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Fouquières-lès-Lens

commune in Pas-de-Calais, France
Organization commune_of_france Q841168
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Fouquières-lès-Lens

Summary

Fouquières-lès-Lens is a commune of France[1]. Fouquières-lès-Lens ranks in the top 0.97% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #301 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fouquières-lès-Lens received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918[3].
  • Fouquières-lès-Lens is located in Pas-de-Calais[4].
  • Fouquières-lès-Lens is located in Agglomeration community of Lens – Liévin[5].
  • Fouquières-lès-Lens is located in arrondissement of Lens[6].
  • Fouquières-lès-Lens is in the country of France[7].
  • Fouquières-lès-Lens's head of government is recorded as Donata Hochart[8].
  • Fouquières-lès-Lens's image is recorded as Hôtel de Ville - Fouquières-Lez-Lens.jpg[9].
  • Fouquières-lès-Lens's instance of is recorded as commune of France[10].
  • Fouquières-lès-Lens's shares border with is recorded as Harnes[11].
  • Fouquières-lès-Lens's shares border with is recorded as Méricourt[12].
  • Fouquières-lès-Lens's shares border with is recorded as Montigny-en-Gohelle[13].
  • Fouquières-lès-Lens's shares border with is recorded as Noyelles-sous-Lens[14].
  • Fouquières-lès-Lens's shares border with is recorded as Sallaumines[15].
  • Fouquières-lès-Lens's shares border with is recorded as Billy-Montigny[16].
  • Fouquières-lès-Lens's shares border with is recorded as Courrières[17].
  • Fouquières-lès-Lens's coat of arms image is recorded as Blason Fouquières-lès-Lens.svg[18].
  • Fouquières-lès-Lens's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 302939714[19].
  • Fouquières-lès-Lens's locator map image is recorded as Map commune FR insee code 62351.png[20].
  • Fouquières-lès-Lens's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 152687934[21].
  • Fouquières-lès-Lens's postal code is recorded as 62740[22].
  • Fouquières-lès-Lens's Commons category is recorded as Fouquières-lès-Lens[23].
  • Fouquières-lès-Lens's Insee municipality code is recorded as 62351[24].
  • Fouquières-lès-Lens's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1159563[25].
  • Fouquières-lès-Lens's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[26].
  • Fouquières-lès-Lens's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[27].

Body

Identity

Fouquières-lès-Lens's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Fouquières-lès-Lens'}[28].

Recognition

Fouquières-lès-Lens received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918[3].

Why It Matters

Fouquières-lès-Lens ranks in the top 0.97% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #301 of 31,031).[2] Fouquières-lès-Lens has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Fouquières-lès-Lens is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

What awards did Fouquières-lès-Lens receive?

Honors received include Croix de guerre 1914–1918[3].

Related Entities

Billy-Montigny Courrières France Harnes Méricourt Montigny-en-Gohelle Noyelles-sous-Lens Sallaumines

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . INSEE code. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Harnes, Méricourt, Montigny-en-Gohelle +4
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+22'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+43'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+30'}
    Country → —
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