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Drocourt, Pas de Calais

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pas-de-Calais

Population (2004)
  
3,115

Local time
  
Tuesday 4:49 AM

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Canton
  
Rouvroy

Area
  
3.4 km²

Arrondissement
  
Lens

Drocourt, Pas-de-Calais

Intercommunality
  
Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin

Weather
  
4°C, Wind W at 14 km/h, 92% Humidity

Drocourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Contents

Map of Drocourt, France

Geography

An ex-coalmining commune, now a light industrial and farming town, situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Lens, at the junction of the D919, D40 and D47 roads.

Places of interest

  • The churches of St.Leger and of St.Barbe, both dating from the twentieth century.

    • Twin towns – Sister cities

    Drocourt is twinned with:

  • Tokarnia, Poland

    • References

    Drocourt, Pas-de-Calais Wikipedia
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