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    Le Wast (French: [lə va]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Le Wast is situated some 8 miles (13 km)...
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    Our Lady of the Chapel, Calais Saint-Bertin Abbey of Cappelle Abbey of Le Wast She maintained a correspondence with Anselm of Canterbury. Some of Anselm's...
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    Le Portel (French pronunciation: [lə pɔʁtɛl]; West Flemish: Turbodingem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of...
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    only two departments in which the candidate of the Front National, Marine Le Pen, received a majority of the votes cast: 52.06%. There are currently two...
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    Azincourt, not Agincourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques...
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    Institut de génie informatique et industriel "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises...
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    Le Touquet-Paris-Plage (French pronunciation: [lə tukɛ paʁi plaʒ], Picard: Ech Toutchet-Paris-Plache), commonly referred to as Le Touquet (/lə tʊkeɪ/)...
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    destroyed by Germanic invaders. In 428, the Salian Franks led by Clodion le Chevelu took control of the region including the current Somme department...
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    England), and attractive seaside resorts like Wimereux, Wissant, Hardelot and Le Touquet. The hinterland is mainly rural and agricultural. The city is divided...
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    Omer had also developed in the wetlands outside the city, known locally as le marais, which remains one of the last cultivated marais in France. The Marais...
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    War I. Theatres and cultural centres include Le théâtre municipal, Le Centre Culturel Gérard Philipe, Le Conservatoire à rayonnement départemental (CRD)...
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    Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques...
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    Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises...
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    The Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) was a German government agency based in Berlin which maintained records of members of the former German Wehrmacht who...
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    heavy casualties and anger at their losses allegedly played a role in the Le Paradis massacre on 27 May, when 97 members of the Royal Norfolk Regiment...
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    Auxi-le-Château (French pronunciation: [oksi lə ʃɑto]; Picard: Aussi-ch’Catiau) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. A farming...
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    Le Parcq (French pronunciation: [lə paʁk]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Le Parcq lies about 18...
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    pre-date the extensive fortification of towns in northern France by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban in the 17th century. Montreuil-sur-Mer was the headquarters...
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    Pas-de-Calais department France–UK border "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques...
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    Aérostat, Le VII Janvier a une heure un quart, traversa le prémier les airs au dessus de Pas-de-Calais, et descendit de trois heures trois quarts dans le lieux...
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    Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises...
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    sheet Liévin, EHESS (in French). Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE "Le jumelage". lievin.fr (in French). Liévin. Retrieved 17 November 2019. Wikimedia...
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  • Thumbnail for Croisilles, Pas-de-Calais
    Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises...
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    town). It runs south 30 kilometres almost to Camiers, a village north of Le Touquet, a nonetheless low-rise, but estuarine conglomeration of housing and...
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    Elevation 41 metres (135 ft). Le Wast-Alincthun - 20.8 kilometres (12.92 mi) from Boulogne. A station. Elevation 52 metres (171 ft). Le Plouy - 21.8 kilometres...
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    Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques...
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    carried goods traffic from the brick-works at Berck Ville. Known locally as le Tortillard for its wandering route, it was closed in 1955. There was a later...
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  • Thumbnail for Carvin
    Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises...
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    Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises...
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    1600, as guardrooms for the militia of the city. It is commonly known as the Le Bailliage (Bailiwick), because at various times between 1634 and 1789, it...
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