Carvin
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Carvin (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[2] about Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of Lens.
History
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Carvin was awarded the Croix de Guerre on 28 September 1920.
In May 1940, during the German invasion of France, a battle in Carvin's town centre allowed the bulk of British and French troops to escape to the Dunkirk evacuation. Once the allies had gone, the troops of the Wehrmacht arrested and murdered many miners at Arras.
In 1947, Carvin lost nearly a third of its territory with the separation of the commune of Libercourt.
Population
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Twin towns
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Carvin is twinned with:
See also
References
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- ↑ INSEE commune file
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External links
- Website of the Mairie de Carvin Template:In lang
- Website of the Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin Template:In lang
- website of the CWGC graves in the communal cemetery Template:In lang