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Carvin (French pronunciation: [kaʁvɛ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France^[3] about 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Lens.

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.

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[4] and INSEE (1968-2023)[5]

Carvin is twinned with:

• Kłodzko, Poland
• Carvico, Italy

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

• 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)