Pas-de-Calais
The Pas-de-Calais (, ' strait of Calais'; ; ) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments of France, with 890, and is the ...
region of France
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Lens
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. The Lens canal and the canalized river
Deûle
The Deûle (; ) is a river of northern France which is channeled for the main part of its course (from Lens to Lille). The upstream part is still partly free-flowing and is known as the Souchez. The Deûle flows into the Lys (right bank) in Deà ...
forms three quarters of the borders of the commune.
Carvin
Carvin () is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about northeast of Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Lens.
History
During World War I, from October 1914 to October 1 ...
(north)
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Oignies
Oignies (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France northeast of Lens.
Heraldry
Population
Notable people
* Guy Drut, born there in 1950, Olympic track athlete.
* Michel Jazy, Olympic track ...
(east)
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Dourges
Dourges () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about east of Lens. The canalized river Deûle flows through the commune.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
The ...
(southeast)
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Montigny-en-Gohelle
Montigny-en-Gohelle (, ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France east of Lens.
Population
Twin Towns
* Hrastnik
* Stollberg
* Johannesburg
* Tamási
* Ruda ÅšlÄ…ska
See also
*Communes o ...
History
The
Courrières mine disaster
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which resulted in 1,099 deaths on 10 March 1906. All the regions' coalmines were closed by 1970. It was the site of a massacre in 1940.
footballer
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Barlinek
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Poland
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Aylesham
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United Kingdom
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Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
The following is a list of the 887 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):