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  3. Hauts-de-France
  4. Pas-de-Calais
  5. 62800 Liévin

  6. Fosse 3 and 3 bis of the Lens mines in Lievin

 Fosse 3 and 3 bis of the Lens mines in Lievin à Liévin dans le Pas-de-Calais

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine minier
Fosse de mines
Pas-de-Calais

Fosse 3 and 3 bis of the Lens mines in Lievin

    Rue Montgolfier
    62800 Liévin
Photo de Fosse 3 and 3 bis of the Lens mines in Lievin

Origin and history

The pit 3 and 3 bis of the Lens mines in Lievin is a monument located in the town of Lievin, in the Hauts-de-France. This mining site is an integral part of the region's industrial heritage, marked by the coal mining that has shaped the local economy and society for decades. Coal mines have played a central role in the economic and social development of the Hauts-de-France.

The pits, like that of Lievin, were strategic places where extraction activities were concentrated, but also the life of the working communities. These sites symbolize the industrial era and its transformation to mining territories.