Saint-Étienne-au-Mont (; ; obsolete , ) is a commune in the

Pas-de-Calais The Pas-de-Calais (, ' strait of Calais'; ; ) 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 of France, with 890, and is the ...

department in the Hauts-de-France

region of France France is Administrative divisions of France, divided into eighteen administrative regions (, singular ), of which thirteen are located in metropolitan France (in Europe), while the other five are Overseas departments and regions of France, ove ...

near

Boulogne-sur-Mer Boulogne-sur-Mer (; ; ; or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Hauts-de-France, Northern France. It is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Pas-de-Calais. Boul ...

Geography

Saint-Étienne-au-Mont is about south of

Boulogne Boulogne-sur-Mer (; ; ; or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Hauts-de-France, Northern France. It is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Pas-de-Calais. Boul ...

. The Liane river flows from the north of the commune to the south-east. West of Écault is the

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Population

Places of interest

* The church of Sainte-Thérèse, a nineteenth century church. * The St. Etienne-au-Mont Communal Cemetery (including the

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cemetery) created during World War I for men of the

Chinese Labour Corps The Chinese Labour Corps (CLC; ; ) was a labour corps recruited by the British government in the First World War to free troops for front line duty by performing support work and manual labour. The French government also recruited a significant ...

and of the

South African Native Labour Corps The South African Native Labour Corps (SANLC) was a force of workers formed in 1916 in response to a British request for workers at French ports. About 25,000 South Africans joined the Corps. The SANLC was utilized in various menial noncombat tas ...

. * The Château d'Audisque, dating from the eighteenth century and a registered monument.

References

External links

Official town website

* ttp://arena.agglo-boulonnais.fr/ ARENA - Centre d'interprétation de l'environnement {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Etienne-Au-Mont Saintetienneaumont

Geography

Population

Places of interest

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