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Ternois
The river Ternoise (; nl, Ternaas) is one of the small chalk streams that flow from the plateau of the southern Boulonnais and Picardy, via the Canche, into the English Channel. The basin of the Ternoise extends to and lies in the southern end of the ''département'' of Pas-de-Calais. It is one of the rivers of the Seven Valleys tourist area and gives its name to the Ternois area. Geography The long river rises at Ligny-Saint-Flochel and passes through Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise to join the river Canche at Huby-Saint-Leu, near to the town of Hesdin. Towns and villages along the course The Ternoise flows through the following places (all within the Pas-de-Calais department): * Ligny-Saint-Flochel, Roëllecourt, Saint-Michel-sur-Ternoise, Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, Gauchin-Verloingt, Hernicourt, Wavrans-sur-Ternoise, Monchy-Cayeux, Anvin, Teneur, Érin, Tilly-Capelle, Blangy-sur-Ternoise, Blingel, Rollancourt, Auchy-lès-Hesdin, Le Parcq, Grigny and Huby-Saint-Leu. Tributaries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise (, literally ''Saint-Pol on Ternoise''; vls, Sint-Pols-aan-de-Ternas) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is the seat of the canton of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise. The population of the town is 4,909 (2019). History The county of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, usually referred to as just Saint-Pol, was originally a stronghold of the Counts of Flanders and was established as a county in the late 9th century. When the county passed out of the family of the Flemish counts, it remained subject to the Count of Flanders as his vassals until 1180. It became subject to France, then Artois (1237–1329), then France again until it ceased to exist as a county and was annexed to France in 1702. Saint-Pol was first controlled by the Flemish counts, then by the family known as Campdavaine from early in the 11th century. In 1205 the county passed to the seigneurs of Châtillon through marriage, and remained with this dynasty until 1360 when it passed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Michel-sur-Ternoise
Saint-Michel-sur-Ternoise (, literally ''Saint-Michel on Ternoise'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Saint-Michel-sur-Ternoise is an eastern suburb of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, on the banks of the Ternoise The river Ternoise (; nl, Ternaas) is one of the small chalk streams that flow from the plateau of the southern Boulonnais and Picardy, via the Canche, into the English Channel. The basin of the Ternoise extends to and lies in the southern en ... river, some west of Arras, at the junction of the D8 and D85 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Michel, dating from the sixteenth century. See also Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References Saintmichelsurternoise {{Arras-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wavrans-sur-Ternoise
Wavrans-sur-Ternoise is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Wavrans-sur-Ternoise is situated some northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D343 and the D99 roads, on the banks of the river Ternoise The river Ternoise (; nl, Ternaas) is one of the small chalk streams that flow from the plateau of the southern Boulonnais and Picardy, via the Canche, into the English Channel. The basin of the Ternoise extends to and lies in the southern en .... Population Places of interest * The church of St.Martin, dating from the sixteenth century. * An eighteenth-century farmhouse. See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References Wavranssurternoise {{Arras-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blangy-sur-Ternoise
Blangy-sur-Ternoise (, literally ''Blangy on Ternoise'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography Situated some 9 miles(15 km) northwest of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise (, literally ''Saint-Pol on Ternoise''; vls, Sint-Pols-aan-de-Ternas) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is the seat of the canton of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise. The population of the town i ..., on the D94 road. Population Personalities * Saint Bertha of Artois, established a convent at Blangy and died here in 725. See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References Communes of Pas-de-Calais Artois {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Érin
Érin () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in France. Situation Érin is a small village on the south side of the small river, the Ternoise which flows through St.Pol-sur-Ternoise and joins the River Canche at Hesdin. The geology of the area is like that of the Somme valley to its south. The Ternoise valley is the most northerly flowing in the syncline to the south of the Variscan front. The London-Brabant Massif underlies the land to the north. Communications The road, D94 follows the river between St.Pol and Hesdin. Alongside it runs the Arras to Boulogne-sur-Mer railway. History During the First World War, the principal depôt of the British Army unit, then known as the Tank Corps, developed at Érin. The Tank Corps developed through the Heavy branch of the Machine Gun Corps The Machine Gun Corps (MGC) was a corps of the British Army, formed in October 1915 in response to the need for more effective use of machine guns on the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hernicourt
Hernicourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A commune made up of three farming villages (Sautricourt, St.Martin and Hernicourt) that surround the neighbouring commune of Wavrans-sur-Ternoise. Situated north of St.Pol and northwest of Arras, on the D99 and the D343 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Vaast at Hernicourt, rebuilt in the 19th century. * The medieval church of St.Martin. * Evidence of an old castle at Sautricourt. * A watermill A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in the production of .... See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{Arras-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gauchin-Verloingt
Gauchin-Verloingt () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village situated in the valley of the Ternoise The river Ternoise (; nl, Ternaas) is one of the small chalk streams that flow from the plateau of the southern Boulonnais and Picardy, via the Canche, into the English Channel. The basin of the Ternoise extends to and lies in the southern en ... river, northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D343 and the D100 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Vaast, dating from the seventeenth century. * The chapel at Rocourt, also dating from the seventeenth century. * An old farmhouse See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References Gauchinverloingt {{Arras-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roëllecourt
Roëllecourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Roëllecourt lies east of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, some west of Arras, at the junction of the D8 and N39 roads. Population Places of interest * The sixteenth-century church of St.Omer. * An eighteenth-century manor house A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals w ... * A chapel. * Traces of an old castle. See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{Arras-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monchy-Cayeux
Monchy-Cayeux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Monchy-Cayeux is situated northwest of Arras, in the Ternoise river valley and on the D343 road. Population Places of interest * The church and the chapel of St.Pierre. * An eighteenth-century chateau. 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):Monchycayeux {{Arras-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teneur
Teneur () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Teneur lies northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D97 and D94 roads, by the banks of the river Ternoise. Population Places of interest * The church of St. Germain, 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] |
Anvin
Anvin () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. Geography Anvin is a farming village located in the Ternoise river valley, 28 miles (44 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D343, D70 and D94 roads. Population The inhabitants are called ''Anvinois''. Sights * The church of St. Leger, dating from the sixteenth century. * The ruins of a seventeenth-century chateau. * Vestiges of a watermill A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in the production of .... See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tilly-Capelle
Tilly-Capelle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Tilly-Capelle lies in the Ternoise valley, northwest of Arras, near the junction of the D94 and D97 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the seventeenth 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):Tillycapelle {{Arras-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |