- Bénifontaine
French commune
name= Bénifontaine
region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton= Wingles
insee=62107 |cp= 62410|maire= Jacques Jakuboszczak|mandat=2008 -2014
intercomm=Communaupole de Lens-Liévin
longitude=2.83111111111|latitude=50.4877777778
alt moy= 25|alt mini= 22 |alt maxi= 54
hectares= 424|km²= 4,84|sans=278 |date-sans=205 |dens=65 |Bénifontaine ( in English "clear spring") is a commune in the
Pas-de-Calais "département" in theNord-Pas-de-Calais region ofFrance .Geography
A farming village situated just convert|4|mi|km|1 north of
Lens at the junction of the N47 and D39 roads.
Theairport of Lens-Bénifontaine (code LFQL) is located within the borders of the commune.History
The commune owes its name to the quality of the local water, which is used for
brewing the regional Ch'Tibeer .DuringWorld War I , the village, along with many others, was completely destroyed.Population
Places of interest
* The Castelain Ch’ti brewery.
* The aerodrome.See also
*
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department External links
* [http://www.agglo-lenslievin.fr Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin] fr
* [http://www.aeroclub-lens.com/ Aéroclub de Lens] fr
* [http://www.chti.com/index.htm Castelain Brewery website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=26606&req=Bénifontaine Bénifontaine on the Quid website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the original and the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on July 31st 2008."
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