Aix-Noulette

Aix-Noulette
Coat of arms
Aix-Noulette
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Aix-Noulette
Coordinates: 50°25′36″N 2°42′38″E / 50.4267°N 2.7106°E / 50.4267; 2.7106Coordinates: 50°25′36″N 2°42′38″E / 50.4267°N 2.7106°E / 50.4267; 2.7106
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Sains-en-Gohelle
Intercommunality	Lens-Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Lefèbvre
Area1	10.44 km2 (4.03 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	3,798
• Density	360/km2 (940/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62019 / 62160
Elevation	57–172 m (187–564 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Aix-Noulette is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming and light industrial village situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Lens at the junction of the D937 and D165 roads. Junction 6.1 of the A26 autoroute is within the borders of the commune.

Population

Sights

• The church of St.Germain, dating from the 13th century.
• The feudal motte.
• Remains of a medieval castle.
• The three Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
• The Église Saint-Germain d’Aix-Noulette has Georges Saupique statues of St Barbara and St Nicholas.

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aix-Noulette.

• Aix-Noulette Communal Cemetery Extension - CWGC cemetery
• Bois de Noulette British Cemetery - CWGC cemetery
• Tranchee de Mecknes Cemetery - CWGC cemetery
• Aix-Noulette on the Quid website (French)
• Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin (French)