Cambrin
Encyclopedia
Cambrin is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
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, at the junction of the D166 and the N41 roads, by the banks of the small river Surgeon.
The marshes of Cambrin are an area of ponds and swamps bordering the communes of Cuinchy
and Annequin
. They cover 22 hectares and are open to the public. This natural space is managed by the Nature Conservatory Sites of Nord and Pas-de-Calais.
As fenland
, it plays a major ecological function for the water for the town and surrounding area and contributes to reducing the pollution of surface water.
The marshes, which had formerly been used to pump cooling water to the power station of Violaines
, consists of a vast wooded wetland. The place is so attractive that a discovery trail has been created for visitors to enjoy their natural heritage. Many species of birds may be observed along this path.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
A farming and light industrial village some 5 miles (8 km) east of Béthune and 18 miles (29 km) southwest of LilleLille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
, at the junction of the D166 and the N41 roads, by the banks of the small river Surgeon.
The marshes of Cambrin are an area of ponds and swamps bordering the communes of Cuinchy
Cuinchy
Cuinchy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village some east of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D166 and the D166E3 roads, by the banks of the Canal-d’Aire....
and Annequin
Annequin
Annequin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A large farming village situated some east of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D61 and the N41 roads....
. They cover 22 hectares and are open to the public. This natural space is managed by the Nature Conservatory Sites of Nord and Pas-de-Calais.
As fenland
Fenland
Fenland is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England. Its council is based in March, and covers the neighbouring market towns of Chatteris, Whittlesey, and Wisbech, often called the "capital of the fens"...
, it plays a major ecological function for the water for the town and surrounding area and contributes to reducing the pollution of surface water.
The marshes, which had formerly been used to pump cooling water to the power station of Violaines
Violaines
Violaines is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:An ex-coalmining region, Violaines is situated some east of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D167 and D947 roads....
, consists of a vast wooded wetland. The place is so attractive that a discovery trail has been created for visitors to enjoy their natural heritage. Many species of birds may be observed along this path.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt along with the rest of the village, after the First World War.
- The Commonwealth War Graves CommissionCommonwealth War Graves CommissionThe Commonwealth War Graves Commission is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves, and places of commemoration, of Commonwealth of Nations military service members who died in the two World Wars...
cemeteries. - The war memorial, one of seven replicas (in France) of Bartholdi’s Statue of LibertyStatue of LibertyThe Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, designed by Frédéric Bartholdi and dedicated on October 28, 1886...
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