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Canton Of Harnes
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The canton of Harnes is a canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. Geography The canton is organised around Harnes in the arrondissement of Lens. The elevation varies from 20m (Estevelles) to 46m (Harnes) for an average elevation of 29m. Composition At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 3 to 6 communes: *Billy-Montigny *Bois-Bernard *Fouquières-lès-Lens *Harnes *Noyelles-sous-Lens * Rouvroy Population See also *Cantons of Pas-de-Calais *Communes of Pas-de-Calais *Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department References Harnes Harnes () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Harnes is an ex-coalmining and light industrial town situated some northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D162e and the D39. The Lens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harnes
Harnes () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Harnes is an ex-coalmining and light industrial town situated some northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D162e and the D39. The Lens canal forms much of the southern border of the town and the A21 autoroute passes by a few yards from the canal. History First recorded as Hamas, the town was known as Harnis until, in the 12th century, when its present spelling was used. It’s possible that the name comes from the Flemish "Hearn" meaning “Marsh”. The town was settled during the Gallo-Roman period, as archaeological finds have proved. In the municipal museum of Harnes, one can see the "treasure of Harnes": Coins, building materials, urns, vases, spears, iron objects and bones as well as some Samian ware (red glazed pottery) decorated with eagles, lions, sphinxes etc. In 1304, Harnes was looted and burned by the Flemish. Under the Counts of Burgundy, from 1384 to 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy-Montigny
Billy-Montigny (; pcd, Bili-Montini) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography An ex-coalmining industrial town situated just east of the centre of Lens at the junction of the N43 and D46 roads. The coal lasted just over 100 years, the last pits closing in the 1960s. Population Sights * The church of St. Martin, dating from the nineteenth century. * The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery. History The history of the area remains marked by the Courrières mine disaster which resulted in 1,099 casualties on 10 March 1906 in the area of the communes of Billy-Montigny, Méricourt and Sallaumines. Personalities Georges Lech and Bernard Lech, footballers. International relations The commune is twinned with: * Trzebinia, Poland * Reggello, Italy * Bonen, Germany See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 890 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of Pas-de-Calais
The following is a list of the 890 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020. * * * |
Cantons Of Pas-de-Calais
The following is a list of the 39 cantons of the Pas-de-Calais department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015: * Aire-sur-la-Lys * Arras-1 * Arras-2 * Arras-3 * Auchel * Auxi-le-Château * Avesnes-le-Comte * Avion * Bapaume * Berck * Béthune * Beuvry * Boulogne-sur-Mer-1 * Boulogne-sur-Mer-2 * Brebières * Bruay-la-Buissière * Bully-les-Mines * Calais-1 * Calais-2 * Calais-3 * Carvin * Desvres * Douvrin * Étaples * Fruges * Harnes * Hénin-Beaumont-1 * Hénin-Beaumont-2 * Lens * Liévin * Lillers * Longuenesse * Lumbres * Marck * Nœux-les-Mines * Outreau * Saint-Omer * Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise * Wingles Wingles () is a commune of the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography An ex-coalmining area, now a farming and light industrial town, Wingles lies north of Lens, at the junction of the N47, D39 and the D16 ... References {{Cantons of France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institut National De La Statistique Et Des études économiques
The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (french: link=no, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques), abbreviated INSEE or Insee ( , ), is the national statistics bureau of France. It collects and publishes information about the French economy and people and carries out the periodic national census. Headquartered in Montrouge, a commune in the southern Parisian suburbs, it is the French branch of Eurostat. The INSEE was created in 1946 as a successor to the Vichy regime's National Statistics Service (SNS). It works in close cooperation with the Institut national d'études démographiques (INED). Purpose The INSEE is responsible for the production and analysis of official statistics in France. Its best known responsibilities include: * Organising and publishing the national census. * Producing various indices – which are widely recognised as being of excellent quality – including an inflation index used for determining the rates o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rouvroy, Pas-de-Calais
Rouvroy () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. (Also known as: "Gouphy Hauts") Geography Rouvroy is a farming and light industrial town, southeast of Lens, at the junction of the D40 and the D46 roads. Population The inhabitants are called ''Rouvroysiens''. Places of interest * The modern church of Saint-Géry-et-Saint-Louis, built to replace the original that was destroyed, along with most of the commune, during World War I. Nearest communes * Méricourt, west * Billy-Montigny, north * Hénin-Beaumont, northeast * Drocourt, east * Bois-Bernard, southeast * Acheville, southwest See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 890 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Population Twin towns Noyelles-sous-Lens is twinned with: * Szczecinek, Poland since 1983 * Roundstone, Ireland since 2004 Roundstone News, January 2009 Notable people Noyelles-sous-Lens was the birthplace ofEdita Piekha
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Fouquières-lès-Lens
Fouquières-lès-Lens (, literally ''Fouquières near Lens'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography An ex-coalmining town situated some east of Lens, at the junction of the D46 and the A21 autoroute. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Vaast, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War. * The war memorial. See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 890 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bois-Bernard
Bois-Bernard () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography The village is mainly a farming village located 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Arras on the D919 and D46 roads. It is located on the edge of First World War battlefields, and spent munitions are regularly uncovered by farmers. History The village has had various names over the centuries: *1162 : Nemus Bernardi, *1221 : Boscus Bernardi, *1289 : Le Bos Biernart, *1362 : Bosbernart, *1452 : Boz-Bernard *1720 : Le Bois-Bernard. During World War I, the village was destroyed. It was awarded the Croix de Guerre on the 25 September 1920. Population Sights * The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt after the destruction of the village during World War I. * The ruins of a 13th-century castle. Twinning The village is twinned with the village of Grendon in Northamptonshire Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as Constituency, constituencies for the election of members of the representative assemblies established in each of France's territorial departments (Departmental council (France), departmental councils, formerly general councils). For this reason, such elections were known in France as "cantonal elections", until 2015 when their name was changed to "departmental elections" to match the departmental councils' name. As of 2015, there were 2,054 cantons in France. Most of them group together a number of Communes of France, communes (the lowest administrative division of the French Republic), although larger communes may be included in mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estevelles
Estevelles () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village situated some northeast of Lens, near the junction of the D164e and the D917. The canalised river Deûle forms the southern boundary of the commune. Population Places of interest * The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin .... * The war memorial. See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References External links Commune website Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin Communes of Pas-de-Calais French Flanders {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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