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Méridienne Verte
The ''Méridienne verte'' (Green Meridian) is a project devised by the architect Paul Chemetov for the 2000 celebration in France. It involved marking on the ground the Paris Meridian crossing France from North to South (from Dunkerque in Nord-Pas-de-Calais to Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste in Pyrénées-Orientales) by planting trees along the whole line.Paul Murdin, ''Full Meridian of Glory: Perilous Adventures in the Competition to Measure the Earth'', page 4 (Copernicus Books, 2009). On 14 July (Bastille Day) 2000, a picnic was organised along the length of the Méridienne verte. For the occasion, the imaginary line was marked in the sky above Paris by two lasers, located on the Paris Observatory, Observatory, whose centre defines the longitude of the meridian, and the nearby Senate of France, Senate, also on the line. With a diameter of 4 m and a reach of 1.3 km, their coloured beams lit up the 6th arrondissement of Paris, 6th and 14th arrondissement of Paris, 14th arrondisse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medaillon Meridienne Verte
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Ayrens
Ayrens is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Ayrencois'' or ''Ayrencoises''. Geography Ayrens is located some 15 km north-west of Aurillac and 5 km north of Saint-Paul-des-Landes. Access to the commune is by road D52 from Teissières-de-Cornet in the south-east which passes through the village and continues west then south to join the D120 north-east of Laroquebrou. The D53 comes from Saint-Paul-des-Landes in the south and also passes through the village before continuing north-east to join the D6 near the border of the commune. The D352 goes north from the village to join the D53 north of the commune. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of: *Les Baraques *Le Bos Niac *Boutonnet *Cels *Ciels *Colin *La Croix-Longue *Jammes *Le Mont *Renac *Selves *Serieys *Tannuies *La Tronque The commune is mainly farmland with extensive forests in the northern pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bollezeele
Bollezeele (; from Dutch; ''Bollezele'' in the modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is south of Dunkirk and also west of the Belgian border. The river Yser runs through Bollezeele. Language Bollezeele's local speech is traditionally a Flemish dialect, similar to that spoken on the other side of the border with Belgium; this led to the town's being included in the Atlas Linguarum Europae as one of the Germanic dialects in France (the others were all in either Alsace or Moselle). Population Heraldry See also *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): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eringhem
Eringhem (; nl, Eringem) is a commune in the Nord department and Hauts-de-France region of northern France. Located about halfway between Dunkirk and Saint-Omer in the historical region of French Westhoek, its West Flemish name is Eringem. The village churchyard contains the graves of three Royal Air Force men killed in action in May 1940, among them Pilot Officer Sir Arnold Talbot Wilson. Population History Eringhem is first mentioned in documents dating from the 9th century, at which time it was known as ''Ebersingahem'', meaning the homestead of Eberso's people. Until the French Revolution, the settlement belonged to the castellany of Bourbourg. A papal bull issued by Pope Paschal II in 1113 confirmed the Count of Flanders' grant of the land to the Abbey of Bourbourg. In the 12th century, the Count of Guînes founded a convent at Eringhem. The château of Eringhem is mentioned as belonging to Louis of Luxembourg in 1458. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord departm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drincham
Drincham (; from Flemish; ''Drinkam'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Drincham is about south of Dunkirk. Heraldry See also *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) French Flanders {{Nord-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitgam
Pitgam () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *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) French Flanders {{Nord-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spycker
Spycker (; nl, Spijker, ; vls, Spyker) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. History Spycker was liberated by soldiers of The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada in September 1944.O'Keefe, David R. "With Blinders On: The Black Watch and the Battle for Spycker, September 12–14, 1944." ''Canadian Army Journal, Volume 11, No. 1 Spring 2008. Heraldry See also *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) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armbouts-Cappel
Armbouts-Cappel (; from nl, Armboutskappel) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is 7 kilometers south of the centre of Dunkirk. Population Heraldry See also *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) French Flanders {{Nord-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
Saint-Pol-sur-Mer ( vls, Sint-Pols, lang) is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. Since 9 December 2010, it is part of the commune of Dunkirk. INSEE In 2019 it had 20,250 inhabitants. It is the second-largest of the city of Dunkirk, and is almost encircled by it. Personalities * , footballer * |
Nord (French Department)
Nord (; officially french: département du Nord; pcd, départémint dech Nord; nl, Noorderdepartement, ) is a department in Hauts-de-France region, France bordering Belgium. It was created from the western halves of the historical counties of Flanders and Hainaut, and the Bishopric of Cambrai. The modern coat of arms was inherited from the County of Flanders. Nord is the country's most populous department. It had a population of 2,608,346 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 59 Nord INSEE It also contains the metropolitan region of (the main city and the prefecture of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Méridienne Verte
The ''Méridienne verte'' (Green Meridian) is a project devised by the architect Paul Chemetov for the 2000 celebration in France. It involved marking on the ground the Paris Meridian crossing France from North to South (from Dunkerque in Nord-Pas-de-Calais to Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste in Pyrénées-Orientales) by planting trees along the whole line.Paul Murdin, ''Full Meridian of Glory: Perilous Adventures in the Competition to Measure the Earth'', page 4 (Copernicus Books, 2009). On 14 July (Bastille Day) 2000, a picnic was organised along the length of the Méridienne verte. For the occasion, the imaginary line was marked in the sky above Paris by two lasers, located on the Paris Observatory, Observatory, whose centre defines the longitude of the meridian, and the nearby Senate of France, Senate, also on the line. With a diameter of 4 m and a reach of 1.3 km, their coloured beams lit up the 6th arrondissement of Paris, 6th and 14th arrondissement of Paris, 14th arrondisse ... [...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] |
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