Cambrin

French commune
name= Cambrin
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Béthune
canton= Cambrin (chef-lieu)
insee=62200
cp=62149
maire=Odette Duriez
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois
longitude=2.74333333333
latitude=50.5119444444
alt moy=30 m
alt mini=19 m
alt maxi=31 m
hectares=177
km²=1,77
sans=957
date-sans=1999
dens=540|

Cambrin is a commune and chief town of a canton in the Pas-de-Calais "département" in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming and light industrial village some convert|5|mi|km|1 east of Béthune and convert|18|mi|km|1 southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D166 and the N41 roads, by the banks of the small river Surgeon.
The marshes of Cambrin are an area of ponds and swamps bordering the communes of Cuinchy and Annequin. They cover 22 hectares and are open to the public. This natural space is managed by the Nature Conservatory Sites of Nord and Pas-de-Calais. [ [http://www.conservatoiresitesnpc.org Conservatoire des Sites Naturels du Nord et du Pas de Calais ] ]
As fenland, it plays a major ecological function for the water for the town and surrounding area and contributes to reducing the pollution of surface water.The marshes, which had formerly been used to pump cooling water to the power station of Violaines, consists of a vast wooded wetland. The place is so attractive that a discovery trail has been created for visitors to enjoy their natural heritage. Many species of birds may be observed along this path.

Population

Places of interest

* The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt along with the rest of the village, after the First World War.
* The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.
* The war memorial, one of seven replicas (in France) of Bartholdi’s Statue of Liberty.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

* [http://www.cambrin.fr/ Official website of the village] fr
* [http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=16800&mode=1 The CWGC extension to the communal cemetery]
* [http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=3400&mode=1 The CWGC military cemetery]
* [http://www.agglo-artoiscomm.fr/ Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=26697&req=Cambrin Cambrin on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on July 12th 2008."