Divion

Divion is a commune and in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography
An ex-coalmining town some 5 mi southwest of Béthune and 34 mi southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D341 and the N41 roads, now bypassed by the D301. Since the mid-1960s, work in farming and light industry have replaced coal mining.

Places of interest

 * The church of St.Martin, rebuilt, as was much of the town, after World War I.
 * The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
 * A fifteenth century sandstone cross.
 * Remains of an old castle.