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Canton Of Arques
The Canton of Arques is a former canton situated in the Pas-de-Calais département and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It had a total of 20,550 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).Populations légales 2012: 62 Pas-de-Calais INSEE Geography This canton was centred on the town of Arques in the |
Arques, Pas-de-Calais
Arques () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France, bordering Saint-Omer. Geography Arques is situated in the middle of the Hauts-de-France region, 40 km from Calais and Dunkerque, and 45 km from Boulogne-sur-Mer. It lies on the border of the departments of Pas-de-Calais and Nord. The town is crossed by the Neufossé Canal, which connects the rivers Aa and Lys. The commune also includes several lakes—Beauséjour, Arc-en-ciel, Malhôve, Batavia—and part of the forest of Rihout-Clairmarais. History Arques is in the region of French Flanders. As this area has been under Belgian, English, French and Spanish rule, many of the names are French versions of names in other languages. In the wake of the Battle of the Golden Spurs a battle was fought here in April 1303 between French and Flemish. The Flemish were victorious in the Battle of Arques (1303). Arques is not to be confused with Arques-la-Bataille, where the Battle of Arques (158 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Former Cantons Of Pas-de-Calais
A former is an object, such as a template, gauge or cutting die, which is used to form something such as a boat's hull. Typically, a former gives shape to a structure that may have complex curvature. A former may become an integral part of the finished structure, as in an aircraft fuselage, or it may be removable, being using in the construction process and then discarded or re-used. Aircraft formers Formers are used in the construction of aircraft fuselage, of which a typical fuselage has a series from the nose to the empennage, typically perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The primary purpose of formers is to establish the shape of the fuselage and reduce the column length of stringers to prevent instability. Formers are typically attached to longerons, which support the skin of the aircraft. The "former-and-longeron" technique (also called stations and stringers) was adopted from boat construction, and was typical of light aircraft built until the ad ... [...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] |
Arrondissement Of Saint-Omer
The arrondissement of Saint-Omer is an arrondissement of France in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 89 communes. Its population is 129,608 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Omer, and their INSEE codes, are: # Acquin-Westbécourt (62008) # Affringues (62010) # Aire-sur-la-Lys (62014) # Alquines (62024) # Arques (62040) # Audincthun (62053) # Audrehem (62055) # Avroult (62067) # Bayenghem-lès-Seninghem (62088) # Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques (62087) # Beaumetz-lès-Aire (62095) # Bellinghem (62471) # Blendecques (62139) # Bléquin (62140) # Boisdinghem (62149) # Bomy (62153) # Bonningues-lès-Ardres (62155) # Bouvelinghem (62169) # Campagne-lès-Wardrecques (62205) # Clairmarais (62225) # Clerques (62228) # Cléty (62229) # Coulomby (62245) # Coyecques (62254) # Delettes (62265) # Dennebrœucq (62267) # Dohem (62271) # Ecques (62288) # Elnes (62292) # Enquin-lez-Guinegatte ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campagne-lès-Wardrecques
Campagne-lès-Wardrecques (, literally ''Campagne near Wardrecques'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Campagne-lès-Wardrecques is a village situated 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Saint-Omer, on the D200 road, near the junction of the N42 and N43 roads. The Neufosse Canal passes by the commune. Population Places of interest * The church of St. Martin, dating from the sixteenth 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):Campagneleswardrecques {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blendecques
Blendecques (; vls, Blendeke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A town situated 3 miles (5 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D77, D210 and D211 roads. The river Aa flows through the commune. The town has a football team and a basketball team. Population Personalities * Alfred Machin, filmmaker, was born here. Sights * The nineteenth-century church of St. Gilles. * The Chapelle de Soyecques. * The eighteenth-century Château de La Garenne. * Another Château of the 19th century . * The abbey of Sainte-Colombe, dating from the twelfth century. * The remains of some old watermills and lime-kilns. 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] |
Helfaut
Helfaut (; vls, Helveld; pcd, Hérfauw) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A large village situated 4 miles (6 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the D195 and D198 crossroads. It is located on a geological formation called the "plateau d'Helfaut", which separates the Aa valley to the north from the Lys valley, to the south. The commune is home to a unique geological heritage, resulting in an unusual landscape. The sides of the old quarries alongside the plateau display many geological strata. The quarries of Heuringhem and Blendecques have collapsed as a result of soil creep. The commune gave its name to 'Dilluvium d’Helfaut', a flint and clay formation rare in France and Europe. The commune is home to many rare and protected species in a heathland landscape, which is unusual for northern France and justified the creation of a nature reserve (Les Landes d'Helfaut). Population The inhabitants are called ''Helfalo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as Constituency, constituencies for the election of members of the representative assemblies established in each of France's territorial departments (Departmental council (France), departmental councils, formerly general councils). For this reason, such elections were known in France as "cantonal elections", until 2015 when their name was changed to "departmental elections" to match the departmental councils' name. As of 2015, there were 2,054 cantons in France. Most of them group together a number of Communes of France, communes (the lowest administrative division of the French Republic), although larger communes may be included in mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Audomar, who brought Christianity to the area. The canalised section of the river Aa begins at Saint-Omer, reaching the North Sea at Gravelines in northern France. Below its walls, the Aa connects with the Neufossé Canal, which ends at the river Lys. History Saint-Omer first appeared in the writings during the 7th century under the name of Sithiu (Sithieu or Sitdiu), around the Saint-Bertin abbey founded on the initiative of Audomar, (Odemaars or Omer). Omer, bishop of Thérouanne, in the 7th century established the Abbey of Saint Bertin, from which that of Notre-Dame was an offshoot. Rivalry and dissension, which lasted till the French Revolution, soon sprang up between the two monasteries, becoming especially virulent when in 1559 St Omer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Saint-Omer
The arrondissement of Saint-Omer is an arrondissement of France in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 89 communes. Its population is 129,608 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Omer, and their INSEE codes, are: # Acquin-Westbécourt (62008) # Affringues (62010) # Aire-sur-la-Lys (62014) # Alquines (62024) # Arques (62040) # Audincthun (62053) # Audrehem (62055) # Avroult (62067) # Bayenghem-lès-Seninghem (62088) # Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques (62087) # Beaumetz-lès-Aire (62095) # Bellinghem (62471) # Blendecques (62139) # Bléquin (62140) # Boisdinghem (62149) # Bomy (62153) # Bonningues-lès-Ardres (62155) # Bouvelinghem (62169) # Campagne-lès-Wardrecques (62205) # Clairmarais (62225) # Clerques (62228) # Cléty (62229) # Coulomby (62245) # Coyecques (62254) # Delettes (62265) # Dennebrœucq (62267) # Dohem (62271) # Ecques (62288) # Elnes (62292) # Enquin-lez-Guinegatte ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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