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Canton Of Aire-sur-la-Lys
The canton of Aire-sur-la-Lys is a canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. Composition At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 14 to 17 communes: *Aire-sur-la-Lys (Ariën) * Blessy * Estrée-Blanche (Strate) *Guarbecque (Gaverbeke) *Isbergues (Iberge) *Lambres *Liettres (Liste) *Ligny-lès-Aire *Linghem *Mazinghem * Quernes (Kernes) * Rely *Rombly * Roquetoire (Rokesdorn) *Saint-Hilaire-Cottes * Witternesse (Witernes) *Wittes (Witteke) Population See also *Cantons of Pas-de-Calais * Communes of Pas-de-Calais * Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department References Aire-sur-la-Lys Aire-sur-la-Lys (, literally ''Aire on the Lys''; vls, Ariën-aan-de-Leie) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. Geography The commune is located 16 kilometres (10 mi) southeast of Saint-Omer, at the junction . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aire-sur-la-Lys
Aire-sur-la-Lys (, literally ''Aire on the Lys''; vls, Ariën-aan-de-Leie) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. Geography The commune is located 16 kilometres (10 mi) southeast of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the N43 with several departmental roads, by the banks of the Leie ( French: ''Lys'') and the Laquette rivers. History Aire-sur-la-Lys is mentioned for the first time in 857. It developed around a fort or castrum built by Baldwin II, Count of Flanders in response to the Norman invasions. More growth followed with the establishment of the Collegiate church of Saint-Pierre by Baldwin V, Count of Flanders. The town was laid siege ten times between 1127 and 1710. It was separated from the County of Flanders and attached to the County of Artois in 1196. Subsequently, ruled by the Burgundians then by the Spanish. The town was besieged in 1676 by VaubanUser:Épiméthée/Vauban-Intelligence, p 167 and retaken for France, although it remained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linghem
Linghem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Linghem is situated about northwest 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 ..., on the D90 road. The A26 autoroute forms the western border of the commune. Population Places of interest * The church of St. Vaast, 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] |
Communes Of Pas-de-Calais
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):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020. * * * |
Cantons Of Pas-de-Calais
The following is a list of the 39 cantons of the Pas-de-Calais department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015: * Aire-sur-la-Lys * Arras-1 * Arras-2 * Arras-3 * Auchel * Auxi-le-Château * Avesnes-le-Comte * Avion * Bapaume * Berck * Béthune * Beuvry * Boulogne-sur-Mer-1 * Boulogne-sur-Mer-2 * Brebières * Bruay-la-Buissière * Bully-les-Mines * Calais-1 * Calais-2 * Calais-3 * Carvin * Desvres * Douvrin * Étaples * Fruges * Harnes * Hénin-Beaumont-1 * Hénin-Beaumont-2 * Lens * Liévin * Lillers * Longuenesse * Lumbres * Marck * Nœux-les-Mines * Outreau * Saint-Omer * Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise * Wingles Wingles () is a commune of the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography An ex-coalmining area, now a farming and light industrial town, Wingles lies north of Lens, at the junction of the N47, D39 and the D16 ... References {{Cantons of France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institut National De La Statistique Et Des études économiques
The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (french: link=no, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques), abbreviated INSEE or Insee ( , ), is the national statistics bureau of France. It collects and publishes information about the French economy and people and carries out the periodic national census. Headquartered in Montrouge, a commune in the southern Parisian suburbs, it is the French branch of Eurostat. The INSEE was created in 1946 as a successor to the Vichy regime's National Statistics Service (SNS). It works in close cooperation with the Institut national d'études démographiques (INED). Purpose The INSEE is responsible for the production and analysis of official statistics in France. Its best known responsibilities include: * Organising and publishing the national census. * Producing various indices – which are widely recognised as being of excellent quality – including an inflation index used for determining the rates o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wittes
Wittes (; vls, Witteke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Wittes is located 9 miles (14 km) southeast 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 ..., at the N43 and D197 road junction and on the banks of the small river Melde, a tributary of the Lys. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Omer, dating from the nineteenth century. See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References External links Official commune website Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witternesse
Witternesse ( vls, Witernes) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Witternesse is situated some west of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D186e and D186 roads. The A26 autoroute passes by the commune. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Martin, dating from the seventeenth century. * The watermill. * The seventeenth century priory, now a peoples home. * The manor and museum of La Besvre. 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< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Hilaire-Cottes
Saint-Hilaire-Cottes () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Saint-Hilaire-Cottes is situated some northwest of Béthune and west of Lille, at the junction of the D943 and D91 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St. Hilaire, dating from the sixteenth century. * The church of St. Omer, at Cottes, dating from the fifteenth century. * The Commonwealth War Graves Commission The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations m ... graves. See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References External links The CWGC graves in the churchyard Sainthilairecottes {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roquetoire
Roquetoire (; vls, Rokesdorn) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Roquetoire is located some 7 miles (12 km) southeast 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 ... at the junction of the D195 and the D187 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Michel, dating from the nineteenth century. * The eighteenth century Château de La Morande. See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References External links Official website Internet website : villagederoquetoire.free.fr Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rombly
Rombly () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département'' in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Rombly is situated some northwest of Béthune and west of Lille, on the D186 road. Population Places of interest * The remains of a 14th-century castle donjon A keep (from the Middle English ''kype'') is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars have debated the scope of the word ''keep'', but usually consider it to refer to large towers in .... 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] |
Rely, Pas-de-Calais
Rely is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Rely is situated some west of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D341 (an old Roman road, the Chaussée Brunehaut) and the D90 road. The A26 autoroute passes by the commune. History The village of Rely existed during the Gallo-Roman period and was located on a Roman road, the ‘’Chausée (carriageway) Brunehaut’’, that connected Thérouanne, Arras and Boulogne-sur-Mer. Many villages on or near this Brunehaut road have the same origins, such as Blessy, Estrée-Blanche, Ligny, Auchy-au-Bois and Ferfay. Originally small Roman stations where troops or convoys came to rest and eat on their travels between Rome, Arras, Thérouanne and Boulogne, these stations then developed and became the villages of today. The castle, built on a hill surrounded by a wide and deep moat served as a refuge against the successive invasions and plundering of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quernes
Quernes (; vls, Kernes) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Quernes is situated some northwest of Béthune and west of Lille, at the junction of the D186e1 and D186 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Omer, dating from the eighteenth century. * Remains of an ancient watermill. 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] |
