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Arrondissement Of Saint-Omer
The arrondissement of Saint-Omer is an arrondissement of France in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 89 communes. Its population is 129,608 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Omer, and their INSEE codes, are: # Acquin-Westbécourt (62008) # Affringues (62010) # Aire-sur-la-Lys (62014) # Alquines (62024) # Arques (62040) # Audincthun (62053) # Audrehem (62055) # Avroult (62067) # Bayenghem-lès-Seninghem (62088) # Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques (62087) # Beaumetz-lès-Aire (62095) # Bellinghem (62471) # Blendecques (62139) # Bléquin (62140) # Boisdinghem (62149) # Bomy (62153) # Bonningues-lès-Ardres (62155) # Bouvelinghem (62169) # Campagne-lès-Wardrecques (62205) # Clairmarais (62225) # Clerques (62228) # Cléty (62229) # Coulomby (62245) # Coyecques (62254) # Delettes (62265) # Dennebrœucq (62267) # Dohem (62271) # Ecques (62288) # Elnes (62292) # Enquin-lez-Guinegatte ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Omer
Saint-Omer (; vls, Sint-Omaars) is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in France. It is west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais, and is located in the Artois province. The town is named after Saint Audomar, who brought Christianity to the area. The canalised section of the river Aa begins at Saint-Omer, reaching the North Sea at Gravelines in northern France. Below its walls, the Aa connects with the Neufossé Canal, which ends at the river Lys. History Saint-Omer first appeared in the writings during the 7th century under the name of Sithiu (Sithieu or Sitdiu), around the Saint-Bertin abbey founded on the initiative of Audomar, (Odemaars or Omer). Omer, bishop of Thérouanne, in the 7th century established the Abbey of Saint Bertin, from which that of Notre-Dame was an offshoot. Rivalry and dissension, which lasted till the French Revolution, soon sprang up between the two monasteries, becoming especially virulent when in 1559 St Omer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayenghem-lès-Seninghem
Bayenghem-lès-Seninghem (, literally ''Bayenghem near Seninghem''; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A village located 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Saint-Omer Saint-Omer (; vls, Sint-Omaars) is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in France. It is west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais, and is located in the Artois province. The town is named after Saint Audoma ..., on the D204 road, just off the N42. Population Sights * St. Martin's sixteenth-century church. See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cléty
Cléty (; pcd, Kelty) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A small farming village situated 10 miles (16 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the D193 and D928 crossroads. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Leger, dating from the seventeenth century. See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 890 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clerques
Clerques (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A small farming village situated 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, on the D217 road, nestled in the valley of the river Hem at the foot of the Boulonnais, which is a wooded ridge at this point. Two hamlets, Audenfort to the west and Le Hamel to the East, make up the remainder of the commune. Population History The recent history of the village was marked by the flooding of the river, on August 13, 2006. The stone bridge in the village centre, built in 1862, was destroyed after exceptional rainfall upstream at Licques. The river, usually quiet, had accumulated such a speed it turned into an uncontrollable torrent. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clairmarais
Clairmarais (; vls, Klaarmares) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village situated in reclaimed marshland, 2 miles (3 km) northeast of Saint-Omer, on the D209 road. The Neufosse Canal, which connects the rivers Aa and Lys, passes by the commune. Population History It owes its origin to the famous Cistercian abbey founded by St. Bernard in 1140. He gave the village the name of Claromarisco (later to be Clarus Mariscus and then Clermarez) because of the huge marshes and many rivers in the vicinity. The Dutch ''Klaarmares'' and West Flemish ''Cleremeersch'' names reflect the nature of the terrain, too. Clairmarais became a fully-fledged common in 1790 when the abbey was going to be destroyed and sold as a national asset during the French Revolution. During World War I, the Royal Flying Corps, and later Royal Air Force, operated from Clairmarais aerodrome. Places of interest * The church of St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campagne-lès-Wardrecques
Campagne-lès-Wardrecques (, literally ''Campagne near Wardrecques'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Campagne-lès-Wardrecques is a village situated 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Saint-Omer, on the D200 road, near the junction of the N42 and N43 roads. The Neufosse Canal passes by the commune. Population Places of interest * The church of St. Martin, dating from the sixteenth century. See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 890 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Campagneleswardrecques {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouvelinghem
Bouvelinghem (; pcd, Bouvelinghin; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A village situated 10 miles (16 km) west of Saint-Omer Saint-Omer (; vls, Sint-Omaars) is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in France. It is west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais, and is located in the Artois province. The town is named after Saint Audoma ..., on the D208 road. It was completely destroyed by fire in 1876. Population Sights * The church of the Assumption, dating from the early 20th century. * The ruins of a chateau. See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonningues-lès-Ardres
Bonningues-lès-Ardres (, literally ''Bonningues near Ardres''; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A village situated 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Saint-Omer Saint-Omer (; vls, Sint-Omaars) is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in France. It is west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais, and is located in the Artois province. The town is named after Saint Audoma ..., on theD217 road. Population Sights * The church of St. Leger, dating from the sixteenth century. See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bomy
Bomy () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography Bomy is situated 12 miles (19 km) south of the town of Saint-Omer, on the D130 road. It is surrounded by the communes of Beaumetz-lès-Aire, Erny-Saint-Julien and Laires. Population Sights * The church of St. Vaast, dating from the thirteenth century. * The remains of the old château, where a truce between France and Spain was signed in 1537. * The present-day château. The building dates from 1755. It was confiscated during the French Revolution and sold for use as a sugar beet factory. It was sold again in 1839 to the Baron de Vilmarest. Image:bomy3.jpg, The wooded site of the old château Image:bomy4.jpg, The main façade of the present building Image:bomy1.jpg, View of the rear of the château Image:bomy5.jpg, Weir on the river Locquette See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 890 communes of the Pas-de-Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boisdinghem
Boisdinghem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A small village situated 5 miles (8 km) west of Saint-Omer, on theD206 road. Population Sights * The church of St. Omer, dating from the seventeenth century Notable residents * Alphonse Pinart (1852-1911), explorer, philologist, and ethnographer Ethnography (from Greek ''ethnos'' "folk, people, nation" and ''grapho'' "I write") is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures. Ethnography explores cultural phenomena from the point of view of the subject o ... See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bléquin
Bléquin (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A village situated 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, on theD202 road. Population Sights * The nineteenth-century church of St. Omer. * The ruins of a 13th-century chateau. See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 890 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blendecques
Blendecques (; vls, Blendeke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A town situated 3 miles (5 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D77, D210 and D211 roads. The river Aa flows through the commune. The town has a football team and a basketball team. Population Personalities * Alfred Machin, filmmaker, was born here. Sights * The nineteenth-century church of St. Gilles. * The Chapelle de Soyecques. * The eighteenth-century Château de La Garenne. * Another Château of the 19th century . * The abbey of Sainte-Colombe, dating from the twelfth century. * The remains of some old watermills and lime-kilns. See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 890 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
