Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin
Also known as APPHIM, bassin minier du Nord-Pas-de-Calais, houillères du Nord-Pas-de-Calais, houillères Nord-Pas de Calais, houillères Nord-Pas-de-Calais, mission Bassin minier, northern French coal mining region
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
France
Inscribed
2012
Area
3,943 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin is about 30 km west of Mons. The nearest other World Heritage site is Belfries of Belgium and France, about 19 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Mons · about 91,000 peopleabout 30 km east
- Lille · about 1,044,000 peopleabout 40 km north-west
- Arras · about 64,000 peopleabout 60 km west
- Gent · about 444,000 peopleabout 65 km north
- Charleroi · about 345,000 peopleabout 65 km east
- Brussels · about 1,743,000 peopleabout 70 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Belgium, FranceCultural19 km away
BelgiumCultural19 km away
BelgiumCultural21 km away
BelgiumCultural31 km away
BelgiumCultural39 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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