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Boulonnais (land Area)
The Boulonnais () is a coastal area of northern France, around Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer. It has a curved belt of chalk downs which run into the sea at both ends, and geologically is the east end of the Weald-Artois Anticline. Administration The Pays Boulonnais is subdivided into 3 intercommunalities: the Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais, the Communauté de communes de la Terre des Deux Caps & the Communauté de communes de Desvres - Samer. Towns and villages of the Boulonnais See also *Côte d'Opale *Nausicaä Centre National de la Mer Nausicaa (; grc, Ναυσικάα, Nausikáa, or , ) also spelled Nausicaä or Nausikaa, is a character in Homer's ''Odyssey''. She is the daughter of King Alcinous and Queen Arete of Phaeacia. Her name means "burner of ships" ( 'ship'; 'to b ... External links Tourism in Boulogne and in the Boulonnais region [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Côte is a British cafe chain founded by Richard Caring, Andy Bassadone, Chris Benians and Nick Fiddler in Wimbledon, London Wimbledon () is a district and town of Southwest London, England, southwest of the centre of London at Charing Cross; it is the main commercial centre of the London Borough of Merton. Wimbledon had a population of 68,187 in 2011 which includes ... in 2007. There are now over 84 restaurants in the UK (as of June 2022). History The first restaurant was founded with its first bistro opening in Wimbledon in 2007. Its most recent restaurant opened in 2022 in Henley on Thames. In 2013 the founders sold their business stake for £100 million to the private equity firm CBPE. In 2020 Côte was acquired by Partners Group. During COVID, Côte also launched a restaurant at home delivery service coteathome.co.uk which received rave reviews by various food critics including Jay Rayner. References External links * Restaurant chains in the United Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isques
Isques (; nl, Izeke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A forestry, farming and dormitory village situated some south of Boulogne, at junction 28 of the A16 autoroute with the D901 (formerly the N1 Paris-Calais highway). The river Liane flows through the commune. Population Places of interest * The church of St. Apolline, dating from the sixteenth century. * The eighteenth-century chateau d'Hermerangues. * A sixteenth-century castle on a motte. * The sixteenth-century chateau de Quehen. * The eighteenth-century chateau de Pont-de-Briques. 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] |
Ambleteuse
Ambleteuse (; vls, Ambeltuwe) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. History Ambleteuse began as a hamlet of a few huts in the middle of the dunes, from which the derisory name of “carcahuttes" (huts made from old-boat hulls) was once given to its inhabitants by their neighbors at Audresselles. The reason for its existence relates to the temporary needs of various invaders for conquering people from either side of the English Channel. Ambleteuse is one of the candidates for the harbour that Julius Caesar used to set out from for his invasion of Britain in 54 BC, though Boulogne-sur-Mer is the more usually accepted site. The origin of the name of Ambleteuse remains uncertain. Some scholars claim it has Celtic origins (''Ambleat''), but that does not exclude the etymology "Hamel Thuys", a name given by the Saxons in the 6th century, as they too used the harbour when they emigrated to Great Britain. Henry VIII of England had two forts built here in 154 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wimille
Wimille is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Wimille is a farming and light industrial town situated some north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D233 and the D237 roads, on the banks of the river Wimereux. The river Slack forms the northern boundary of the commune. Junction 33 of the A16 autoroute with the D242 is within the commune's territory. Wimille-Wimereux station has rail connections to Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer. Population The inhabitants are called ''Wimillois''. Places of interest * The Column of the Grande Armée, also known as ''Napoleon’s column''. * The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century. * A sixteenth century chapel. * A seventeenth century drinking fountain. * The château de La Rivière, dating from the seventeenth century. * Four other châteaux: Lozembrune, Petit-Denacre, Grisendal and Billeauville, all dating from the eighteenth century. * The Terlincthun British Cemet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wimereux
