Jean-Pierre Defontaine (4 February 1937 – 1 January 2022) was a French politician. A member of the Radical Party of the Left, he served Pas-de-Calais's 1st constituency from 1978 to 2007. He also served as President of the football club RC Lens from 1976 to 1979. In 2015, a multipurpose venue was named after him in

Hénin-sur-Cojeul Hénin-sur-Cojeul () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village situated southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D33 and the D5 roads. Population Places of interest ...

. Defontaine died on 1 January 2022, at the age of 82.

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