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Communauté De Communes De La Région D'Audruicq
The Communauté de communes de la Région d'Audruicq is the ''communauté de communes'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Audruicq. It is located in the Pas-de-Calais department, in the Hauts-de-France region, northern France. It was created on 1 January 1994. Its seat is in Audruicq.CC de la Région d'Audruicq (N° SIREN : 246200844) BANATIC, accessed 7 April 2022. Its area is 220.0 km2. Its population was 27,630 in 2018, of which 5,422 in Audruicq proper.Comparateur de territoire INSEE, accessed 7 April 2022. |
Audruicq
Audruicq (; vls, Ouderwijk, lang) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. Geography A town located 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Calais, at the junction of the D224 with the D309 road. History Baldwin II, Count of Flanders named it a city in 1175, rebuilding the castle and converting the surrounding marshland to tillable soil. After continuously changing authority between the 13th century and the 17th century, Audruicq finally became a French town after the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Population Sights * The eighteenth-century church of St. Martin. * The eighteenth-century château. Personalities * Gilbert Brazy: Born at Audruicq on 15 February 1902. A pilot, he disappeared, flying a "Latham47" in the Arctic in 1928 with Roald Amundsen.1 International relations Audruicq is twinned with: Hawkhurst in Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Offekerque
Offekerque ( vls, Offekerke, lang) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Offekerque is a farming village, originally of marshland, now drained by the river Oye and ditches around the commune, some east of Calais, on the D230, half a mile from the A16 autoroute. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Marie-Madeleine, dating from the twentieth century. * A brick-built windmill. 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):Statistical data [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zutkerque
Zudkerque () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Zutkerque is located 11 miles (17 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, at the D226 road junction with the D191. History Zutkerque had a castle in Roman times, known as the Promontory. Mentioned for the first time in 1084, its name comes from Dutch and means "South church" (compare nearby Nortkerque). In 1396, Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy stayed at the castle. The English occupied it in the year 1405. Louis XI took it back in 1477 and king Henry VII fought and won it again in 1488. Finally, in 1542 the French, under Antoine de Bourbon, duke of Vendôme, re-took it and completely destroyed the castle. In May 1595, the village church was looted by the French. On 7 August 1635, a body of Spanish troops, from Saint-Omer, seized the town. In 1638, the French seized the village back again. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Martin, dating from the sixteenth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vieille-Église
Vieille-Église ( vls, Oudekerke, lang) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Vieille-Église is located 9 miles (15 km) east of Calais, at the D229 and D255 road junction, just a hundred yards from the A16 autoroute. Population Places of interest * The church of Saint Omer, dating from the nineteenth 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):Vieilleeglise Pale of Calais {{PasdeCalais-geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Omer-Capelle
Saint-Omer-Capelle (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Saint-Omer-Capelle is located some 8 miles (13 km) to the east of Calais on the D229 road and just a few hundred yards from the A16 autoroute. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Omer, dating from the eighteenth 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):Saintomercapelle {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Folquin
Saint-Folquin (; vls, Sint-Volkwin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France named for a 9th-century Christian saint named Folquin. Geography Saint-Folquin is located some 8 miles (13 km) east of Calais on the D229 road, just yards from junction 51 of the A16 autoroute. Population Places of interest * The church of St. Folquin, dating from the sixteenth century * The motte of a 14th-century castle 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):Saintfolquin {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Marie-Kerque
Sainte-Marie-Kerque (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Sainte-Marie-Kerque is located some 8 miles (13 km) to the east of Calais on the D224E1 and D218E1 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the fifteenth century. * The church of St.Nicholas, dating from the nineteenth century. * The Château du Wetz. 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):Saintemariekerque {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruminghem
Ruminghem () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Ruminghem is located about 10 miles (16 km) north of Saint-Omer on the D217 road. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Martin, dating from the 18th century. See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department * Chinese Labour Corps The Chinese Labour Corps (CLC; french: Corps de Travailleurs Chinois; ) was a force of workers recruited by the British government in the First World War to free troops for front line duty by performing support work and manual labour. The French ... References External links Ruminghem Carnival Association Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recques-sur-Hem
Recques-sur-Hem () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Recques-sur-Hem lies 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 the D217 road, by the banks of the river Hem. Population Places of interest * The thirteenth-century church of St. Wandrille. * The eighteenth-century Château de Cocove * Traces of ancient châteaux. See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References Recquessurhem {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polincove
Polincove (; nl, Pollinkhove) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Polincove lies about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Calais, at the junction of the D218 and D219 roads and by the banks of the river Hem. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Leger, dating from the eighteenth 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):Statistical data INSEE [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oye-Plage
Oye-Plage (; vls, Ooie, lang) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Oye-Plage lies about east of Calais, on the junction of the D219 and the D940. The commune is nearly a mile from the English Channel. History The commune has ancient origins. The name is first recorded as ''Ogia'' in the 8th century, which means 'island' ( Protogermanic ''*aujō''), was used for those islands that survived high tides. The Vikings landed here in 879 with the aim of invading Moriny. In the county of Boulogne until 1259, Oye belonged to the counts of Artois until 1346, the English until 1558 and to the Kings of France since that date, under the name of Oye county. It was at Oye chateau that a peace treaty was signed on 6 July 1439 between France and England. There is nothing left of the castle and adjacent forts which were tasked to block the road against first the Flemish and then the Spanish. The only witness to the past, the church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nouvelle-Église
Nouvelle-Église ( vls, Nieuwkerke, lang) (English: New Church) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area .... Geography Nouvelle-Église lies about 6 miles (9 km) east of Calais, at the junction of the D229 and the D219 roads, half a mile from junction 50 of the A16 autoroute. Population Places of interest * The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century. See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References Nouvelleeglise Pas-de-Calais communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia Pale of Calais {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |