Fouquières-lès-Lens (, literally ''Fouquières
near Lens
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'') is a
commune in the
Pas-de-Calais
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department in the
Hauts-de-France
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region of
France
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Geography
An ex-coalmining
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town situated some east of Lens
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, at the junction of the D46 and the 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.
List of exits and junctions
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Population
Places of interest
* The church of St.Vaast, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War
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* The war memorial.
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
External links
Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin
Website of Fouquières-lez-Lens
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Populated places in Artois
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