Ferfay
Encyclopedia
Ferfay is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
and 31 miles (49.9 km) southwest of Lille
, at the junction of the D341 and the D91 roads.
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.
Geography
A former coalmining and now a farming village some 10 miles (16.1 km) west of BéthuneBéthune
Béthune is a city in northern France, sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department.-Geography:Béthune is located in the former province of Artois. It is situated South-East of Calais, West of Lille, and North of Paris.-Landmarks:...
and 31 miles (49.9 km) southwest of Lille
Lille
Lille 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...
, at the junction of the D341 and the D91 roads.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St.Lugle-et-Saint-Luglien, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The ruins of a chateau destroyed in 1944.