A21 autoroute
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The A21 autoroute is a toll free highway in north western France
it is also known as the Rocade Minière.
and Pecquencourt
which is the northern by-pass Douai
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and the A2
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France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
it is also known as the Rocade Minière.
Completed
01 D301 Start of autoroute Towns at junction with D937 Towns served: BarlinBarlinBarlin is a commune and seat of a canton in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small ex-coal mining town, now a light engineering and farming commune, situated south of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D57, D179 and the D188...
06 Aix-NouletteAix-NouletteAix-Noulette is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming and light industrial village situated some west of Lens at the junction of the D937 and D165 roads...
Junction with A26A26 autorouteThe A26 is a long French motorway connecting Calais and Troyes. It is also known as the Autoroute des Anglais as it is the main route from the Dover-Calais ferries and the Channel Tunnel to most parts of France and often contains large numbers of British cars, particularly during the summer...
to CalaisCalaisCalais is a town in Northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's capital is its third-largest city of Arras....
and ReimsReimsReims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
.- 07 Bully - Liévin Towns served: Bully-les-MinesBully-les-MinesBully-les-Mines is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in northern France, seat of the canton in the arrondissement of Lens. It forms part of the Lens-Liévin urban area, which encompasses thirty-six French communes and 250,000 inhabitants..-History:...
and LiévinLiévinLiévin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Overview:The city of Liévin is an old mining city of Pas-de-Calais. Near Lens, this modest-sized city nevertheless has several nursery schools, schools, colleges, a university, a swimming pool, a city library, a cultural and... - 08 LoosLoos, Nord-References:* -External links:*...
Towns served: LensLens, Pas-de-CalaisLens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is one of France's large Picarde cities along with Lille, Valenciennes, Amiens, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Arras, and Douai.-Metropolitan area:... - 09 Lens-nord Towns Served: LensLens, Pas-de-CalaisLens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is one of France's large Picarde cities along with Lille, Valenciennes, Amiens, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Arras, and Douai.-Metropolitan area:...
- 10 RN47 Towns Served: LilleLilleLille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
via RN47 and RN41 - 11 Lens est Towns served: LensLens, Pas-de-CalaisLens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is one of France's large Picarde cities along with Lille, Valenciennes, Amiens, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Arras, and Douai.-Metropolitan area:...
- 12 Loison Towns Served: CarvinCarvinThis article refers to a French commune. For the guitar manufacturer see Carvin Corporation. For the late New Orleans political consultant see Jim Carvin.Carvin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France....
- 13 Lens-centre Towns Served: LensLens, Pas-de-CalaisLens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is one of France's large Picarde cities along with Lille, Valenciennes, Amiens, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Arras, and Douai.-Metropolitan area:...
- x A211 Junction with A211 spur to Lens (south) and RN17Route nationale 17The Route nationale 17, or RN17, is a trunk road in France connecting Paris to the frontier with Belgium.-Reclassification:...
. - 13 Lens-centre Towns served: LensLens, Pas-de-CalaisLens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is one of France's large Picarde cities along with Lille, Valenciennes, Amiens, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Arras, and Douai.-Metropolitan area:...
- 14 Noyelles-sous-Lens Towns served: Noyelles-sous-LensNoyelles-sous-LensNoyelles-sous-Lens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Administration:Noyelles-sous-Lens belongs to the intercommunality of Lens-Liévin, which consists of 36 communes, with a total population of 250,000 inhabitants.-Twin towns:...
- 15 Fouquières-les-Lens Towns Served: Fouquières-lès-LensFouquières-lès-LensFouquières-lès-Lens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais 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:...
- 16 Hénin-Beaumont Towns served: Hénin-BeaumontHénin-BeaumontHénin-Beaumont is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Hénin-Beaumont used to be a coalmining and is now a light industrial town situated some east of Lens, at the junction of the N43, D919 and the D39 roads...
- x A1 autoroute Junction with A1 to ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and Lille. - 17 Noyelles-Godault Towns Served: Noyelles-GodaultNoyelles-GodaultNoyelles-Godault is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Noyelles-Godault is a former coalmining town, nowadays a light industrial and farming town, east of Lens, at the junction of the A21 autoroute and A1 autoroute.-Population:-Places of...
- 18 Courcelles-lès-Lens Towns served: Courcelles-lès-LensCourcelles-lès-LensCourcelles-lès-Lens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais 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...
- 19 RN421 Towns served DouaiDouai-Main sights:Douai's ornate Gothic style belfry was begun in 1380, on the site of an earlier tower. The 80 m high structure includes an impressive carillon, consisting of 62 bells spanning 5 octaves. The originals, some dating from 1391 were removed in 1917 during World War I by the occupying...
and CambraiCambraiCambrai is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Cambrai is the seat of an archdiocese whose jurisdiction was immense during the Middle Ages. The territory of the Bishopric of Cambrai, roughly coinciding with the shire of Brabant, included...
(via RN43Route nationale 43The route nationale 43 or RN 43 is a French route nationale between Le Piquet and Charleville-Mézières....
) - 20 RN455 Autoroute becomes the N455.
In construction
Upgrade of N455 between Flers-en-EscrebieuxFlers-en-Escrebieux
Flers-en-Escrebieux is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.-Heraldry:-References:*...
and Pecquencourt
Pecquencourt
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which is the northern by-pass Douai
Douai
-Main sights:Douai's ornate Gothic style belfry was begun in 1380, on the site of an earlier tower. The 80 m high structure includes an impressive carillon, consisting of 62 bells spanning 5 octaves. The originals, some dating from 1391 were removed in 1917 during World War I by the occupying...
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Proposed
Upgrade of the N455 between Pecquencourt and Douchy-les-MinesDouchy-les-Mines
Douchy-les-Mines is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.-Heraldry:-Twin towns — Sister cities:Douchy-les-Mines is twinned with*Mielec in Poland -References:* -Notes:...
and the A2
A2 autoroute
The A2 Autoroute is a French autoroute that travels 76 km from the A1 near the commune of Combles in Picardie to the border with Belgium, where it continues on as the Belgian motorway A7...
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