Estevelles
Encyclopedia
Estevelles is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
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, near the junction of the D164e and the D917. The canalised Deule
river forms the southern boundary of the commune.
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 village situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of LensLens, Pas-de-Calais
Lens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is one of France's large Picarde cities along with Lille, Valenciennes, Amiens, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Arras, and Douai.-Metropolitan area:...
, near the junction of the D164e and the D917. The canalised Deule
Deûle
The Deûle is a river of northern France which is currently channeled for the main part of its course . The upstream part is still partly free-flowing and is known as the Souchez...
river forms the southern boundary of the commune.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
- The war memorial.