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Communauté D'agglomération Des Deux Baies En Montreuillois
The Communauté d'agglomération des Deux Baies en Montreuillois is a '' communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, in the Pas-de-Calais department, in the Hauts-de-France region, northern France. It was created in January 2017 by the merger of the former communautés de communes Montreuillois, Opale Sud and Mer et Terres d'Opale. 31 August 2016, p 59 Its seat is in Montreuil.CA des De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreuil, Pas-de-Calais
Montreuil (; also nl, Monsterole), also known as Montreuil-sur-Mer (; pcd, Montreu-su-Mér or , literally ''Montreuil on Sea''), is a sub-prefecture in the Pas-de-Calais department, northern France. It is located on the Canche river, not far from Étaples. The sea, however, is now some distance away. Montreuil-sur-Mer station has rail connections to Arras and Étaples. Sights Montreuil is surrounded by notable brickwork ramparts, constructed after the destruction of the town by troops of Habsburg emperor Charles V in June 1537. These fortifications pre-date the extensive fortification of towns in northern France by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban in the 17th century. History Montreuil was the headquarters of the British Army in France during the First World War from March 1916 until it closed in April 1919. The military academy there provided excellent facilities for GHQ. Montreuil was chosen as GHQ for a wide variety of reasons. It was on a main road from London to Paris� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beutin
Beutin () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A small village situated some 4 miles(6 km) northwest of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the N39 road, by the banks of the Canche river. Population 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] |
Étaples
Étaples or Étaples-sur-Mer (; vls, Stapel, lang; pcd, Étape) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is a fishing and leisure port on the Canche river. History Étaples takes its name from having been a medieval staple port (''stapal'' in Old Dutch), from which word the Old French word ''Estaples'' derives. As a port it was part of the administrative and economic complex centred on Montreuil after access from the sea to that town was restricted by silting. The site of modern Étaples lies on the ridge of dunes which once lay to seaward of a marsh formed off-shore from the chalk plateau of Artois. From the Canche northwards, the dunes tend to extend inland, all the way to the old chalk cliff. It lay just outside the southern edge of the mediaeval Boulonnais and some eighteen kilometres () south of the geological region of that name. The dunes were established as the sea level rose during the Quaternary and show signs of habitation during the Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estréelles
Estréelles is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A village situated some 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer at the D127 road. Population Places of interest * The seventeenth century church of Saint Omer * The former Protestant church of the late 15th century, which was demolished in 1970. Foundations of chequered sandstone and carved flint are all that remain. Image:Le fort estréelles 027.jpg , The Protestant church, known as "The fort". Image:Le fort estréelles 020.jpg , Front view Image:Le fort 018.jpg , Side view Image:Le fort 022.jpg , From the valley Image:Le fort estréelles 026.jpg , During demolition, in 1970 Image:Le fort vue d'artiste 034.jpg , An artist's impression Image:Le fort estréelles article de presse 023.jpg , Newspaper article Image:Le fort et l'église estréelles 019.jpg , The village church See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estrée
Estrée is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A village situated some 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer Montreuil (; also nl, Monsterole), also known as Montreuil-sur-Mer (; pcd, Montreu-su-Mér or , literally ''Montreuil on Sea''), is a sub-prefecture in the Pas-de-Calais department, northern France. It is located on the Canche river, not far fr ... at the D127 road. It is one of many villages in the north of France bearing the name ''Estrées''. The etymology of the name is from ''strata'' ( cognate of English "street"), the word for the stone-layered Roman roads in the area (some of which turned into modern highways). Hence ''Estreti'', ''village on the road'' which developed into ''Estrées''. Population Places of interest * The nineteenth century church of Saint Omer See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{PasdeCalais-geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Écuires
Écuires (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A village situated just outside Montreuil-sur-Mer on the N1 road. Places of interest * The fifteenth-century church of St. Vaast * The sixteenth-century Château du Quiévremont Population 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] |
Cucq
Cucq (; unofficially also: ''Cucq-Trépied-Stella-Plage''; vls, Kuuk, lang) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Cucq is made up of three villages: Cucq itself, the second village of Trépied in the north and the coastal resort of Stella-Plage to the west. History During the Merovingian period, the terrain presently occupied by Cucq, Le Touquet, Merlimont and Berck was either marshland or tidal. Little by little, the sea withdrew and the marshes were covered by sand and the dunes. The grass-covered dunes of Cucq and Trépied are the result of centuries of coastal movement. The sand of the lower beach, blown by the wind at low tide, accumulated to form a cordon of dunes along the coast. Origins of the names of Cucq and Trépied Cucq or Cuc in Celtic meant "height, hill" or in Latin "fortified". The town was originally situated on a dune slightly higher than others in the vicinity, from which the comparison and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cormont
Cormont () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A village situated some 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Boulogne-sur-Mer on the D147 and D146 road junction. History Mentioned first in 826, as "Curmons". Places of interest The twelfth century church of St. Michel. Population 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] |
Conchil-le-Temple
Conchil-le-Temple (; pcd, Conchil-l'Tempe) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A large village situated some 8 miles (17 km) southwest of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D940E1 and D143 road junction. A rural, wooded area featuring many lakes and nature trails to walk and ride. History It has been known by various names over the centuries: in 845 as Concilium, in 1406 as Conchy-les-Waben and by 1608 as Conchie. Conchil was listed among the possessions of the abbey of Saint Riquier in the 9th century. A house known as ’’’Temple-lez-Waben’’’ was a commandery of the Templars. In 1307, two Templars from here (Raoul Monteswis and Eudes of Écuires) were captured and burnt at the stake at nearby Montreuil. As with much of this region of France, the wars of the 15th century caused major devastation. The mill, temple and many buildings were destroyed. The church, dedicated to Saint Blaise, had been established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colline-Beaumont
Colline-Beaumont () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A small village situated some 11 miles (17 km) south of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D141 and D143 road junction, by the banks of the river Authie, the border with the Somme department. Population 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):Collinebeaumont {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campigneulles-les-Petites
Campigneulles-les-Petites () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A village situated some 2 miles (3 km) southwest of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D917 road. Population 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):Campigneulleslespetites {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campigneulles-les-Grandes
Campigneulles-les-Grandes () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A village situated some 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D917 road. Population 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):Campigneulleslesgrandes {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
