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    Fouquières-lès-Lens (French pronunciation: [fukjɛʁ lɑ̃s], literally Fouquières near Lens) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France...
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    Éleu-dit-Leauwette (62291) Estevelles (62311) Évin-Malmaison (62321) Fouquières-lès-Lens (62351) Givenchy-en-Gohelle (62371) Gouy-Servins (62380) Grenay (62386)...
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    Bouvigny-Boyeffles Bully-les-Mines Carency Éleu-dit-Leauwette Estevelles Fouquières-lès-Lens Givenchy-en-Gohelle Gouy-Servins Grenay Harnes Hulluch Lens Liévin Loison-sous-Lens...
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    Fouquières-lès-Béthune (French pronunciation: [fukjɛʁ betyn], literally Fouquières near Béthune) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the...
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    of Coal". Ville de Lens. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2015. "Historique du Pas-de-Calais". Le SPLAF. "Évolution et...
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    Lens (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃s] ; Picard: Linse) is a city in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is one of the main towns of Hauts-de-France...
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    file Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carency. Communaupole of Lens-Liévin website (in French) v t e...
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    unofficially: Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras, [sɛ̃t katʁin lez‿aʁas], literally Sainte-Catherine near Arras; Picard: Sainte-Cat'leine-lès-Aro) is a commune in the...
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    (French pronunciation: [anɛ]; also referred to as Annay-sous-Lens, literally Annay under Lens) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France...
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    Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée (French pronunciation: [ʒivɑ̃ʃi la base], literally Givenchy near La Bassée; Picard: Givinchy-lès-l’Bassée) is a commune in the...
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    Noyelles-sous-Lens (French pronunciation: [nwajɛl su lɑ̃s], literally Noyelles under Lens) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France...
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    expanded from 3 to 6 communes: Billy-Montigny Bois-Bernard Fouquières-lès-Lens Harnes Noyelles-sous-Lens Rouvroy Cantons of Pas-de-Calais Communes of Pas-de-Calais...
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    Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises...
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    969 in 1886, a growth of 335.9%; this is because the city of Saint-Pierre-lès-Calais merged with Calais in 1885. According to the INSEE census of 2017...
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  • organised around Noyelles-sous-Lens in the arrondissement of Lens. The altitude varies from 22m (Fouquières-lès-Lens) to 45m (Billy-Montigny) for an...
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    Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques...
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    Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques...
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    Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises...
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    Pas-de-Calais department Chinese Labour Corps "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques...
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    Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises...
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    Courcelles-lès-Lens (French pronunciation: [kuʁsɛl lɑ̃s], literally Courcelles near Lens; Picard: Courchelle-lès-Linse) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais...
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  • Thumbnail for Desvres
    Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques...
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    It is a former coal mining town, three miles northwest of the centre of Lens. The two largest (184 m & 182 m) spoil heaps in Europe are in Loos-en-Gohelle...
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    department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Lens. Émilienne Moreau-Evrard, French resistance heroine, was born at Wingles...
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    England), and attractive seaside resorts like Wimereux, Wissant, Hardelot and Le Touquet. The hinterland is mainly rural and agricultural. The city is divided...
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    French. The town of Liévin is an old mining area of Pas-de-Calais. Near Lens, this town is of modest size but has several nursery schools, schools, colleges...
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    (19 km) east of Lens. The inhabitants are called Leforestois. Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French)...
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  • Thumbnail for Sains-lès-Marquion
    Sains-lès-Marquion is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about 19 miles (31 km) southeast of Arras. Communes...
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    Le Parcq (French pronunciation: [lə paʁk]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about 18 miles (29 km)...
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  • Thumbnail for Béthune
    Amiens, Dunkerque and several regional destinations. Béthune is served by the Lens-Béthune bus network. By car, Béthune is accessible from the A26 which intersects...
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