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 1 mi 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

International relations
Avion is twinned with:
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Doncaster, England, since May 1981.
 * 🇩🇪 Oelsnitz/Erzgebirge, Germany since 1961.
 * 🇵🇱 Zgorzelec, Poland since 1987.
 * Zagorje ob Savi, Slovenia since 1961.