Henin Beaumont

Henin Beaumont is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais branch in the Hauts-de-France location of France. The commune came into existence in 1971, the result of a merger of the communes of Henin -Leotard and Beaumont-en-Artois. Henin Beaumont has been populated due to the fact earlier than the arrival of the Romans, attested by using excavations within the 19th century, where cash and other remains have been located. In 880, the town became the sufferer of the Norman invasion.

The metropolis’s name has modified over the centuries. From across the year 950, there are numerous documents list it as Hennium, Henninium or Heninium and later as St Martinis Henan. In 1274 it regarded for the first time beneath the name Hanin le- Leotard, after the seigneur, both in recognition of offerings rendered to the town for its fortifications, or really to differentiate it from the nearby commune of Henin -on-Coleus. In 1852, the invention of coal deposits within the Pas-de-Calais introduced Henin-Lietard into the commercial age. From around 1856, many overseas workers came to Henin- Lietard to paintings in the mines. The railway came to the city at across the equal time, in 1859.