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Raismes () is a
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in the
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in northern France.INSEE commune file
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Gaston Blanquart Gaston Blanquart (2 June 1877 – 1 December 1962) was a French classical flautist as well as a music pedagogue. Biography Coming from a modest family, Gaston Blanquart began studying the flute at the École nationale de Valenciennes. In 1894 ...
(1877–1962) was born in Raismes. Raismes is known for hosting the annual rock music festival Raismes Fest.


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Pierre Pruvost Pierre Eugène Marie Joseph Pruvost (1 August 1890 – 5 June 1967) was a French geologist who worked as a professor of geology at the University of Lille. He was a specialist on the fossil fauna and flora of the coal basins of Europe. Life and ...
(1890–1967) geologist


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Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Nord (French department) {{Nord-geo-stub