Saint-Michel-sur-Ternoise (, literally ''Saint-Michel on
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 ...
'') is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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in the
Pas-de-Calais department in the
Hauts-de-France region of
France
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INSEE commune file
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Geography
Saint-Michel-sur-Ternoise is an eastern suburb 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 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
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