Courcelles-lès-Lens
Encyclopedia
Courcelles-lès-Lens is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
.
, on the D160 road, sandwiched by the N43 and the A21 autoroute
. The canalized Deule
river forms the north-eastern border of the commune.
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
An ex-coalmining commune, now a light industrial and farming town, situated some 10 miles (16.1 km) east 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:...
, on the D160 road, sandwiched by the N43 and the A21 autoroute
A21 autoroute
The A21 autoroute is a toll free highway in north western France it is also known as the Rocade Minière.-Completed:*01 D301 Start of autoroute Towns at junction with D937 Towns served: Barlin...
. The canalized Deule
Deûle
The Deûle is a river of northern France which is currently channeled for the main part of its course . The upstream part is still partly free-flowing and is known as the Souchez...
river 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.