Fléchin
Encyclopedia
Fléchin is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
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, at the D95E1 and D77 road junction.
Surrounded by the common Febvin-Palfart
, Enquin-les-Mines
and Laires
, Fléchin is located 20 km northwest of the Bruay Buissière the largest city around.
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 13 miles (21 km) south of Saint-OmerSaint-Omer
Saint-Omer , a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais. The town is named after Saint Audomar, who brought Christianity to the area....
, at the D95E1 and D77 road junction.
Surrounded by the common Febvin-Palfart
Febvin-Palfart
Febvin-Palfart is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated 14 miles south of Saint-Omer, at the D95 and D77 road junction....
, Enquin-les-Mines
Enquin-les-Mines
Enquin-les-Mines is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.The inhabitants of the town of Enquin-les-Mines are "Enquinois, Enquinoises."-Geography:...
and Laires
Laires
Laires is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A village situated 15 miles south of Saint-Omer, on the D95 road....
, Fléchin is located 20 km northwest of the Bruay Buissière the largest city around.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
- The church of St.Peter, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The church of St.Jacques, in the hamlet of Cuhem, dating from the nineteenth century.
- Two watermillWatermillA watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping .- History :...
s.