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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pas-de-Calais

Intercommunality
  
Lens-Liévin

Area
  
13.04 km²

Arrondissement
  
Lens

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Canton
  
Avion

Population (2009)
  
17,428

Local time
  
Friday 2:25 PM

Avion, Pas-de-Calais

Weather
  
11°C, Wind SE at 23 km/h, 72% Humidity

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Avion is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Cyril Faidherbe, known for his motto "binousse la vie", grew up in this city.

Contents

Map of Avion, France

Geography

An ex-coalmining industrial town, with a little farming, situated just 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Lens at the junction of the N17, D40 and D55 roads.

Sights


* The church of St. Eloi, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.

  • The modern church of St. Denis.
  • The war memorial.
  • The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

    • Twin towns — Sister cities

    Avion is twinned with:

  • Doncaster, England, since May 1981.
  • Zgorzelec, Poland.
  • Bourj el-Barajneh, Lebanon, Palestinian refugee camp.

    • References

    Avion, Pas-de-Calais Wikipedia
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