• Source: Billy-Montigny

Billy-Montigny (French pronunciation: [bili mɔ̃tiɲi]; Picard: Bili-Montini) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.




Geography


An ex-coalmining industrial town situated just 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the centre of Lens at the junction of the N43 and D46 roads. The coal lasted just over 100 years, the last pits closing in the 1960s.




Population






Sights


The church of St. Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.




History


The history of the area remains marked by the Courrières mine disaster which resulted in 1,099 casualties on 10 March 1906 in the area of the communes of Billy-Montigny, Méricourt and Sallaumines.




Personalities


Georges Lech and Bernard Lech, footballers
ZywOo, professional Counter-Strike player




International relations


The commune is twinned with:

Trzebinia, Poland
Reggello, Italy
Bonen, Germany




See also


Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department




References






External links



Official town website (in French)
The CWGC graves in the commune cemetery

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Komune di departemen Pas-de-Calais
• Billy
• Daftar stasiun SNCF di Nord-Pas de Calais
• Trzebinia
• Haucourt, Pas-de-Calais
• Lépine, Pas-de-Calais
• Sarton, Pas-de-Calais
• Crépy, Pas-de-Calais
• Manin, Pas-de-Calais
• Maizières, Pas-de-Calais
• Billy-Montigny
• Billy
• Courrières mine disaster
• Montigny-en-Gohelle
• Canton of Harnes
• Communauté d'agglomération de Lens – Liévin
• Arrondissement of Lens
• Azincourt
• Billy-Berclau
• Lens, Pas-de-Calais