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    Boiry-Saint-Martin (French pronunciation: [bwaʁi sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France...
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    Saint-Martin-Boulogne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ bulɔɲ]; West Flemish: Sint-Maarten bij Bonen) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in...
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    Coubertin, Eglise Saint-Pierre, Universite du Littoral, Centre Universitaire, Lycée HQE Léonard de Vinci on Rue du Pasteur Martin Luther-King, École...
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    de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB), which extended their line from Saint-Martin-Boulogne on 12 May 1902. Within Boulogne were also halts at Rue de la...
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    Écoust-Saint-Mein (French pronunciation: [eku sɛ̃ mɛ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Écoust-Saint-Mein...
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    Diocese of Arras, and given to Saint Vaast (also known as Saint Vedast in English), who remains the diocesan patron saint. Saint Vaast then established an...
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    Saint-Omer (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿omɛʁ] ; West Flemish: Sint-Omaars; Picard: Saint-Onmé) is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department...
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    northern France. It is situated 12 miles (19 kilometres) north-west of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise on the D71 road between Hesdin and Fruges. It is often...
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    Boffles Boiry-Becquerelle Boiry-Notre-Dame Boiry-Sainte-Rictrude Boiry-Saint-Martin Bois-Bernard Boisdinghem Boisjean Boisleux-au-Mont Boisleux-Saint-Marc...
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    Saint Léonard. At that time, Guînes comprised three parishes within its walls, whose churches were dedicated to Saint Bertin, Saint Pierre and Saint Médard...
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    Boffles Boiry-Becquerelle Boiry-Notre-Dame Boiry-Sainte-Rictrude Boiry-Saint-Martin Bois-Bernard Boisdinghem Boisjean Boisleux-au-Mont Boisleux-Saint-Marc...
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    Chapelle Sainte-Austreberthe A street in Montreuil-sur-Mer Église abbatiale Saint-Saulve Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department "Répertoire national des...
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    northern France. The commune is located 16 kilometres (10 mi) southeast of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the N43 with several departmental roads, by the...
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    Boffles Boiry-Becquerelle Boiry-Notre-Dame Boiry-Sainte-Rictrude Boiry-Saint-Martin Bois-Bernard Boisdinghem Boisjean Boisleux-au-Mont Boisleux-Saint-Marc...
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    pit no. 3, 3 dead 16 March 1957, pit no. 3, 10 dead 27 December 1974, Saint-Amé pit, 42 dead Additionally, a recession in the mining industry began...
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    destruction as the Allies dislodged the Germans, who blew up the church of Saint-Martin before leaving the city. After the signing of the armistice, the original...
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    castle of Bapaume. Later Dominique de Grossolles, knight and Lord of Saint-Martin, became "Major of the town and castle of Bapaume". In the 19th century...
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    Bad Honnef in Germany and in 1981 with Hythe in England. The church of Saint Jean Baptiste was restored in 1954. The 15th-century carvings on its corbels...
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    a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France, bordering Saint-Omer. Arques is situated in the middle of the Hauts-de-France region, 40 km...
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    Boffles Boiry-Becquerelle Boiry-Notre-Dame Boiry-Sainte-Rictrude Boiry-Saint-Martin Bois-Bernard Boisdinghem Boisjean Boisleux-au-Mont Boisleux-Saint-Marc...
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    Biache-Saint-Vaast is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. A small farming and light industrial...
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    night of 22/23 March it reinforced VI Corps and 93rd Bde went up to Boiry-Saint-Martin, south of Arras, where it carried out a partial relief of 34th Division...
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    Boffles Boiry-Becquerelle Boiry-Notre-Dame Boiry-Sainte-Rictrude Boiry-Saint-Martin Bois-Bernard Boisdinghem Boisjean Boisleux-au-Mont Boisleux-Saint-Marc...
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    of the abbey of Anchin. But with the foundation of a church dedicated to Saint Vaast, it suggests that the village existed long before (St. Vaast lived...
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    The local winegrowers' website (in French) Official commune website (in French) Regional website (in French) Town hall Saint-Martin church War memorial...
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    in 2017. Historic sites within its boundaries include: The church of St. Martin, rebuilt, along with much of the village, after World War I The remains...
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    Saint-Venant (West Flemish: Papingem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department (administrative division) in the Hauts-de-France region of France....
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    Boffles Boiry-Becquerelle Boiry-Notre-Dame Boiry-Sainte-Rictrude Boiry-Saint-Martin Bois-Bernard Boisdinghem Boisjean Boisleux-au-Mont Boisleux-Saint-Marc...
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    of Épinoy, now the east part of the commune, was the home of the hermit Saint Druon of Sebourg. The history of this market town, located on the road between...
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    Boffles Boiry-Becquerelle Boiry-Notre-Dame Boiry-Sainte-Rictrude Boiry-Saint-Martin Bois-Bernard Boisdinghem Boisjean Boisleux-au-Mont Boisleux-Saint-Marc...
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