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Richebourg, Pas-de-Calais
Richebourg (; pcd, Ricquebourq) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It was formed on 21 February 1971 by merging Richebourg-Saint-Vaast and Richebourg-l'Avoué. INSEE. In 1916 it was the site of the Battle of the Boar's Head. Bordering communes * Arrondissement of Béthune: ** **[...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] |
Vieille-Chapelle
Vieille-Chapelle ( vls, Oedekapelle) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Vieille-Chapelle is situated some northeast of Béthune and west of Lille, at the junction of the D182 and D172 roads. The river Lawe flows through the commune. Population Places of interest * Ruins of a medieval castle. * The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt along with much of the village, after World War I. * The war memorial. * The Commonwealth War Graves Commission The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations m ... cemeteries. See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References External links The CWGC graves in the commune’s cemeteryThe CWGC military cemetery Vieillechapelle {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Gorgue
La Gorgue is a town in northern France. It is a commune in the Nord department. The population of La Gorgue in 2019 was 5,639.Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019 INSEE It was the location of the Beaupré-sur-la-Lys Abbey, founded in 1221, whose grounds were used as a base during |
Nord (French Department)
Nord (; officially french: département du Nord; pcd, départémint dech Nord; nl, Noorderdepartement, ) is a department in Hauts-de-France region, France bordering Belgium. It was created from the western halves of the historical counties of Flanders and Hainaut, and the Bishopric of Cambrai. The modern coat of arms was inherited from the County of Flanders. Nord is the country's most populous department. It had a population of 2,608,346 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 59 Nord INSEE It also contains the metropolitan region of (the main city and the prefecture of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Dunkerque
The arrondissement of Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque, nl, Duinkerke) is an arrondissement of France in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 111 communes. Its population is 377,294 (2016), and its area is . It roughly corresponds to the French Westhoek (part of French Flanders), where traditionally French Flemish is spoken. Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Dunkirk, and their INSEE codes, are: # Armbouts-Cappel (59016) # Arnèke (59018) # Bailleul (59043) # Bambecque (59046) # Bavinchove (59054) # Bergues (59067) # Berthen (59073) # Bierne (59082) # Bissezeele (59083) # Blaringhem (59084) # Boeschepe (59086) # Boëseghem (59087) # Bollezeele (59089) # Borre (59091) # Bourbourg (59094) # Bray-Dunes (59107) # Brouckerque (59110) # Broxeele (59111) # Buysscheure (59119) # Caëstre (59120) # Cappelle-Brouck (59130) # Cappelle-la-Grande (59131) # Cassel (59135) # Coudekerque-Branche (59155) # Craywick (59159) # Crochte (59162) # Le Doulieu (59180) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lestrem
Lestrem (; ; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A small farming and light industrial town, situated some north of Béthune and west of Lille, on the D122, D178 and D975 roads, by the banks of the Lawe River. History The town was all but destroyed during the First World War. In 1940, the small hamlet of Le Paradis, on the south side of the commune, was the scene of a massacre of British troops of the BEF, during the Battle of France. The town is twinned with Swanland in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Population Places of interest * The church of St. Amé, dating from the sixteenth century. * Two other churches at the hamlets of La Fosse and Le Paradis. * The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neuve-Chapelle
Neuve-Chapelle ( vls, Nieuwkappel) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It was the site of a First World War battle in 1915. Geography Neuve-Chapelle is situated some northeast of Béthune and southwest of Lille, near the junction of the D947 and D171 roads. History The village gave its name to a battle of the First World War that began on 10 March 1915, and in which it was captured, not for the first time, by the IV and I Indian Corps. It was later adopted by the County Borough of Blackpool and was awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1922. Population Places of interest * The church of St. Christophe, rebuilt, as was much of the commune, after World War I. * The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries and memorials. * The Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial of the British Indian Army. * Finds from the battlefield, in the mairie. See also * Battle of Neuve Chapelle The Battle of Neuve Chapelle (10–13 March 1915) took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorgies
Lorgies () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Lorgies is situated some northeast of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D168 and D72 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St. Mathieu, rebuilt in 1931. * Le Bourg 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):The CWGC graves in the communal cemetery of Lorgies [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laventie
Laventie (; vls, Wentie) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A small farming and light industrial town, situated some northeast of Béthune and west of Lille, at the junction of the D166, D173 and D174 roads. Famous for its cherries. History In World War I, like other settlements in Pas-de-Calais Pas-de-Calais (, " strait of Calais"; pcd, Pas-Calés; also nl, Nauw van Kales) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments ..., Laventie was heavily fought over between German Empire, German and Allies of World War I, Allied forces. From 1915, there was constant underground fighting in the area, in which units like the 173rd Tunnelling Company, 173rd, 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company, 3rd Australian and 255th Tunnelling Company, 255th Tunnelling companies of the Royal Engineers, Tunnelling Companies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violaines
Violaines () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography An ex-coalmining region, Violaines is situated some east of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D167 and D947 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Vaast, rebuilt along with much of the village, after World War I. * The war memorial. * The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery. International relations Violaine is twinned with: * Schwerte-Wandhofen in Germany 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] |
La Couture, Pas-de-Calais
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La Couture (; vls, De Kouter) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A large farming village, situated some northeast of Béthune and west of Lille at the junction of the D169 and the D170 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St. Pierre, rebuilt along with the rest of the village. after World War I. * The memorial to Portuguese soldiers of 1914–18. See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References Couture Couture may refer to: People * Couture (surname) Places Belgium * Couture-Saint-Germain, a village in the municipality of Lasne, Belgium Canada * Couture crater and Lac Couture, an impact crater and the lake that covers it in Quebec, Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communauté D'agglomération De Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane is the ''communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the cities of Béthune and Bruay-la-Buissière. It is located in the Pas-de-Calais department, in the Hauts-de-France regions, northern France. It was created in January 2017 by the merger of the former communauté d'agglomération de Béthune Bruay Nœux et environs and the former '' communautés de communes'' Artois-Lys and Artois-Flandres. Its area is 645.6 km2. Its population was 276,759 in 2018.Comparateur de territoire INSEE, accessed 5 April 2022. Composition The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 100 communes:[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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