Avion, Pas-de-Calais

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Avion (French pronunciation: [avjɔ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

An ex-coal mining industrial town, with a little farming, situated just 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Lens at the junction of the N17, D40 and D55 roads.

Population

Sights

The amusement park « Ch'ti Parc »

* The church of St. Eloi, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.

• The modern church of St. Denis.
• The war memorial.
• The nearby Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
• The nearby Canadian National Vimy Memorial

International relations

Avion is twinned with:^[5]

• Doncaster, England, since May 1981.^[6]
• Oelsnitz/Erzgebirge, Germany since 1961.
• Zgorzelec, Poland since 1987.
• Zagorje ob Savi, Slovenia since 1961.

Photographs

• 
  The library and Place des Droits de l'Enfant
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  La Maison de l'Enfant
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  One of lakes in the parc Glissoire
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  The canoe course in the parc Glissoire
• 
  The city of the Republic view from the top of the slag heap in the parc Glissoire
• 
  The church from the top of the spoil heap in the park of the Glissoire
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  The Parc Glissoire
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  The bathing area view in the parc Glissoire
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  The city of Lens view from the top of the slagheap
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  The church of Avion

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
5. "Annuaire des villes jumelées | AFCCRE". Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
6. "British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com]". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin (in French)
• Website about Avion and the Palestinians (in French)
• Ch'ti Parc adventure playground website (in French)
• The CWGC graves in the commune cemetery