Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune
Encyclopedia
Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune 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 D181 and the D941 roads and one mile from junction 6 of the A26 autoroute
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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 small farming village, situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of BéthuneBéthune
Béthune is a city in northern France, sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department.-Geography:Béthune is located in the former province of Artois. It is situated South-East of Calais, West of Lille, and North of Paris.-Landmarks:...
at the junction of the D181 and the D941 roads and one mile from junction 6 of the A26 autoroute
A26 autoroute
The A26 is a long French motorway connecting Calais and Troyes. It is also known as the Autoroute des Anglais as it is the main route from the Dover-Calais ferries and the Channel Tunnel to most parts of France and often contains large numbers of British cars, particularly during the summer...
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Population
Places of interest
- The church of St.Denis, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The vestiges of an eighteenth-century chateau and its outbuildings.