Avion, Pas-de-Calais
Avion is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
An ex-coal mining industrial town, with a little farming, situated just south of Lens at the junction of the N17, D40 and D55 roads.Sights
- The church of St. Eloi, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
- The modern church of St. Denis.
- The war memorial.
- The nearby Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
- The nearby Canadian National Vimy Memorial