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A21 Autoroute
The A21 autoroute is a toll free highway in north western France it is also known as the ''Rocade Minière''. It is long. Junctions Completed In construction Upgrade of N455 between Flers-en-Escrebieux and Pecquencourt which is the northern by-pass Douai. Proposed Upgrade of the N455 between Pecquencourt and Douchy-les-Mines Douchy-les-Mines () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Geography Douchy-les-Mines located near the A2 motorway between Valenciennes and Cambrai. It lies adjacent to the south of Denain and is a part of the urban area of ... and the A2. External links A21 Motorway on Saratlas {{Autoroutes A21 Nord (French department) Transport in Pas-de-Calais ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lens, Pas-de-Calais
Lens (; pcd, Linse) is a city in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is one of the main towns of Hauts-de-France along with Lille, Valenciennes, Amiens, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Arras and Douai. The inhabitants are called ''Lensois'' (). Metropolitan area Lens belongs to the intercommunality of Lens-Liévin, which consists of 36 communes, with a total population of 242,000. Lens, along with Douai and 65 other communes, forms the agglomeration ('' unité urbaine'') of Douai-Lens, whose population as of 2018 was 504,281.Comparateur de territoire INSEE, retrieved 20 June 2022. History Lens was initially a fortification from the Norman invasions. In 1180, it was owned by the |
Fouquières-lès-Lens
Fouquières-lès-Lens (, literally ''Fouquières near Lens'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography An ex-coalmining town situated some east of Lens, at the junction of the D46 and the A21 autoroute. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Vaast, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin .... * The war memorial. See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References External links Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin Website of Fouquières-lez-Lens Fouquieresleslens Artois {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autoroutes In France
The ''autoroute'' (, highway or motorway) system in France consists largely of toll roads (76% of the total). It is a network of of motorways as of 2014. On road signs, autoroute destinations are shown in blue, while destinations reached through a combination of autoroutes are shown with an added autoroute logo. Toll autoroutes are signalled with the word ''péage'' (toll or toll plaza). Length Numbering scheme Unlike other motorway systems, there is no systematic numbering system, but there is a clustering of Autoroute numbers based on region. A1, A3, A4, A5, A6, A10, A13, A14, A15, A16 radiate clockwise from Paris with A2, A11, and A12 branching from A1, A10, and A13, respectively. A7 begins in Lyon, where A6 ends. A8 and A9 begin from the A7. The 20s are found in northern France. The 30s are found in eastern France. The 40s are found near the Alps. The 50s are in the southeast, near the French Riviera. The 60s are found in southern France. The 70s are found in the ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A2 Autoroute
The A2 Autoroute is a French autoroute that travels 76 km from the A1 near the commune of Combles in Picardy to the border with Belgium, where it continues on as the Belgian motorway A7. The entire length is concurrently designated as European route E19. In conjunction with the A1 autoroute and the Belgian A7 it is the main route between Paris and Brussels. Until other more direct motorway routes are completed it is also the fastest route from Paris to the Belgian city of Liège. From Combles to Cambrai, the autoroute is managed by the Société des Autoroutes du Nord et de l'Est de la France (SANEF) and is a toll road. From Cambrai onward it is a non-toll autoroute managed by the government of the Nord Nord, a word meaning "north" in several European languages, may refer to: Acronyms * National Organization for Rare Disorders, an American nonprofit organization * New Orleans Recreation Department, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Film and televisi ... départment. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pecquencourt
Pecquencourt () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Geography Climate Pecquencourt has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Pecquencourt is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Pecquencourt was on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 17 January 1985. Population Heraldry Sister cities * Sondershausen, Germany See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flers-en-Escrebieux
Flers-en-Escrebieux () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Flersenescrebieux {{Nord-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambrai
Cambrai (, ; pcd, Kimbré; nl, Kamerijk), formerly Cambray and historically in English Camerick or Camericke, is a city in the Nord department and in the Hauts-de-France region of France on the Scheldt river, which is known locally as the Escaut river. A sub-prefecture of the department, Cambrai is a town which had 32,501 inhabitants in 2018. It is in the heart of the urban unit of Cambrai with 46,772 inhabitants. Its functional area, a more extensive range, included 94,576 inhabitants in 2018.Comparateur de territoire: Aire d'attraction des villes 2020 de Cambrai (108), Unité urbaine 2020 de Cambrai (59403), Commune de Cambrai (59122) INSEE With |
Douai
Douai (, , ,; pcd, Doï; nl, Dowaai; formerly spelled Douay or Doway in English) is a city in the Nord département in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Located on the river Scarpe some from Lille and from Arras, Douai is home to one of the region's most impressive belfries. History Its site probably corresponds to that of a 4th-century Roman fortress known as Duacum. From the 10th century, the town was a romance fiefdom of the counts of Flanders. The town became a flourishing textile market centre during the Middle Ages, historically known as Douay or Doway in English. In 1384, the county of Flanders passed into the domains of the Dukes of Burgundy and thence in 1477 into Habsburg possessions. In 1667, Douai was taken by the troops of Louis XIV of France, and by the 1668 Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, the town was ceded to France. During successive sieges from 1710 to 1712, Douai was almost completely destroyed by the British Army. By 1713, the town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courcelles-lès-Lens
Courcelles-lès-Lens (, literally ''Courcelles near Lens''; pcd, Courchelle-lès-Linse) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography An ex-coalmining commune, now a light industrial and farming town, situated some east of Lens, on the D160 road, sandwiched by the N43 and the A21 autoroute. The canalized river Deûle forms the north-eastern border of the commune. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Vaast, rebuilt, as was much of the town, after the First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin .... * "La gare d'eau", built in the early 20th century, it could host more than 200 riverboats. * The "Saint-Brayou" stone. * A memorial dedicated to the coal-workers who died during the town's mining dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noyelles-Godault
Noyelles-Godault (; pcd, Nöyel-Godault) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Noyelles-Godault is a former coal mining town, nowadays a light industrial and commercial town, east of Lens, at the junction of the A21 autoroute and A1 autoroute. Population Notable people * Maurice Thorez, politician, was born here in 1900. Places of interest * The church of St.Martin, rebuilt along with most of the town, after the First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin .... * One of the most important commercial zone of the region which surrounds the Auchan mall. See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References External links Official town website Website of the agglomération d'Hénin-Carvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the List of cities proper by population density, 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, Fashion capital, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called Caput Mundi#Paris, the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France Regions of France, region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hénin-Beaumont
Hénin-Beaumont (; pcd, Hinnin-Biaumont) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Hénin-Beaumont used to be a coalmining town and is now a light industrial town situated some east of Lens, at the junction of the N43, D919 and the D39 roads. The A21 autoroute passes through the northern part of the commune. History The commune came into existence in 1971, the result of a merger of the communes of Hénin-Liétard and Beaumont. Hénin-Beaumont has been populated since before the arrival of the Romans, attested by excavations in the 19th century, where coins and other remains were found. In 880, the town was the victim of the Norman invasion. The town's name has changed over the centuries. From around the year 950, there are various documents listing it as ''Hennium'', ''Henninium'' or ''Heninium'' and later as ''St Martinus Henain''. In 1274 it appeared for the first time under the name ''Hanin-le-Liétard'', after the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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