| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin is an area of great architectural and landscape diversity. | |
| Location | Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France |
| Includes | 108 components |
| Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iv), (vi) |
| Reference | 1360 |
| Inscription | 2012 (36th Session) |
| Area | 3,943 ha (9,740 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 18,804 ha (46,470 acres) |
| Coordinates | 50°27′45″N 3°32′46″E / 50.46250°N 3.54611°E |
  Location of Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin in France | |
The Nord-Pas-de-Calais Mining Basin is a mining basin in Northern France that stretches across the Nord and Pas-de-Calais departments. The region is famous for its long history of coal extraction and its testimony to a significant period in the history of industrialisation in Europe, and as a result it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2012.[1] This area has been shaped by three centuries of coal extraction from the late 17th century through the 20th century, and demonstrates the evolution of coal mining techniques and worker conditions during that time.[1]
- ^ a b "Nord-Pas-de-Calais". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 4 December 2021.