the 110m hurdles.

External links

[Oignies website] (in French)
[Communauté d'Agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin] (in French)

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