Noyelles-sous-Lens
Noyelles-sous-Lens (, literally "Noyelles under Lens") is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is east of the centre of Lens. Administration. Noyelles-sous-Lens belongs to the Agglomeration community of Lens – Liévin, which consists of 36 communes, with a total population of 250,000 inhabitants. History. The Courrières mine disaster on March 10, 1906, affected Noyelles-sous-Lens. Twin towns. Noyelles-sous-Lens is twinned with: Notable people. Noyelles-sous-Lens was the birthplace of Edita Piekha (born 1937), Russian actress and singer of French and Polish heritage. Noyelles-sous-Lens