Mare aux canards

Mare aux canards is a grassland in Bénifontaine, Arrondissement of Lens, Hauts-de-France. Mare aux canards is situated nearby to Ouette de Magellan, as well as near Émeus.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lens - Bénifontaine Airfield and Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Lens - Bénifontaine Airfield

Aerodrome

Photo: Luluba82, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lens - Bénifontaine Airfield is an aerodrome.

Stade Bollaert-Delelis

Stadium

Photo: Liondartois, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Stade Bollaert-Delelis is the main football stadium in Lens, France, that was built in 1933. It is the home of RC Lens. The stadium's capacity is 38,223 – about 7,000 more than the city's population. Stade Bollaert-Delelis is situated 3½ km south of Mare aux canards.

Église Saint-Auguste de Vendin-le-Vieil

Church

Photo: JÄNNICK Jérémy, Public domain.

Église Saint-Auguste de Vendin-le-Vieil is a church, which is situated 2 km southeast of Mare aux canards.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lens and Liévin.

Lens

Photo: Dvillafruela, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lens is a city in Hauts-de-France, France. A former industrial city, its wealth was founded on textiles and coal mining. In 2009, the Louvre opened a branch in Lens, called - naturally enough - Louvre-Lens.

Liévin

Town

Photo: JÄNNICK Jérémy, Public domain.

Liévin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The inhabitants are called Liévinois in French. Liévin is situated 6 km southwest of Mare aux canards.

Avion

Town

Photo: Maitre So, Public domain.

Avion is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Avion is situated 6 km south of Mare aux canards.

Mare aux canards

Type: Tourist attraction
Categories: tourism and grassland
Location: Bénifontaine, Arrondissement of Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude

50.46414° or 50° 27′ 51″ north

Longitude

2.82437° or 2° 49′ 28″ east

Open location code

9F24FR7F+MP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 983879718

OpenStreetMap feature

attraction=animal

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=grass

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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