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Wailly-Beaucamp
Wailly-Beaucamp () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The inhabitants of Wailly-Beaucamp are known as ''Wailly-Beaucampiens''. Geography Wailly-Beaucamp is situated south of Montreuil-sur-Mer, east of Berck-sur-Mer and from Le Touquet, on the plateau between the valleys of the Canche and the Authie. The town is crossed by the former Route-Nationale 1 (N1) linking Boulogne-sur-Mer to Paris and is served by junction 25 of autoroute A16. Nearby towns and villages include: Boisjean, Lépine, Verton, Airon-Saint-Vaast, Campigneulles-les-Grandes, Campigneulles-les-Petites and Ecuires. The nature of the local geology lends itself to sand and gravel extraction. Local place-names and hamlets *Beaucamp. This hamlet was given its name in 1901, on the initial creation of ‘Wailly-Beaucamp’. *La Réderie. *Le Mouflet ou Moufflet. Also called ''Mont-Ruflel'' in 1311 or ''Mont-Riflet'' in 1337. Tradition says that Mouflet was name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communauté D'agglomération Des Deux Baies En Montreuillois
The Communauté d'agglomération des Deux Baies en Montreuillois is a ''communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, in the Pas-de-Calais department, in the Hauts-de-France region, northern France. It was created in January 2017 by the merger of the former communautés de communes Montreuillois, Opale Sud and Mer et Terres d'Opale. 31 August 2016, p 59 Its seat is in Montreuil.CA des Deux B ... [...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] |
French Revolution
The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considered fundamental principles of liberal democracy, while phrases like ''liberté, égalité, fraternité'' reappeared in other revolts, such as the 1917 Russian Revolution, and inspired campaigns for the abolition of slavery and universal suffrage. The values and institutions it created dominate French politics to this day. Its causes are generally agreed to be a combination of social, political and economic factors, which the ''Ancien Régime'' proved unable to manage. In May 1789, widespread social distress led to the convocation of the Estates General, which was converted into a National Assembly in June. Continuing unrest culminated in the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July, which led to a series of radical measures by the Assembly, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Cartography
The history of French cartography can be traced to developments in the Middle Ages. This period was marked by improvements in measuring instruments and also by an upgrade of work in registers of all types. What is thought to be the oldest land map in Europe, the Saint-Bélec slab, representing an area of the Odet valley, was found in 1900, and rediscovered in a castle cellar in France in 2014. The Bronze-Age stone is thought to be 4,000-years old. The first map of France was drawn by Oronce Finé and printed in woodcuts in 1525. It testifies to the will of the political power to mark its presence on the territory; to affirm, to build limits, borders, to arrange its territory, and to consolidate the internal economic markets. In the 16th century, Dieppe appeared as an important school of cartography. Pierre Desceliers allowed the realization of many maps. At the same time, the Portolan maps of the Portuguese sailors had the most recent knowledge obtained by the Dieppois sailors in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artois
Artois ( ; ; nl, Artesië; English adjective: ''Artesian'') is a region of northern France. Its territory covers an area of about 4,000 km2 and it has a population of about one million. Its principal cities are Arras (Dutch: ''Atrecht''), Saint-Omer, Lens, and Béthune. It is the eponym for the term '' artesian''. Location Artois occupies the interior of the Pas-de-Calais ''département'',"Artois" in ''The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th ed., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 607. the western part of which constitutes the former Boulonnais. Artois roughly corresponds to the arrondissements of Arras, Béthune, Saint Omer, and Lens, and the eastern part of the arrondissement of Montreuil. It occupies the western end of the coalfield which stretches eastward through the neighbouring Nord ''département'' and across central Belgium. History Originally a feudal county itself, Artois was annexed by the county of Flanders. It came to France in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maintenay
Maintenay () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Maintenay is situated 9 miles (14 km) south of Montreuil-sur-Mer, at the junction of the D119 and D139 roads. Population Places of interest * The Château de Bertronval. * The thirteenth century church of Saint Nicholas. * The watermill 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 {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Josse
Saint-Josse (), or Saint-Josse-sur-Mer (literally ''Saint-Josse on Sea''), is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Saint-Josse is located 4 miles (6 km) west of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D144 road. Before the 8th century, the sea came right up to the village, but it is nowadays 4 miles (6 km) to the west. Population History In a place called Sidraga or Schaderias, Josse, a 7th-century Breton prince, the son of King Juthaêl, arrived in northern France and sought the protection of Haymon, Count of Ponthieu, to live as a hermit and renounce the crown of Brittany. A small monastery was built in the 8th century at the place where Josse died. In 903, some monks, fleeing the Norman invasion took refuge in England. On their return, the abbey became a centre of pilgrimage, especially popular with the Germans in the 14th and 15th centuries. The abbey was closed in 1772, sold and then destroyed in 1789, leaving no traces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buire-le-Sec
Buire-le-Sec (; pcd, Buire-l'Sé) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography Buire-le-Sec is a village situated some 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer Montreuil (; also nl, Monsterole), also known as Montreuil-sur-Mer (; pcd, Montreu-su-Mér or , literally ''Montreuil on Sea''), is a sub-prefecture in the Pas-de-Calais department, northern France. It is located on the Canche river, not far fr ... on the D139 road. Population Sights The church is one of the most beautiful and oldest in the arrondissement of Montreuil. It was built in the 12th century, though all that remains of that church are the foundations. Some 13th century features remain, but mostly it is of 16th century construction (the nave and transept). It is in the form of a Latin cross and built from chalk. The dimensions are: 32 meters long, including 19m for the nave and 7m for the choir. The width of the choir and the nave is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellebrune
Bellebrune (; vls, Bellebronne) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area .... Geography A small farming commune, some northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the N42, D252 and the D238 roads. Population Sights * The ruins of an 11th-century castle. * The church of St. Leu, dating from the fifteenth century. * The Château de La Villeneuve, dating from the seventeenth century. 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] |
Parenty
Parenty () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Parenty lies about 10 miles (16 km) north of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D127. Population Places of interest * Vestiges of a Merovingian cemetery * The Château, dated 1785 * Manorhouse of Parenty * Manorhouse at Hodicq * Manorhouse at Annezy * A feudal motte A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade. Relatively easy to ... * Chapel of Saint-Eloi at Herimetz. * The sixteenth century church of St. Wulmer 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] |
Louis XVII
Louis XVII (born Louis Charles, Duke of Normandy; 27 March 1785 – 8 June 1795) was the younger son of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette. His older brother, Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, died in June 1789, a little over a month before the start of the French Revolution. At his brother's death he became the new Dauphin of France, Dauphin (heir apparent to the throne), a title he held until 1791, when the new constitution accorded the heir apparent the title of Prince Royal. When his father was executed on 21 January 1793, during the middle period of the French Revolution, he The king is dead, long live the king!, automatically succeeded as the king of France, Louis XVII, in the eyes of the royalists. France was by then First French Republic, a republic and since Louis-Charles was imprisoned and died in captivity in June 1795, he never actually ruled. Nevertheless, in 1814 after the Bourbon Restoration in France, Bourbon Restoration, his uncle acceded to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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