Fleurbaix
Encyclopedia
Fleurbaix is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
and 13 miles (20.9 km) west of Lille
, at the junction of the D176 and the D171 roads, at the border with the department of Nord. The small stream, the ‘Becque du Biez’ flows through 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.
Geography
A farming village some 15 miles (24.1 km) northeast 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 13 miles (20.9 km) west 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 D176 and the D171 roads, at the border with the department of Nord. The small stream, the ‘Becque du Biez’ flows through the commune.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, built in 1929, is the work of architect Louis M. CordonnierLouis M. CordonnierLouis-Marie Cordonnier was a French architect, born in Haubourdin and associated principally with Lille and the French Flanders region.- Biography :...
. - The four Commonwealth War Graves CommissionCommonwealth War Graves CommissionThe Commonwealth War Graves Commission is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves, and places of commemoration, of Commonwealth of Nations military service members who died in the two World Wars...
cemeteries. - Remains of a CarthusianCarthusianThe Carthusian Order, also called the Order of St. Bruno, is a Roman Catholic religious order of enclosed monastics. The order was founded by Saint Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns...
abbey.