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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pas-de-Calais

Intercommunality
  
Lens-Liévin

Area
  
10.67 km²

Population
  
6,798 (1999)

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Canton
  
Wingles

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Sunday 3:51 AM

Arrondissement
  
Lens

Vendin-le-Vieil

Weather
  
7°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 93% Humidity

Vendin-le-Vieil is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Contents

Map of 62880 Vendin-le-Vieil, France

Geography

An ex-coalmining area, once boasting 2 pits, now a farming and light industrial town, Vending-le-Vieil lies 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D38e and the D164e roads.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Leger, rebuilt along with the rest of the town, after World War I.
  • The modern church of St.Auguste.

    • References

    Vendin-le-Vieil Wikipedia
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