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"Carvin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography East of Pas-de-Calais (Béthune, Lens, Hénin- Beaumont) An ex-coalmining commune, now a light industrial and farming town, situated some northeast of Lens, completely encircled by the N17 and D919 ring road. History Major excavations have recently revealed occupation going back to Neolithic times. This settlement is linked to the existence of the vast wet depression around the now-disappeared castle of Epinoy. In the early 12th century, the hamlet of Épinoy, now the east part of the commune, was the home of the hermit Saint Druon of Sebourg. The history of this market town, located on the road between Arras, Lille and Tournai, was then marked by coalmining, starting in the mid-nineteenth century and ending in 1975. One of the smaller mining companies had its headquarters in Carvin. At nationalization, the pits and mining facilities were consolidated within the Oignies group. During World War I, from October 1914 to October 1918, Carvin was occupied by the Germans. Located at the rear of the front as a garrison town for both German military and civilians. The bodies of over 6,000 soldiers are laid to rest in one of the largest German cemeteries in the Nord-Pas-de- Calais region. Carvin was awarded the Croix de Guerre on September 28, 1920. In May 1940, during the German invasion of France, Carvin’s town centre was the scene of a major battle that allowed the bulk of British and French troops to get to Dunkirk and freedom. Once the allies had gone, the troops of the Wehrmacht delivered fierce reprisals on the population of the towns of mining pit 4: Carvin, Courrières and Oignies. Following the miners' strike in May and June 1941 which spread throughout the Nord-Pas-de-Calais, many miners (mostly communists) were arrested and executed at Arras. In 1947, Carvin lost nearly a third of its territory with the separation of the commune of Libercourt, which claimed its independence. The town lost much of its industry during the years 1970 to 1990. Mining, construction and engineering were all reduced in size. Much of the railway network was dismantled in the early 1990s. Today it is mostly a services and residential commune for the regional capital, Lille. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Martin, dating from the eighteenth century. * Two nineteenth-century churches, of St. Druon and St.Barbe. * The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery. Notable people * Jacques Secrétin, international table tennis player, was born in Carvin in 1949. International relations Carvin is twinned with: * Kłodzko, Poland * Carvico, Italy See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References * INSEE commune file External links * Website of the Mairie de Carvin * Website of the Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin * website of the CWGC graves in the communal cemetery Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais Category:County of Artois "
"Cauchy-à-la-Tour (; Dutch:"Turringhem" (house of the sons of Turr)) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming and ex-coalmining village some southwest of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D183 and the D341 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of Saint-Pierre, rebuilt after the First World War. * The war memorial. * Ruins of an old castle. Notable people * Philippe Pétain, marshal of France, was born here on the 24 April 1856. See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References * INSEE commune file External links * Website of the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois Cauchyalatour "
"Croisilles may refer to: France Several communes in France: *Croisilles, Calvados, in the Calvados département *Croisilles, Eure-et-Loir, in the Eure- et-Loir département *Croisilles, Orne, in the Orne département *Croisilles, Pas-de-Calais, in the Pas-de-Calais département Papua New Guinea *Cape Croisilles, Papua New Guinea *Croisilles languages of Papua New Guinea New Zealand *Croisilles Harbour, New Zealand *Croisilles Peak, New Zealand "