- Libercourt
French commune
name= Libercourt
region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton= Carvin
insee=62907
cp=62820
maire=Daniel Maciejasz
mandat=2008 -2014
intercomm=Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin
longitude=3.01472222222
latitude=50.4847222222
alt moy=16 m
alt mini=21 m
alt maxi=41 m
hectares=660
km²=6,6
sans=8897
date-sans=2005
dens=1344|Libercourt is a commune in the
Pas-de-Calais "département" in theNord-Pas-de-Calais region ofFrance .Geography
An ex-
coalmining town, now a place of farming and light industry, surrounded by woods and lakes, situated some convert|12|mi|km|1 northeast ofLens , at the junction of the D954 and the D46 roads, with junction 18 of theA1 autoroute in the north of the commune.History
The hamlet of Libercourt was once an integral part of the neighbouring town of
Carvin . It became an independent commune in1947 . The discovery ofcoal led to the creation of large towns in the region. The tiny hamlet of Libercourt became a mining town forming part of the conurbation on the territory centred around Lens. Libercourt became home to many Polish immigrants looking for and finding work in the mining industry during the early part of the20th century . During two world wars, Libercourt and its people suffered severely at the hands of the invading Germans who knew all too well the importance to the regional economy of this mining and railway centre.Population
Places of interest
* The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the
19th century .
* The modern church of St.Henri.
* A war memorial.People with links to the commune
*
Léon Glovacki , footballer was born here.
*Guillaume Bieganski , footballer was born here.Twin town
*
Jarocin ,Poland , since1977 See also
*
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department External links
* [http://www.libercourt.com/ Commune website] fr
* [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/memoiresdepierre/alphabetnew/l/libercourt.html The war memorial at Libercourt] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=26995&req=Libercourt Libercourt on the Quid website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on August 4th 2008."
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