Hamblain-les-Prés () is a
commune in the
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 ...
department in the
Hauts-de-France
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region of
France
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Geography
A farming village situated east of Arras, at the junction of the D34 and the D43 roads.
The A26 autoroute
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passes by the village about half a mile away.
Population
Places of interest
* The church of St.Michel, rebuilt along with the entire village, after World War I
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See also
*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):
References
Hamblainlespres
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