Wingles () is a

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of the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of

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Geography

An ex-

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area, now a farming and

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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

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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.

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