Évin-Malmaison
Encyclopedia
Évin-Malmaison 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 D161 and the D54. The canalised Deule
river forms the south-western boundary 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 village, now centred on farming and light industry, 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:...
, at the junction of the D161 and the D54. The canalised 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 south-western boundary of the commune.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St.Vaast, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The war memorial.
- Remains of an 18th century priory.