commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
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 ...
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in the
Hauts-de-France
Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its Prefectu ...
region of
France
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.
Geography
A village situated south of
Saint-Omer
Saint-Omer (; vls, Sint-Omaars) is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in France.
It is west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais, and is located in the Artois province. The town is named after Saint Audomar, ...
, on the D95 road. It is surrounded by the communes Beaumetz-lès-Aire,
Prédefin
Prédefin (; pcd, Prudefin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of ...
and
Fléchin
Fléchin () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A farming village situated 13 miles (21 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the D95E1 and D77 road junction.
Surrounded by the communes ...
In 734, Laires was called "Wilbert", after its owner. The spelling of the name has changed over the centuries from Larae, Laris, Lares, Laire and Lare, to become Laires by the eighteenth century. In 1115,
Baldwin VII, Count of Flanders
Baldwin VII of Flanders (1093 – 17 July 1119) was Count of Flanders from 1111 to 1119.
Baldwin was the son of Count Robert II of Flanders and Clementia of Burgundy. He succeeded his father as count when he died on 5 October 1111.
Reign
Baldw ...
, made a gift of the village to the abbey of St Saviour at Ham. In January 1478, a band of soldiers from the
Burgundian Burgundian can refer to any of the following:
*Someone or something from Burgundy.
*Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe, who first appear in history in South East Europe. Later Burgundians colonised the area of Gaul that is now known as Burgundy (F ...
garrison at
Renescure
Renescure (; nl, Ruisscheure) is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France.
Renescure is the village where Bonduelle S.A. opened its first cannery.
Heraldry
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terrorized the area around Laires. Instead of helping people to fight the "French enemy" they looted the village. Against the Spanish, the commune suffered again. In 1537 the area was completely devastated. In 1542 and 1543, the village was looted several times and fourteen French houses were burned down.
Places of interest
* The church of St.Martin, dating from the fifteenth century.
* The war memorial, from 1921.