Fouquières-lès-Lens explained

Fouquières-lès-Lens
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Fouquières-lès-Lens.svg
Arrondissement:	Lens
Canton:	Harnes
Insee:	62351
Postal Code:	62740
Mayor:	Donata Hochart^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Lens-Liévin
Coordinates:	50.4294°N 2.9136°W
Elevation M:	49
Elevation Min M:	22
Elevation Max M:	43
Area Km2:	4.14

Fouquières-lès-Lens (in French pronounced as /fukjɛʁ lɛ lɑ̃s/, literally Fouquières near Lens) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

An ex-coalmining town situated some 5miles east of Lens, at the junction of the D46 and the A21 autoroute.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Vaast, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
• The war memorial.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin
• Website of Fouquières-lez-Lens

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62351-fouquieres-les-lens INSEE commune file