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    Gouy-Saint-André (French pronunciation: [ɡwi sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃dʁe]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. A village...
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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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    Gare de Lille Europe. Calais was also served by Saint-Pierre and Calais-Maritime. Both now closed. Saint-Pierre was two separate stations. A temporary station...
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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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    Gomiécourt Gommecourt Gonnehem Gosnay Gouves Gouy-en-Artois Gouy-en-Ternois Gouy-Saint-André Gouy-Servins Gouy-sous-Bellonne Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt Grand-Rullecourt...
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    Gomiécourt Gommecourt Gonnehem Gosnay Gouves Gouy-en-Artois Gouy-en-Ternois Gouy-Saint-André Gouy-Servins Gouy-sous-Bellonne Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt Grand-Rullecourt...
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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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    Gomiécourt Gommecourt Gonnehem Gosnay Gouves Gouy-en-Artois Gouy-en-Ternois Gouy-Saint-André Gouy-Servins Gouy-sous-Bellonne Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt Grand-Rullecourt...
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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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    industrial area, situated in the west of the city, around the harbour. Saint-Pierre (Saint Peter) : former neighborhood of the fishermen, destroyed during World...
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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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    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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    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...
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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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    Gomiécourt Gommecourt Gonnehem Gosnay Gouves Gouy-en-Artois Gouy-en-Ternois Gouy-Saint-André Gouy-Servins Gouy-sous-Bellonne Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt Grand-Rullecourt...
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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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    Gomiécourt Gommecourt Gonnehem Gosnay Gouves Gouy-en-Artois Gouy-en-Ternois Gouy-Saint-André Gouy-Servins Gouy-sous-Bellonne Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt Grand-Rullecourt...
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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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    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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    a local type of ratte potatoes which are named after the town because André Hennuyer, a gardener from Le Touquet, helped revive the cultivation of that...
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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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    located 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Aire-sur-la-Lys and 13 km (8.1 mi) south of Saint-Omer, on the D 157 and D 341 road junction. Located on the river Lys. At...
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    sur MER - images d'antan". Retrieved 1 October 2016. Gijsbert-Paul Berk, André Lefebvre and the cars he created at Voisin and Citroën, Veloce Publishing...
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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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    of Lille, at the junction of the D183 and the D341 roads. The church of Saint-Pierre, rebuilt after the First World War. The war memorial. Ruins of an...
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    Gomiécourt Gommecourt Gonnehem Gosnay Gouves Gouy-en-Artois Gouy-en-Ternois Gouy-Saint-André Gouy-Servins Gouy-sous-Bellonne Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt Grand-Rullecourt...
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    Gomiécourt Gommecourt Gonnehem Gosnay Gouves Gouy-en-Artois Gouy-en-Ternois Gouy-Saint-André Gouy-Servins Gouy-sous-Bellonne Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt Grand-Rullecourt...
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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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    Gomiécourt Gommecourt Gonnehem Gosnay Gouves Gouy-en-Artois Gouy-en-Ternois Gouy-Saint-André Gouy-Servins Gouy-sous-Bellonne Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt Grand-Rullecourt...
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