Bénifontaine
Encyclopedia
Bénifontaine is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
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at the junction of the N47 and D39 roads.
The airport
of Lens-Bénifontaine (code LFQL) is located within the borders of the commune.
the regional Ch'Ti beer
.
During World War I
, the village, along with many others, was completely destroyed.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
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...
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Geography
A farming village situated just 4 miles (6.4 km) north of LensLens, Pas-de-Calais
Lens 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:...
at the junction of the N47 and D39 roads.
The airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
of Lens-Bénifontaine (code LFQL) is located within the borders of the commune.
History
The commune owes its name to the quality of the local water, which is used for brewingBrewing
Brewing is the production of beer through steeping a starch source in water and then fermenting with yeast. Brewing has taken place since around the 6th millennium BCE, and archeological evidence suggests that this technique was used in ancient Egypt...
the regional Ch'Ti beer
Beer
Beer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
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During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, the village, along with many others, was completely destroyed.
Population
Places of interest
- The Castelain Ch’ti brewery.
- The aerodrome.