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Cigarette Camp
A Cigarette Camp was one of a number of temporary U.S. Army "tent cities" situated principally around the French ports of Le Havre and Marseilles following their captures by Allied Forces in the wake of the Allied D-Day invasion in June 1944 and Operation Dragoon in August 1944. Le Havre camps were located in an area the Army designated the "Red Horse" staging area and named after popular brands, including Camps Lucky Strike, Old Gold, and Pall Mall. Another group of temporary camps established at the same time in France took their names from United States cities and are referred to as "City Camps". A single Cigarette Camp, Tophat, was located in Antwerp, Belgium. The Cigarette Camps were administered by the 89th Infantry Division, headquartered at Bois-Guillaume, near Rouen. Origin of names The names of cigarettes and cities were chosen for two reasons: First, and primarily, for security. Referring to the camps without an indication of their geographical location went a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tent City
A tent city is a temporary housing facility made using tents or other temporary structures. State governments or military organizations set up tent cities to house evacuees, refugees, or soldiers. UNICEF's Supply Division supplies expandable tents for millions of displaced people. Informal tent cities may be set up without authorization by homeless people or protesters. Tent cities set up by homeless people may be similar to shanty towns, which are informal settlements in which the buildings are made from scrap building materials. Shoddy and lower-condition tent cities may be considered skid rows or a facet of them. Military In the military, the term "tent city" usually refers to temporary living quarters erected on deployed military bases, such as those found in Bosnia and Herzegovina or Iraq. Depending on the branch of service and the length of time the tent city has been in place, the living space may be equipped with most modern amenities. For sanitary reasons, military ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Pierre-de-Varengeville
Saint-Martin-de-Varengeville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A small town of forestry, farming and a little light industry situated by the banks of the Seine, some northwest of Rouen at the junction of the D90, D43 and the D86 roads. Population Places of interest The church of St. Martin, dating from the nineteenth century. * The chapel of St. Gilles, dating from the seventeenth century. * The nineteenth-century chateau Le Breton. * The seventeenth-century stone cross. * The chapel of St. Anne. * Traces of an ancient castle. See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Maritime. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,Statistics Belgium; ''Loop van de bevolking per gemeente'' (Excel file) Population of all municipalities in Belgium, . Retrieved 1 November 2017. it is the most populous municipality in Belgium, and with a metropolitan population of around 1,200,000 people, it is the second-largest metrop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Valery-en-Caux
Saint-Valery-en-Caux (, literally ''Saint-Valery in Pays de Caux, Caux'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Seine-Maritime Departments of France, department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy region in northern France. The addition of an acute accent on the "e" (Valéry) is incorrect. Geography The town is located north of Rouen. A small fishing port and light industrial town situated in the Pays de Caux, some west of Dieppe at the junction of the D53, D20, D79 and the D925 roads. Here, huge chalk cliffs rise up from the pebble beach (sandy at low tide) to overlook the English Channel. The Gare de Saint-Valery-en-Caux, SNCF station closed in the 1990s and the only public transport available is an infrequent bus service. History It is said to have been founded by Walric, abbot of Leuconay, Saint Valery in the 7th century. A monastery was built on the site of the present-day town and was known as ‘’’Sanctum Walaricum’’’ in 990 Common Era, CE, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cany-Barville
Cany-Barville () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A farming and light industrial town situated by the banks of the river Durdent in the Pays de Caux, some southwest of Dieppe, at the junction of the D925, D10 and the D268 roads. Heraldry Population Places of interest * The church of St. Siméon, at Barville, dating from the 16th century * The church of St. Martin, at Cany, dating from the 13th century * The 17th-century chapel of St. Gilles and St. Leu * The 17th-century château de Cany, built between 1640 and 1656 by François Mansart, with its chapel and a park * Remains of a fortified manor house dating from the 14th century * A feudal motte at Barville * The 15th-century watermill and museum. Notable people * Louis Bouilhet, French poet, was born here. See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Maritime. The com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Sylvain, Seine-Maritime
Saint-Sylvain () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A small farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some west of Dieppe at the junction of the D68 and the D105 roads. Huge chalk cliffs rise up from the pebbly beach and overlook the English Channel, forming the northern border of the commune's territory. Heraldry Population Places of interest * The church of St.Silvain, dating from the thirteenth century. * A sixteenth-century stone cross. * The thirteenth-century château of Anglesqueville-les-Mur. See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Maritime. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvetot
Yvetot () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. It is the capital of the Caux region. History The name Yvetot comes from the Germanic ''Yvo'' and the Old Norse ''-topt''. Therefore, Yvetot means 'property of Yvo'. The lords of Yvetot bore the title of king from the 15th until the middle of the 16th century, their petty monarchy being popularized in one of Béranger's songs. In 1592, Henry IV here defeated the troops of the Catholic League. The town's prosperity was linked to strong commerce, developed as early as the 17th century, thanks to its fiscal statutes and to cotton spinning, which saw massive expansion after 1794. In the 19th century, the town developed fabric production. Until 1926, Yvetot had been chef-lieu of the old arrondissement of Yvetot, and a sub-prefecture. During this period of reorganisation, it lost its status of sub-prefecture. In World War II, Yvetot was practically razed in 1940 by the Germans. Later, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doudeville
Doudeville () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography Called the flax capital, the town is situated at the centre of the Pays de Caux, the chalk plateau in High Normandy and one widely known for its fields of blue-flowered flax. Demography Since 1793, the population has varied between 3,792 and 1,993. In the early 21st century, it is 87% of that at the dawn of the nineteenth, when there was more demand for labour on the land. History At Doudeville, the General Assemblies of linen producers were held regularly - which is where the idea of Doudeville's claim to be linen capital arose. In the nineteenth century, there was a trade in linen cloth and canvas; enough to employ 8,000 people in ten businesses in the region. Literary connection Guy de Maupassant set a good number of his stories in this region. "The yard of the farm, enclosed by trees, seemed to sleep ... The shade of the apple trees gathered itself round their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yerville
Yerville () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A small farming and light industrial town situated in the Pays de Caux, some northwest of Rouen at the junction of the D929 with the D142 road. The A29 autoroute forms the southern border of the commune's territory. Heraldry Population Places of interest * The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century. * Ruins of the sixteenth-century chateau of Thibermesnil. See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Maritime. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Seine-Maritime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ourville-en-Caux
Ourville-en-Caux is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A farming village with a little light industry, in the Pays de Caux, situated some northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D5, D50, D28 and D75. Heraldry Population Places of interest * The church, dating from the nineteenth century. See also * Communes of the Seine-Maritime department The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Maritime. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Seine-Maritime {{LeHavre-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gainneville
Gainneville () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography Gainneville is a small farming town situated in the Pays de Caux, east of Le Havre, at the junction of the D6015 (ex- N15) and D111 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century. Notable people The professionnel footballers, Anthony Le Tallec and his brother Damien Le Tallec, are originally from Gainneville. See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Maritime. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
