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    La Capelle-lès-Boulogne (French pronunciation: [la kapɛl bulɔɲ], literally La Capelle near Boulogne) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in...
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    Boulogne-sur-Mer (French: [bulɔɲ syʁ mɛʁ] ; Picard: Boulonne-su-Mér; Dutch: Bonen; Latin: Gesoriacum or Bononia), often called just Boulogne (UK: /bʊˈlɔɪn/...
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    Hesdigneul-lès-Boulogne (62446) Hesdin-l'Abbé (62448) Isques (62474) La Capelle-lès-Boulogne (62908) Lacres (62483) Landrethun-le-Nord (62487) Le Portel (62667)...
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    village, originally known as Parc-lès-Hesdin. The municipality was formally recognized in 1670, and on 8 February 1816 Le Parcq also became chef-lieu of...
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  • canton comprised 5 communes: Baincthun Boulogne-sur-Mer (partly) Echinghen Saint-Martin-Boulogne La Capelle-lès-Boulogne Cantons of Pas-de-Calais Communes...
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  • in Boulogne-sur-Mer. It consists of the following communes: Boulogne-sur-Mer (partly) La Capelle-lès-Boulogne Conteville-lès-Boulogne Pernes-lès-Boulogne...
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    part. Mussel aquaculture in Wissant Cap Gris Nez Cap Blanc Nez Boulogne-sur-Mer Nausicaä Le Touquet Grand-Place of Arras Notre Dame de Lorette Canadian National...
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    4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest of Boulogne town centre. Le Portel translates as "the little port." The original Le Portel was a hamlet east of the town...
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    Conteville-lès-Boulogne (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃tvil bulɔɲ], literally Conteville near Boulogne; West Flemish: ’s-Gravenhoeve) is a commune in the...
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    Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée (French pronunciation: [ʒivɑ̃ʃi la base], literally Givenchy near La Bassée; Picard: Givinchy-lès-l’Bassée) is a commune in the...
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    serve the needs of a Force which was based on Dunkirk, Calais, Boulogne, Dieppe, and Le Havre, and had its front stretching from the River Somme to beyond...
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    his departure point as Portus Itius, which is believed to have been near Boulogne. At that time Calais was an island in the North Sea. Calais was an English...
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    region of France. Wimereux is a coastal town 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Boulogne-sur-Mer, thus in the Boulonnais (land area), at the junction of the D233...
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  • Thumbnail for Arques, Pas-de-Calais
    Hauts-de-France region, 40 km from Calais and Dunkerque, and 45 km from Boulogne-sur-Mer. It lies on the border of the departments of Pas-de-Calais and...
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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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    backwards. Arras is Pas-de-Calais' third most populous town after Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer. The town counted 43,693 residents in 2012, with the Arras metropolitan...
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    in Boulogne-sur-Mer proper. The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 22 communes: Baincthun Boulogne-sur-Mer La Capelle-lès-Boulogne Condette...
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    Organization". www.unesco.org. "LE CHOU-FLEUR DE SAINT-OMER". nord-decouverte.fr. 3 June 2016. "LA CAROTTE DE TILQUES | La géante de l'Audomarois". nord-decouverte...
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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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    from Boulogne; one to Le Portel and the other to Bonningues-lès-Ardres. The third line was to run from Frévent to Lens. The two lines from Boulogne were...
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    plain'. The railway between Amiens and Boulogne had recently been built northwards along the coast and the Étaples-Le Touquet station was opened in 1848....
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    de M.Le Vicomté Desandrouin, Chambellan de L'Empereur qui a posé la pierre de cette colonne le 25 Mai 1785. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires"...
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    adjacent to, and west of Boulogne, on the N1, N142 and D19 roads. The river Liane forms the eastern border of the commune with Boulogne. The town suffered greatly...
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    Cauchy-à-la-Tour (French pronunciation: [koʃi a la tuʁ]; Picard: El-Cauchie-à-l’Tour; Dutch:"Turringhem" (house of the sons of Turr)) is a commune in...
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    César-François (1815). "Carte générale de la France. 022, [Boulogne-sur-Mer. Nouv. éd.]. N°22 / [établie sous la direction de César-François Cassini de Thury]"...
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    crossroads. An important castle was built here in 1231 by the Count of Boulogne. Hucqueliers was the centre of resistance during the Lustucru revolt in...
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    fishing port and farming village situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Boulogne, at the junction of the D236e and the D119 roads, on the English Channel...
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  • Thumbnail for Fontaine-lès-Hermans
    Fontaine-lès-Hermans is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The commune is a small farming village situated...
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    Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023. INSEE commune file "La ville de Béthune - Le beffroi de Béthune". Ville-bethune.fr. Archived from the original...
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    department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Aire-sur-la-Lys and 13 km (8.1 mi) south of Saint-Omer, on the river Lys. At the time...
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