Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin

Local nameCité 10
LocationHauts-de-France

The Nord-Pas-de-Calais Mining Basin is a mining basin in Northern France that stretches across the Nord and Pas-de-Calais departments. The region is famous for its long history of coal extraction and its testimony to a significant period in the history of industrialisation in Europe, and as a result it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2012. This area has been shaped by three centuries of coal extraction from the late 17th century through the 20th century, and demonstrates the evolution of coal mining techniques and worker conditions during that time.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord-Pas_de_Calais_Mining_Basin

Coordinates 50°26'30.648" N 2°41'8.565" E

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