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Communauté De Communes Du Ternois
The Communauté de communes du Ternois is a ''communauté de communes'', an intercommunal structure, in the Pas-de-Calais and Somme departments, in the Hauts-de-France region, northern France. It was created in January 2017 by the merger of the former communautés de communes L'Auxillois, Région de Frévent, Le Pernois and Vertes Collines du Saint-Polois. 30 August 2016, p 59 Its area is 633.6 km2, and its population was 38,158 in 2018.Comparateur de territoire INSEE, accessed 8 April 2022. Its seat is in |
Hauts-de-France
Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its Prefectures in France, prefecture is Lille. The new region came into existence on 1 January 2016, after 2015 French regional elections, regional elections in December 2015. The Conseil d'État (France), Conseil d'État approved Hauts-de-France as the name of the region on 28 September 2016, effective the following 30 September. With 6,009,976 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2015) and a population density of 189 inhabitants/km2, it is the third most populous region in France and the second most densely populated in metropolitan France after its southern neighbour Île-de-France. It is bordered by Belgium to the north. Toponymy The region's working title, interim name ''Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie'' was a hyphenated name, hyphenated placename, creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auxi-le-Château
Auxi-le-Château (; pcd, Aussi-ch’Catiau) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department in northern France. Geography A farming town located 28 miles (45 km) west south west of Arras at the junction of the D938, D933 and D941 roads. The Authie (river), Authie river flows through the town, which once divided the commune into two parts, one in the Pas-de-Calais and the other in the Somme (department), Somme department. It is so named because it was a border fort, but there is now no sign of a castle, apart from some ruins at the top of the Chemin de la Belle Inutile. Population History Until the abolition of the Provinces of France in 1791, Auxi-le-Château was part of the province of Picardy. Sights * The Flamboyant, Flamboyant Gothic Saint Martin's church (16th century) * The neo-Gothic Town Hall. * The ruins of a 12th-century castle. * Seventeenth- and eighteenth-century houses. * Watermills. * The Museum of Arts and Folklife, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyaval
Boyaval is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A farming village located 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Arras on the D71 road. Population Sights * The church of St. André, dating from the twentieth century. * The chateau, 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):Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{Arras-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bours, Pas-de-Calais
Bours () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A farming village located 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Arras on the D89 road, in the valley of the river Clarence. Population Sights * The church of Sainte-Austreberthe, dating from the eleventh century. * The (restored) castle donjon, also from the eleventh century. Built of sandstone by Hugues de Bours. 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 {{Arras-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouret-sur-Canche
Bouret-sur-Canche (, literally ''Bouret on Canche''; pcd, Bouret-su-Canche) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A farming village located 20 miles (32 km) west of Arras on the D329 road, by the banks of the river Canche. Population Sights * The church of St. Vaast, dating from the eighteenth century. * An eighteenth-century chapel. 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 {{Arras-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boubers-sur-Canche
Boubers-sur-Canche is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography Boubers-sur-Canche is a farming village located 24 miles (38 km) west of Arras at the junction of the D112 and D340 roads, by the banks of the river Canche. The village wins national and international prizes for its flower display. Population Sights * The church of St. Leger, dating from the seventeenth century. * An eighteenth-century chateau. * Public and private gardens. 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] |
Bonnières, Pas-de-Calais
Bonnières () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Canteleux was merged into Bonnières. 25 September 2018, modified 26 October 2018 Geography A farming village located 26 miles (41 km) west of at the junction of the D115 and D114 roads.History During , Bonnières was subjected to heavy |
Boffles
Boffles () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography Boffles is a small village located 25 miles (41 km) west of Arras on the D116 road. The market town of Auxi-le-Château lies 4 miles to the west and Frevent, 6 miles to the east. Auxi-le-Château has a weekly market, banks, supermarkets and a selection of shops. There are also several restaurants and bars serving local French cuisine. The village is situated near a number of sights of the Pas-de-Calais and the Somme region, including a number of museums and battlefield sites relating to both first and second world wars. The Picardy region and Paris are also accessible from the village. Boffles has its own Maire, Raymond Croisel, Mairie at 21 Rue Marronniers and a church and records date to 1763. As well as French residents, there are a number of English, Dutch and Brazilian people who live in the village. The graves of four British soldiers killed during war ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blangerval-Blangermont
Blangerval-Blangermont is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A farming village located 25 miles (40 km) west of Arras on the D109 road. Population Sights * The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twentieth century. * The church of St. Jacques, 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):Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{Arras-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bermicourt
Bermicourt () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A small farming village located 28 miles (47 km) northwest of Arras on the D98 road. History On 15 September 1916, during the First World War, shortly before Haig's attack on Flers, the British Tank Corps, equipped with its new 'secret weapon', the tank A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armour, and good battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engi ..., and commanded by General Hugh Elles set up its headquarters at Chateau de Bermicourt. At that time the chateau belonged to Count Jean de Hauteclocque. The headquarters remained stationed there until the end of the war. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergueneuse
Bergueneuse (; pcd, Berguigneu) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography Bergueneuse consists of a village located 28 miles (42 km) northwest of Arras at the D94 and D71 road junction. Population Sights * The seventeenth-century church. 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 {{Arras-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauvois, Pas-de-Calais
Beauvois () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A small village located 30 miles (50 km) west-northwest of Arras at the junction of the D104 with the D99 road. Population The inhabitants are called ''Beauvoisains''. Sights * The church of St. Jean-Baptiste, dating from the nineteenth century. * The statue of Dikembe Mutombo built in 1843. 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 {{Arras-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |