Vendin-lès-Béthune is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Population: 2,575
Latitude: 50° 32' 24.43" N
Longitude: 2° 36' 1.55" E
Nord-Pas de Calais (French pronunciation: [nɔʁ pa d(ə) ka.lɛ]; Dutch: Noord-Nauw van Calais), Nord for short, is one of the 27 regions of France. It consists of the departments of Nord and Pas-de-Calais. Nord-Pas de Calais is situated north of the P…
Artois (French pronunciation: [aʁˈtwa]; adjective Artesian; Dutch: Artesië) is a former province of northern France. Its territory has an area of around 4,000 km² and a population of about one million.
The Le Paradis massacre was a war crime committed by members of the 14th Company, SS Division Totenkopf, under the command of Hauptsturmführer Fritz Knöchlein. It took place on 27 May 1940, during the Battle of France, at a time when the British Exp…
The Louvre-Lens is an art museum located in Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Northern France, approximately 200 kilometers north of Paris. It displays objects from the collections of the Musée du Louvre that are lent to the gallery on a medium- or long-term bas…
Notre Dame de Lorette, also known as Ablain St.-Nazaire French Military Cemetery, is the world's largest French military cemetery. It is the name of a ridge, basilica, and French national cemetery northwest of Arras at the village of Ablain-Saint-Na…
The Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial is a World War I memorial in France, located on the outskirts of the commune of Neuve-Chapelle, in the département of Pas de Calais. The memorial commemorates some 4742 Indian soldiers with no known grave, who fell…
The Loos Memorial is a World War I memorial forming the sides and rear of Dud Corner Cemetery, located near the commune of Loos-en-Gohelle, in the Pas-de-Calais département of France.
Richebourg-l'Avoué is a village and former commune in the Pas-de-Calais region of France.
The Le Touret Memorial is a World War I memorial, located near the former commune of Richebourg-l'Avoué, in the Pas-de-Calais region of France. The memorial lists 13,389 names of British and Commonwealth soldiers with no known grave who were killed …
Stade Couvert Régional is an indoor arena in Liévin, France. The arena holds 6,000 people.
The Hohenzollern Redoubt (Hohenzollernwerk) was a defensive strongpoint of the German 6th Army on the Western Front during World War I, at Auchy-les-Mines near Loos-en-Gohelle in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. Named after the House of Hohe…
The Lawe is a river of northern France, right tributary of the Lys. Its source is near Magnicourt-en-Comte. It flows generally northeast through Houdain, Bruay-la-Buissière, Béthune and Lestrem.
The Laquette is a river of northern France, right tributary of the Lys.
The Château d'Olhain is a 15th-century castle located in Olhain, Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
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The Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois (Artois Comm.) is an administrative entity in the Pas-de-Calais département, in northern France.
La Motte-aux-Bois is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France.
The Clarence is a river in northern France whose 32-kilometre (20 mi) course crosses the département of Pas-de-Calais.