Pont-à-Vendin explained

Pont-à-Vendin
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Pont-à-Vendin.svg
Arrondissement:	Lens
Canton:	Wingles
Insee:	62666
Postal Code:	62880
Mayor:	Sandra Bablin^[1]
Term:	2022 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Lens-Liévin
Coordinates:	50.4744°N 2.8894°W
Elevation M:	26
Elevation Min M:	21
Elevation Max M:	41
Area Km2:	2.01

Pont-à-Vendin (in French pronounced as /pɔ̃.t‿a vɑ̃dɛ̃/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

Pont-à-Vendin is a farming and light industrial town, 5miles northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D30 and the D164 roads. The commune was important during the Middle Ages, as the Deûle river is bridged here.

Places of interest

• The eighteenth century church of St. Vaast, rebuilt along with most of the town, after the First World War.
• The German war cemetery.
• The war memorial.

International relations

Pont-à-Vendin is twinned with:

• Faetano, San Marino (2014) ^[3]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62666-pont-a-vendin INSEE commune file
3. Web site: Faetano: firmato il gemellaggio con Pont à Vendin. it. 2024-01-13.