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Arrondissement Of Montreuil
The arrondissement of Montreuil is an arrondissement of France in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 164 communes. Its population is 112,118 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Montreuil, and their INSEE codes, are: # Airon-Notre-Dame (62015) # Airon-Saint-Vaast (62016) # Aix-en-Ergny (62017) # Aix-en-Issart (62018) # Alette (62021) # Ambricourt (62026) # Attin (62044) # Aubin-Saint-Vaast (62046) # Auchy-lès-Hesdin(62050) # Avesnes (62062) # Avondance (62066) # Azincourt (62069) # Béalencourt(62090) # Beaumerie-Saint-Martin (62094) # Beaurainville (62100) # Bécourt (62102) # Berck (62108) # Bernieulles (62116) # Beussent (62123) # Beutin (62124) # Bezinghem (62127) # Bimont (62134) # Blangy-sur-Ternoise(62138) # Blingel(62142) # Boisjean (62150) # Boubers-lès-Hesmond (62157) # Bouin-Plumoison (62661) # Bourthes (62168) # Brévillers (62175) # Bréxent-Énocq (62176) # Brimeux (621 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreuil, Pas-de-Calais
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 from Étaples. The sea, however, is now some distance away. Montreuil-sur-Mer station has rail connections to Arras and Étaples. Sights Montreuil is surrounded by notable brickwork ramparts, constructed after the destruction of the town by troops of Habsburg emperor Charles V in June 1537. These fortifications pre-date the extensive fortification of towns in northern France by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban in the 17th century. History Montreuil was the headquarters of the British Army in France during the First World War from March 1916 until it closed in April 1919. The military academy there provided excellent facilities for GHQ. Montreuil was chosen as GHQ for a wide variety of reasons. It was on a main road from London to Paris— ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auchy-lès-Hesdin
Auchy-lès-Hesdin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department and Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Auchy is situated on the D94 some east-southeast of Montreuil on the banks of the Ternoise, a tributary of the river Canche. History Formerly called Auchy-les-Moines, the village owes its origin to the monastery founded by Saint Sylvain, who came here from Toulouse in 700. Destroyed by the Normans, the monastery was rebuilt in the 11th century by the Counts of Hesdin, and entrusted to the Benedictine monks of St Bertin (see Saint-Omer) in 1072. Population Sights The abbey church The pillars of the nave and the first span of the choir date back to the middle of the 12th century, the last two sections of the choir around 1200. They are the only remnants of the original church, which had to be almost entirely rebuilt after its collapse in 1280. In 1415, several of the knights killed at Agincourt were buried here, including the Admiral of France, Jacques de Châti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bimont
Bimont () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography Bimont is a small village situated some 8 miles(13 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D152 road. Population 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] |
Bezinghem
Bezinghem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A small village situated some 15 miles(24 km) southeast of Boulogne-sur-Mer, on the D127E road. Population 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] |
Beutin
Beutin () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A small village situated some 4 miles(6 km) northwest of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the N39 road, by the banks of the Canche river. Population 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] |
Beussent
Beussent () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A small village situated some 7 miles(11 km) north 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 D127 road. Population 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] |
Bernieulles
Bernieulles (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A small village situated some 8 miles (13 km) north 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 D147 road. Population 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] |
Berck
Berck (), sometimes referred to as Berck-sur-Mer (, literally ''Berck on Sea''), is a commune in the northern French department of Pas-de-Calais. It lies within the Marquenterre regional park, an ornithological nature reserve. Geography Situated just to the north of the estuary of the river Authie, Berck has a huge expanse of sandy beach and impressive grassy-topped dunes facing north onto the English Channel. The town comprises two parts – to the east, the old fishing town of Berck-Ville and to the west the seaside area, Berck-sur-Mer. Toponymy Berck is attested through the centuries in various forms: ''datum Bergis'' and ''Berc'' in 1215, ''Bierk'' in 1282.Albert Dauzat and Charles Rostaing, 72b. Its origin has been conjectured to come either from Germanic ''berg'' "hill", "mount" or ''birkja'' "place of the birch trees", designating the birch tree wood nearby. The Modern Dutch word for "birch" is ''berk''. In Dutch the name is ''Berk-aan-Zee''. History The old town w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bécourt, Pas-de-Calais
Bécourt () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A village situated some 13 miles (20 km) southeast of Boulogne-sur-Mer Boulogne-sur-Mer (; pcd, Boulonne-su-Mér; nl, Bonen; la, Gesoriacum or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the C ... on the D156 road. Population 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] |
Beaurainville
Beaurainville (; vls, Belrem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography Beaurainville is a small town situated some 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D130 road and on the banks of the river Canche. History In 1064, two years before the Battle of Hastings, Harold Godwinson, then Earl of Wessex, was shipwrecked on the shores of Ponthieu and captured by Guy I, Count of Ponthieu (d.1100) who took him to his castle of Beaurain, situated up the River Canche from the English Channel coast, (now Le Touquet Le Touquet-Paris-Plage (; pcd, Ech Toutchet-Paris-Plache; vls, 't Oekske, older nl, Het Hoekske), commonly referred to as Le Touquet (), is a commune near Étaples, in the Pas-de-Calais department, northern France. It has a population of ...), as the Bayeux Tapestry relates: ''HIC APPREHENDIT WIDO HAROLDUM ET DUXIT EUM AD BELREM ET IBI EUM TENUIT'' ("Here Guy seized Harold and led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaumerie-Saint-Martin
Beaumerie-Saint-Martin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A village situated some 1.5 miles (3 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 D349 road. Population 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] |
Béalencourt
Béalencourt () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A small village situated some 16 miles (26 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D107E road. Population 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 Artois {{Arras-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
