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Auchy
Auchy may refer to: *Auchy-au-Bois, commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France *Auchy-lès-Hesdin, commune in the Pas-de-Calais department and Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France * Auchy-la-Montagne, commune in the Oise department in northern France *Auchy-les-Mines, commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France *Auchy-lez-Orchies Auchy-lez-Orchies is a Communes of the Nord department, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department References Co ..., commune in the Nord department in northern France * Villers-sur-Auchy, commune in the Oise department in northern France See also * Silvin of Auchy (c. 650 – 717 or 718), an evangelist in the area of Thérouanne, which is now in northern France {{geodis ...
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Auchy-les-Mines
Auchy-les-Mines () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Until 1926 it was named ''Auchy-lez-La-Bassée''. Geography A small ex- coal mining town, now mostly a light engineering and farming commune, situated east of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the N41 and the D163 roads. Coal mining Work on Mine 8 at Auchy-les-Mines began by the Compagnie des mines de Béthune in July 1891, and the mine was opened in November 1893. Shaft 8bis was started in November 1893. During World War I (1914–18) the front stabilized in the autumn of 1914 and a war of position began. The Mines de Béthune concession was cut in two along a line from Auchy-les-Mines to Liévin, with Mines 4 and 8 occupied by the Germans. Mine 4 (Vermelles) was recovered in December 1914, but Mine 8 (Auchy) was not recovered until the German troops withdrew at the end of the war. A long gallery led from the main Mines de Béthune concession to Mine 8 ...
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Auchy-lès-Hesdin
Auchy-lès-Hesdin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department and Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Auchy is situated on the D94 some east-southeast of Montreuil on the banks of the Ternoise, a tributary of the river Canche. History Formerly called Auchy-les-Moines, the village owes its origin to the monastery founded by Saint Sylvain, who came here from Toulouse in 700. Destroyed by the Normans, the monastery was rebuilt in the 11th century by the Counts of Hesdin, and entrusted to the Benedictine monks of St Bertin (see Saint-Omer) in 1072. Population Sights The abbey church The pillars of the nave and the first span of the choir date back to the middle of the 12th century, the last two sections of the choir around 1200. They are the only remnants of the original church, which had to be almost entirely rebuilt after its collapse in 1280. In 1415, several of the knights killed at Agincourt were buried here, including the Admiral of France, Jacques de Châti ...
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Auchy-lez-Orchies
Auchy-lez-Orchies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Nord (French department) French Flanders {{Nord-geo-stub ...
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Auchy-au-Bois
Auchy-au-Bois () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in a Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village situated west of Béthune and west of Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the N ..., at the junction of the D94 and the D341 roads. Population Sights * The church of St. Gilles, dating from the seventeenth century. * The old towers of the Château de Fromental, now farm buildings. See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References External links Article about Fromental farm Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ...
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Auchy-la-Montagne
Auchy-la-Montagne () is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. Population See also * Communes of the Oise department The following is a list of the 679 communes of the Oise department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Oise {{Oise-geo-stub ...
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Villers-sur-Auchy
Villers-sur-Auchy is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. See also * Communes of the Oise department The following is a list of the 679 communes of the Oise department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Oise {{Oise-geo-stub ...
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