• The Canton of Houdain was one of the 14 cantons of the arrondissement of Béthune, in the Pas-de-Calais department, in northern France. It had 20,382 inhabitants...
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    Houdain (French pronunciation: [udɛ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. A former coalmining, now...
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  • Houdain Maisnil-lès-Ruitz Rebreuve-Ranchicourt Décret n° 2014-233 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Pas-de-Calais...
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    Alfred Leroy (category Senators of Pas-de-Calais)
    the Canton of Houdain. He was made an officer of the Legion of Honour in 1897. On 29 April 1900 he was elected to the Senate representing Pas-de-Calais...
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    Houdain-lez-Bavay (French pronunciation: [udɛ̃ le bavɛ], literally Houdain near Bavay) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Communes...
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    Arrondissement of Béthune (category Arrondissements of Pas-de-Calais)
    (62443) Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune (62445) Hinges (62454) Houchin (62456) Houdain (62457) Isbergues (62473) Labeuvrière (62479) Labourse (62480) Lambres...
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    Battery, Audinghen Cantons of the Pas-de-Calais department Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department Battle...
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    Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise (category Communes of Pas-de-Calais)
    Sint-Pols-aan-de-Ternas; Picard: Saint-Po-su-Térnoèse) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is the seat of the canton of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise...
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    Picard: Linse) is a city in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is one of the main towns of Hauts-de-France along with Lille, Valenciennes...
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    pronunciation: [kʁwazij] ) is a village and commune in the Pas-de-Calais department of the Hauts-de-France region of France. A small farming village located...
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  • The 2016–17 Coupe de France First preliminary rounds comprised the first rounds of the 2016–17 Coupe de France preliminary rounds. The competition was...
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    Sint-Omaars; Picard: Saint-Onmé) is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in France. It is 68 km (42 mi) west-northwest of Lille on...
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    (59290) Hautmont (59291) Hecq (59296) Hestrud (59306) Hon-Hergies (59310) Houdain-lez-Bavay (59315) Jenlain (59323) Jeumont (59324) Jolimetz (59325) Landrecies...
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    passengers or cargo. Maurice Garin, the winner of the inaugural 1903 Tour de France, began his cycling career in 1892 with the local Maubeuge cycling club...
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    Tourcoing, Roubaix is the chef-lieu of two cantons and the third largest city in the French region of Hauts-de-France ranked by population with nearly 99...
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    Boulogne-sur-Mer (category Communes of Pas-de-Calais)
    city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the Côte d'Opale, a touristic stretch of French coast...
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    Béthune (redirect from Gare de Béthune)
    historically in English) is a town in northern France, sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department. Béthune is located in the former province of Artois. It...
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    metres Floodmap with Sea level rises of 5 metres around Bergues Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bergues, EHESS (in...
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    Le Parcq (category Communes of Pas-de-Calais)
    became chef-lieu of the canton by royal decree. The Château d'Estruval The sixteenth century church of St.Nicholas. Notre Dame de Bon Secours chapel dating...
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    Pas-en-Artois (redirect from Pas-de-Artois)
    in Artois; Picard: Pos-in-Artoé) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Pas-en-Artois is situated 16 miles...
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    (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ] ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Rivière is a farming and light industrial...
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    mayor. Villeneuve-d'Ascq is the seat of the canton of Villeneuve-d'Ascq. As a part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille, Villeneuve-d'Ascq is connected to...
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    Giezene; Picard: Guinne) is a commune in the northern French department of Pas-de-Calais. Historically, it was spelt Guisnes. On 7 January 1785, Jean-Pierre...
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    Cauchy-à-la-Tour (category Communes of Pas-de-Calais)
    Dutch:"Turringhem" (house of the sons of Turr)) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. A farming and ex-coalmining village...
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    Coquelles (category Communes of Pas-de-Calais)
    pronunciation: [kɔkɛl]; West Flemish: Kalkwelle) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department near Calais in northern France. The town comprises a shopping...
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    (French pronunciation: [ʁuvʁwa]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. (Also known as: "Gouphy Hauts")...
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    the town on 11 April 1677 when a French army under François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg and Philippe I of Orléans defeated Dutch forces commanded...
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    Le Portel (category Communes of Pas-de-Calais)
    pɔʁtɛl]; West Flemish: Turbodingem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Le Portel is a tourist, fishing...
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    Wailly-Beaucamp (category Communes of Pas-de-Calais)
    du Musée de Berck, 2003. DE CALONNE Albéric, Histoire du canton de Montreuil, Res Universis, 1988. LEROY Albert, Les Vieilles Fermes du pays de Montreuil...
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    been the seat of the Canton of Fourmies, an administrative division of the Nord department. The canton was created at the French canton reorganization which...
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