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Lievin
France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and comprises various overseas islands and territories which are located in other regions. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. At 674,843 square kilometres, France is the world's 40th-largest country after Myanmar. France is a member of The European Union and Paris is the capital of this nation. The sole official language of France is French. Since prehistoric times, France has been a crossroads of trade, migrations, and invasions.
Lievin is a town and commune in northern France, in the departement of Pas-de-Calais. Its population as of 1999 was 33,943 in the city, 21,622 in the northern canton and 25,766 in the southern canton with a Land area of 12.83 square kilometers and has a population density of 2,646 inhabitants per square kilometer. Lievin is the chief town of two cantons. It belongs to the communaute d'agglomeration of Lens-Lievin or Communaupole which gathers 36 communes. It is situated at an altitude of 32 meters to 80 meters above sea level.
The city of Lievin is an old mining city of Pas-de-Calais. Near Lens, this modest-sized city nevertheless has several nursery schools, schools, colleges, a university, a swimming pool, a city library, a cultural and social center, a hospital, a covered stadium, several gardens and parks, two movie theaters, two cemeteries, a Catholic church, a shopping center, a National Police station, a fire station, a complete intercommunity transportation system, regional newspapers, the main ones being La Voix du Nord or Voice of the North and Nord Eclair or Northern Flash, etc. The city has also recently acquired ADSL, Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line, connectivity.
France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. There's a term for their seductive lifestyle, Douce France or Sweet France and you'll find yourself using it often. Douce France taught the world just how sweet life should be.
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