- Pont-à-Vendin
French commune
name= Pont-à-Vendin
region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton=Harnes
insee=62666
cp=62880
maire= Bernard Ogier
mandat=2008 -2014
intercomm=Communaupole de Lens-Liévin
longitude=2.88944444444
latitude=50.4744444444
alt moy=26 m
alt mini=21 m
alt maxi=41 m
hectares=201
km²=2,01
sans=2920
date-sans=2005
dens=1443|Pont-à-Vendin is a commune in the
Pas-de-Calais "département" in theNord-Pas-de-Calais region ofFrance .Geography
A farming and light industrial town, convert|5|mi|km northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D30 and the D164 roads. The commune was important during the
Middle Ages , as theDeûle river is bridged here.Population
Places of interest
* The
18th century church of St. Vaast, rebuilt along with most of the town, after theFirst World War .
* The German war cemetery.
* The war memorial.See also
*
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department External links
* [http://pagesperso-orange.fr/memoiresdepierre/alphabetnew/p/pontavendin.html War memorial website] fr
* [http://www.agglo-lenslievin.fr Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=27153&req=Pont-à-Vendin Pont-à-Vendin on the Quid website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on September 1st 2008."
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