Wimereux (; vls, Wimeruwe) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Wimereux is a coastal town situated some north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D233 and the D940 roads, on the banks of the river Wimereux. The river Slack forms the northern boundary of the commune, the English Channel the western. Farming and tourism are its principal activities. History At Pointe-aux-Oies, dolmen can still be seen at a Stone Age prehistoric site. Vauban built a coastal fort at the mouth of the river Wimereux, the ruins showed at low-tide until the 1940s. Napoleon ordered a port to be built here between 1803 and 1804, taking its name from the river. In 1840, the future Napoleon III, first president (and last monarch) of France, landed at Pointe aux Oies. The territory of Wimereux originally belonged to the commune of Wimille, from which it separated on 28 May 1899. In the same year, the first radio link between France and Engla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Martin-Boulogne
Saint-Martin-Boulogne (; vls, Sint-Maarten bij Bonen) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Saint-Martin-Boulogne is a farming and light industrial suburb east of Boulogne itself, at the junction of the N42 and D96 roads. Junctions 30 and 31 of the A16 autoroute lie within the commune's borders. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Martin, dating from the eighteenth century. * The modern church of Sts.Bernadette and Yde. * The Château de La Caucherie, dating from the nineteenth century. * The Château du Denacre, dating from the eighteenth century. * Three 17th century farmhouses and manorhouses. * A fifteenth century windmill and the ruins of a watermill. * The Meerut Military Cemetery (Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery). 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 fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Léonard, Pas-de-Calais
Saint-Léonard (; vls, Hokinghem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Saint-Léonard is a farming and light industrial town, situated some south of Boulogne, at the junction of the D901 and D940 roads. The A16 autoroute forms the eastern border of the commune and the river Liane the western. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Léonard, dating from the twelfth century and now a historical monument. * The modern church of St. Therése * The Château de Pont-de-Briques, (dating from the seventeenth century), a registered monument. * The nineteenth century Château Neuf. * Château des Lions (also known as Château Muhlberg), a château from the nineteenth century, now an orphanage 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] |
Pittefaux
Pittefaux (; vls, Pitesveld) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Pittefaux is situated northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D232 and D242 roads and by the banks of the river Wimereux. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Louis, dating from the nineteenth century. * The seventeenth-century chateau of Souverain-Moulin. * Ruins of a 14th-century castle. * Two 17th-century manorhouses. 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- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pernes-lès-Boulogne
Pernes-lès-Boulogne (, literally ''Pernes near Boulogne'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Pernes-lès-Boulogne is situated northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D233 and D233e roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St. Esprit, dating from the nineteenth century. * The three 16th century manorhouses of Senlecque, Godincthun and Huplandre. 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):Perneslesboulogne {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outreau
Outreau (; vls, Wabingen) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Outreau is a large industrial town and port situated adjacent to, and west of Boulogne, on the N1, N142 and D19 roads. The river Liane forms the eastern border of the commune with Boulogne. History The town suffered greatly from Allied bombing during World War II. Outreau is notorious throughout France for the ''Outreau trials'' of 2001–2004. Population Places of interest * The church of St. Wandrille, dating from the nineteenth century. * The sixteenth century manorhouse of La Tour du Renard. * The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery. * The war memorial, by Augustin Lesieux. Geographic location Twin towns * Eppelborn, Germany. 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] |
Neufchâtel-Hardelot
Neufchâtel-Hardelot (; vls, Nieuwkasteel-Hardelo) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The commune houses a PGL hotel named Le Pré Catelan. Geography Neufchâtel-Hardelot is a farming and tourist town of forests, golf courses and beaches, situated some south of Boulogne, at the junction of the D940, D308 and D215 roads. Junction 27 of the A16 autoroute is just within the commune’s territory, the western border of which is formed by the English Channel. History At the end of the 7th century, the grassy dunes area was known as "Mont Saint-Frieux", 153 metres above sea level, where a village was first built. The name later became Saint-Férieux. The name Neufchâtel has its origins in a castle, in this case the Chateau de Bellefontaine, which was engulfed by shifting sands. This may be the "Novum Castellum" that gave its name to Neufchâtel. Opinion is divided. The name Neufchâtel was recorded here for the first time in 117 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
