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Canton Of Wingles ...
The Canton of Wingles is a canton of France, located in the Pas-de-Calais department, in the Hauts-de-France region. Communes At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 5 to 9 communes: *Bénifontaine *Estevelles * Grenay *Hulluch *Loos-en-Gohelle *Meurchin *Pont-à-Vendin *Vendin-le-Vieil *Wingles See also * Cantons of the Pas-de-Calais department References {{Coord, 50, 29, 13, N, 2, 51, 11, E, type:adm3rd_source:kolossus-cawiki, display=title 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 D165 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St. Leger, rebuilt along with the rest of the town, after World War I. Notable people * Émilienne Moreau-Evrard Émilienne Moreau-Evrard (4 June 1898 – 5 January 1971) was a French heroine of World War I, a high-profile female member of the "Brutus" Resistance network during World War II and later, a member of the Provisional Consultative Assembly. Mo ..., French resistance heroine, was born at Wingles in 1898. See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References External links Official town website Website of the intercommunality Communes of Pas-de-Calais Artois {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...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] |
Vendin-le-Vieil
Vendin-le-Vieil (; pcd, Vindin-l'Vieil) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography An ex-coalmining area, once boasting 2 pits, now a farming and light industrial town, Vendin-le-Vieil lies northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D38e and the D164e roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Leger, rebuilt along with the rest of the town, after World War I. * The modern church of St. Auguste. 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):Official town website ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pont-à-Vendin
Pont-à-Vendin () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Pont-à-Vendin is a farming and light industrial town, northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D30 and the D164 roads. The commune was important during the Middle Ages, as the Deûle river is bridged here. Population Places of interest * The eighteenth century church of St. Vaast, rebuilt along with most of the town, 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 German war cemetery. * The war memorial. See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References External links War memorial website Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin Pontavendin French Flanders {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meurchin
Meurchin () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Meurchin is a former coalmining town, nowadays a farming and light industrial town, northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D164 and the D165 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Peter, rebuilt along with most of the town, 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 German military cemetery. See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References External links A website about Meurchin and environs Official town website Website of the friends of the town of Meurchin Communes of Pas-de-Calais Artois {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loos-en-Gohelle
Loos-en-Gohelle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A former coal mining town, three miles northwest of the centre of Lens, at the junction of the D943 and the A21 autoroute. Its nearest neighbours are Lens to the south, Grenay to the west, Hulluch to the northeast and Bénifontaine to the east. The two largest (184 m & 182 m) spoil heaps in Europe are found here. History The place was first documented in 1071, as "Lohes". The name has changed considerably over the years: Lothae, Lo, Lohes, Loes, Loez and Loos. It was not until 1791 that the name of "Loos" was officially sanctioned. According to some, the name comes from the Germanic "Lôh" and Dutch "Loo" which mean "wood", but there is no archaeological evidence of what could have been a forest. According to others, the name derives from the Germanic "Laupo" which means marshy meadows, which, given the topography of the town, tends to support this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hulluch
Hulluch () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography An ex-coalmining town, now a farming commune, situated some north of Lens, at the junction of the D947 and the D39 roads. History The chapter of Lens mentions ''Huluce'' in 1070 in a charter of Eustache de Boulogne. St Vaast called it ''Huluz'' in 1098, by 1136 it was written ''Hulut'' and ''Hullut'' 1180. in 1202 ''Huluch'' and ''Huluc''. In 1303, ''Hulus'' on a seal affixed to a document and finally ''Hulluch'' from 1388, (confirmed again in 1429 by archives of Artois. It is pronounced ''Ooloo'', as the final ''ch'' is not pronounced. The town already existed in the Gallo-Roman era. Some pottery from this period has been found while digging the basement of a house near the old Roman road. Originally inhabited by the Morins, the enemy of Julius Caesar, it was occupied by the Franks well before the 10th century. The village was chosen as a Christian mission during the 4th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grenay, Pas-de-Calais
Grenay (; pcd, Guernay) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is part of the arrondissement of Lens, the canton of Wingles and the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin. Its population was 6,799 in 2019.Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019 INSEE The current mayor is Christian Champire, elected in 2020. Geography An ex- and light i ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bénifontaine
Bénifontaine () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A farming village situated just north of Lens at the junction of the N47 and D39 roads. The airport of Lens-Bénifontaine (code LFQL) is located in the commune. History The commune owes its name to the quality of the local water, which is used for brewing the regional Ch'Ti beer. During World War I 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 village, along with many others, was completely destroyed. Population Sights * The Castelain Ch’ti brewery. * The aerodrome. See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References External links Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin Aéroclub de Lens Communes of Pas-de-Calai ... [...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] |
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] |
Regions Of France
France is divided into eighteen administrative regions (french: régions, singular ), of which thirteen are located in metropolitan France (in Europe), while the other five are overseas regions (not to be confused with the overseas collectivities, which have a semi-autonomous status). All of the thirteen metropolitan administrative regions (including Corsica ) are further subdivided into two to thirteen administrative departments, with the prefect of each region's administrative centre's department also acting as the regional prefect. The overseas regions administratively consist of only one department each and hence also have the status of overseas departments. Most administrative regions also have the status of regional territorial collectivities, which comes with a local government, with departmental and communal collectivities below the region level. The exceptions are Corsica, French Guiana, Mayotte and Martinique, where region and department functions are managed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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