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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pas-de-Calais

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Sunday 11:10 AM

Arrondissement
  
Béthune

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Canton
  
Cambrin

Area
  
10.39 km²

Population
  
4,487 (1999)

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Intercommunality
  
Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois

Weather
  
12°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 79% Humidity

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

Contents

Map of Vermelles, France

Geography

A ex-coalmining town, Vermelles is situated 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Béthune and 20 miles (32.2 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D39, D75 and D943 roads and by the banks of the river Surgeon.

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Pierre, rebuilt, along with most of the village, after the First World War.
  • The war memorials.
  • The modern church of Notre-Dame.
  • The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

    • Twin town

  • Glauchau, in Germany.

    • References

    Vermelles Wikipedia
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