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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Hauts-de-France region of France about 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Lens. The Lens canal and the canalized river Deûle forms three quarters of the borders...
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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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  • Thumbnail for Annay, Pas-de-Calais
    (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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    supplement the wastewater treatment leaving the sewage treatment plant at Fouquières by biological methods to eliminate pathogens and phosphates. Five successive...
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    Dunkerque (Nord), Eu (Seine-Maritime), Feuquières-en-Vimeu (Somme), Fouquières-lès-Lens, (Pas-de-Calais), Fresnes-sur-Escaut (Nord), Fressenneville (Somme)...
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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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    Nielles-lès-Calais (French pronunciation: [njɛl kalɛ], literally Nielles near Calais) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France...
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  • Thumbnail for Tilloy-lès-Mofflaines
    Tilloy-lès-Mofflaines (French pronunciation: [tilwa mɔflɛn]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France southeast...
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    Landrethun-lès-Ardres (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃dʁətœ̃ .z‿aʁdʁ], literally Landrethun near Ardres) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Lens. Guy Drut, born there in 1950, Olympic track athlete. Michel Jazy, Olympic...
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  • Thumbnail for Hendecourt-lès-Ransart
    Hendecourt-lès-Ransart (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃dkuʁ ʁɑ̃saʁ], literally Hendecourt near Ransart) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the...
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    east of Lens. The canalized river Deûle flows through the commune. Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department "Répertoire national des élus: les maires"...
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  • Thumbnail for Havrincourt
    Fouquereuil Fouquières-lès-Béthune Fouquières-lès-Lens Framecourt Frémicourt Frencq Fresnes-lès-Montauban Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen Fresnoy Fresnoy-en-Gohelle...
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    Barlin. The Melun family succeeded him and one of their lords, nicknamed Le Brun, the king's chamberlain, saw his property confiscated by Duke John the...
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