Fosse n° 1 des mines de Courrières
Fosse n° 1 des mines de Courrières is a memorial in Courrières, Arrondissement of Lens, Hauts-de-France. Fosse n° 1 des mines de Courrières is situated nearby to the health club Carpe Diem, as well as near the sports venue Stade Gabriel Péri.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle Sainte-Thérèse-de-l’Enfant-Jésus de Courrières and Église Saint-Piat.
Chapelle Sainte-Thérèse-de-l’Enfant-Jésus de Courrières
Church
Photo: Strikehard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle Sainte-Thérèse-de-l’Enfant-Jésus de Courrières is a church, which is situated 760 metres north of Fosse n° 1 des mines de Courrières.
Église Saint-Piat
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Piat is a church, which is situated 1 km north of Fosse n° 1 des mines de Courrières.
Hénin-Beaumont
Railway station
Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, GPL.
Hénin-Beaumont is a railway station, which is situated 3½ km south of Fosse n° 1 des mines de Courrières.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harnes and Oignies.
Harnes
Town
Photo: JÄNNICK Jérémy, Public domain.
Harnes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Harnes is situated 2½ km west of Fosse n° 1 des mines de Courrières.
Oignies
Town
Photo: JÄNNICK Jérémy, Public domain.
Oignies is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 10 miles northeast of Lens. Oignies is situated 4 km northeast of Fosse n° 1 des mines de Courrières.
Carvin
Town
Photo: JÄNNICK Jérémy, Public domain.
Carvin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about 14 miles northeast of Lens. Carvin is situated 5 km north of Fosse n° 1 des mines de Courrières.
Fosse n° 1 des mines de Courrières
- Type: Memorial
- Also known as: “Fosse Poussière” and “Puits n° 1”
- Categories: coal mine and historic site
- Location: Courrières, Arrondissement of Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.44704° or 50° 26′ 49″ northLongitude
2.9447° or 2° 56′ 41″ eastInception
1851Operator
BRGMNetwork
Compagnie des Mines de CourrièresOpen location code
9F24CWWV+RVOpenStreetMap ID
node 3274458961OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q3079546
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“Fosse n° 1 des mines de Courrières” goes by many names.
- French: “fosse n° 1 des mines de Courrières”
- French: “Fosse no 1 des mines de Courrières”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carpe Diem and Stade Gabriel Péri.
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