Libercourt

Libercourt
Commune
Main street (Rue Cyprien Quinet)
Coat of arms
Location of Libercourt
Libercourt Libercourt
Coordinates: 50°29′05″N 3°00′53″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Carvin
Intercommunality	CA Hénin-Carvin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Maciejasz
Area 1	6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	8,138
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62907 /62820
Elevation	21–41 m (69–135 ft) (avg. 16 m or 52 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Flowered structures in front of Notre Dame church. Every year, Libercourt takes part in the “competition of towns and villages in bloom” and has reached a high level of "3 flowers".

Libercourt (French pronunciation: [libɛʁkuʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Lens.

History

Libercourt was once an integral part of the neighbouring town of Carvin. It became an independent commune in 1947.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	10,726	—
1975	9,837	−1.23%
1982	10,093	+0.37%
1990	9,760	−0.42%
1999	8,854	−1.08%
2007	8,861	+0.01%
2012	8,460	−0.92%
2017	8,355	−0.25%
Source: INSEE

Notre Dame church

Notable people

• Léon Glovacki, footballer was born here.
• Guillaume Bieganski, footballer was born here.

Twin towns

• Jarocin, Poland, since 1977

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• Commune website (in French)
• The war memorial at Libercourt (in French)