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    Saint-Waast is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The Carrière des Nerviens Regional Nature Reserve is partially located in the communal...
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    Monceau-Saint-Waast (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃so sɛ̃ va]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Communes of the Nord department "Répertoire...
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    Vedast (redirect from Saint Waast)
    or Vedastus, also known as Saint Vaast (in Flemish, Norman and Picard) or Saint Waast (also in Picard and Walloon), Saint Gaston in French, and Foster...
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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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  • department Saint-Vaast-du-Val, in the Seine-Maritime department Saint-Waast (aka. Saint-Waast-la Vallée), in the Nord department Monceau-Saint-Waast, in the...
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    Rosendaël and Petite-Synthe in 1971, Mardyck in 1979 and Fort-Mardyck and Saint-Pol-sur-Mer in 2010. Dunkirk is part of Nord's 13th constituency, The current...
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  • teaching of Christianity and Bishop Ours designated one of his priests, Saint Waast, to convert the new sovereign. Ours died at an uncertain date, perhaps...
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    Sabina in Rome, out of which would develop the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum. In 1524, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, arrived...
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    Abbey, a double monastery, for men and women, founded in the 7th century by Saint Aldego, the relics of whom are preserved in the church. It subsequently...
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    railway station is served by regional trains to Lille, Arras, Lens, Amiens, Saint-Quentin and Valenciennes. It connects to the TGV network, with high speed...
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    Maria of Portugal 11 November 1565 Brussels 3 children 3 December 1592 Saint Waast, Netherlands aged 47 Ranuccio I 3 December 1592 – 5 March 1622 28 March...
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    combined preschool and elementary schools, Notre-Dame, Saint-Pierre d'Ascq, Cardinal Liénart, and Saint-Henri. 200 public and private laboratories whose 31...
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    fair began to grow. In 1144 Saint-Sauveur parish was formed, which would give its name to the modern-day quartier Saint-Sauveur. The counts of Flanders...
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    opened in October 1838, linking Abscon in the department du Nord with Saint Waast-la-Haut. It was gradually extended, and by 1874 it linked Somain in France...
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    Saint-Remy-Chaussée Saint-Remy-du-Nord Saint-Saulve Saint-Souplet Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel Saint-Vaast-en-Cambrésis Saint-Waast Salesches Salomé Saméon Sancourt...
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    Saint-Remy-Chaussée Saint-Remy-du-Nord Saint-Saulve Saint-Souplet Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel Saint-Vaast-en-Cambrésis Saint-Waast Salesches Salomé Saméon Sancourt...
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    Saint-Saulve (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ solv]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The town is named after Saint Salvius of Amiens...
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    other hospitals were founded: The Saint-Lazare Hospital for lepers, the Charité Hospital, Saint-Jean Hospital, the Saint Jacques au Bois Hospital to welcome...
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    in Kent, United Kingdom. A private chapel which is now part of College Saint-Jacques can now be visited. This old College was an English hospital during...
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    formed in the 12th century around the mouth of a canal built to connect Saint-Omer with the sea. As it was on the western borders of Spanish territory...
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    around its primitive core, beyond the area spread out between the church Saint Martin and the former fortified castle. The existence of this south boundary...
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    converted to Christianity with the assistance of Vedast (Vedastus, Vaast, Waast) and Clotilde, the Burgundian princess who was wife to Clovis. Even before...
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    Saint-André-lez-Lille (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ɑ̃dʁe le lil], literally Saint-André near Lille; Dutch: Sint-Andries or Sint-Andries-Rijsel) is a commune...
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    Cambrai. Le Cateau station has rail connections to Paris, Maubeuge and Saint-Quentin. The Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis, ending the Italian Wars, was agreed...
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    Mérignies Merris Merville Méteren Millam Millonfosse Mœuvres Monceau-Saint-Waast Monchaux-sur-Écaillon Moncheaux Monchecourt Mons-en-Barœul Mons-en-Pévèle...
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  • Mecquignies Monceau-Saint-Waast Neuf-Mesnil Noyelles-sur-Sambre Obies Pont-sur-Sambre Preux-au-Sart Saint-Remy-Chaussée Saint-Waast Sassegnies Taisnières-sur-Hon...
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  • Delestraint was killed by the Gestapo in 1945. He was born in Biache Saint-Waast, Pas-de-Calais. Delestraint was captured early during World War I and...
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    France besieged the Dutch-held town of Saint-Omer during the Franco-Dutch War. William sent an army to relieve Saint-Omer but was defeated at the village...
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    Mérignies Merris Merville Méteren Millam Millonfosse Mœuvres Monceau-Saint-Waast Monchaux-sur-Écaillon Moncheaux Monchecourt Mons-en-Barœul Mons-en-Pévèle...
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    Mérignies Merris Merville Méteren Millam Millonfosse Mœuvres Monceau-Saint-Waast Monchaux-sur-Écaillon Moncheaux Monchecourt Mons-en-Barœul Mons-en-Pévèle...
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