Noyelles-Godault

Noyelles-Godault (Nöyel-Godault) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography
Noyelles-Godault is a former coal mining town, nowadays a light industrial and commercial town, 10 mi east of Lens, at the junction of the A21 autoroute and A1 autoroute.

Notable people

 * Maurice Thorez, politician, was born here in 1900.

Places of interest

 * The church of St.Martin, rebuilt along with most of the town, after the First World War.
 * One of the most important commercial zone of the region which surrounds the Auchan mall.