Angres
Encyclopedia
Angres is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
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centre, at the junction of the D51 and D58e roads. The A26 autoroute
passes by, just within the borders 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 and light industrial suburb situated just3 miles (4.8 km) southwest 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:...
centre, at the junction of the D51 and D58e roads. 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...
passes by, just within the borders of the commune.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St.Cyr, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
- The war memorials.