Ascq station

Ascq station is a railway station serving the former village of Ascq, now part of Villeneuve-d'Ascq city, Nord department, northern France.

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Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France
Also known as: “Gare d’Ascq”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint-Pierre-en-Antioche Church, Ascq and Mémorial Ascq 1944.

Saint-Pierre-en-Antioche Church, Ascq

Church

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Saint-Pierre-en-Antioche Church is a Catholic church located in the village of Ascq, now part of the commune of Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Nord department, northern France. Saint-Pierre-en-Antioche Church, Ascq is situated 290 metres south of Ascq station.

Mémorial Ascq 1944

Museum

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Mémorial Ascq 1944 is a museum, which is situated 570 metres east of Ascq station.

Ascq Communal Cemetery

Cemetery

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Ascq Communal Cemetery is a cemetery located in the former village of Ascq, today a district of Villeneuve d'Ascq, Nord, France. Ascq Communal Cemetery is situated 610 metres southeast of Ascq station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ascq and Annappes.

Ascq

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Ascq is a former commune on the Marque river in the Nord department in northern France, seven kilometers from Belgium. Agricultural village until the Industrial Revolution, the former independent commune merged with others to become a district of the new town planned community of Villeneuve-d'Ascq since 1970.

Annappes

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Annappes is a village and former commune of the Nord Department of France, on the river Marque. In 1970, it was merged with the communes of Ascq and Flers-lez-Lille to form the new commune of Villeneuve d'Ascq. It is still a district of the commune today.