Billy-Montigny Explained

Billy-Montigny (pronounced as /fr/; pcd|Bili-Montini) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.^[2]

Geography

An ex-coalmining industrial town situated just 4miles east of the centre of Lens at the junction of the N43 and D46 roads. The coal lasted just over 100 years, the last pits closing in the 1960s.

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

History

The history of the area remains marked by the Courrières mine disaster which resulted in 1,099 casualties on 10 March 1906 in the area of the communes of Billy-Montigny, Méricourt and Sallaumines.

Personalities

• Georges Lech and Bernard Lech, footballers
• ZywOo, professional Counter-Strike player

International relations

The commune is twinned with:

• Trzebinia, Poland
• Reggello, Italy
• Bonen, Germany

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• Official town website
• The CWGC graves in the commune cemetery

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62133-billy-montigny INSEE commune file