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    Grande-Synthe (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃d sɛ̃t]; West Flemish: Groot-Sinten) is a commune in the Nord department in the Nord-Pas de Calais region in...
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  • Croix Denain Douai Dunkerque-1 Dunkerque-2 Faches-Thumesnil Fourmies Grande-Synthe Hazebrouck Lambersart Lille-1 Lille-2 Lille-3 Lille-4 Lille-5 Lille-6...
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    Godewaersvelde (59262) La Gorgue (59268) Grand-Fort-Philippe (59272) Grande-Synthe (59271) Gravelines (59273) Hardifort (59282) Haverskerque (59293) Hazebrouck...
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    372 in 1999) 1980: A large part of Petite-Synthe is detached from Dunkirk and included into Grande-Synthe 2010: After a failed fusion-association attempt...
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    The Fort de Joux (French pronunciation: [fɔʁ də ʒu]) or Château de Joux (French pronunciation: [ʃato də ʒu]) is a castle, later transformed into a fort...
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    Cappelle-la-Grande (French pronunciation: [kapɛl la ɡʁɑ̃d]; Dutch: Kapelle) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is very close to...
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    to operate iron mines in the canton of Maubeuge, and for authorization to establish two iron furnaces at Ferrière-la-Grande powered by steam. Dumont founded...
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    2019, INSEE Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mardyck, EHESS (in French). Commune associée de Mardyck, INSEE v t e...
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    Roubaix, Tourcoing is the chef-lieu of two cantons and the fourth largest city in the French region of Hauts-de-France ranked by population with about 97...
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    The Séré de Rivières system was an ensemble of fortifications built from 1874 along the frontiers, ridges and coasts of France. The fortifications were...
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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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    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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    Fort du Salbert (category Séré de Rivières system)
    was named after General François Joseph Lefebvre. It forms part of the Séré de Rivières system fortifications in the fortified region of Belfort in northeastern...
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    Maubeuge Archived 3 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in French) "Hôtel de ville de Maubeuge". PSS Architecture. Retrieved 1 December 2024. "Fiche Climatologique...
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    Fort Vaux (redirect from Fort de vaux)
    Fort Vaux (French: Fort de Vaux), in Vaux-Devant-Damloup, Meuse, France, was a polygonal fort forming part of the ring of 19 large defensive works intended...
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    The Fort de la Pompelle, also known as Fort Herbillon, is one of a number of forts built around Reims after 1870 as part of a fortification belt in the...
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    48°46′7″N 2°31′54″E / 48.76861°N 2.53167°E / 48.76861; 2.53167 Fort de Sucy was built following the Franco-Prussian War to defend Paris. Located to...
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    in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. The town was the seat of the former canton of Bavay. Bavay is located some 20 km...
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    48°50′0″N 2°33′20″E / 48.83333°N 2.55556°E / 48.83333; 2.55556 Fort de Villers was built following the Franco-Prussian War to defend Paris. Located...
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    Fort Douaumont (category Séré de Rivières system)
    ISBN 978-0-451-41463-2 "Historique du 77e Régiment d'Artillerie Lourde à Grande Portée" (PDF). p. 10. Denizot, Alain, Douaumont: Vérité et Légende, Librairie...
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    now abandoned. The Fort de Boussois, also known as the Fort de Kilmaine, was built between 1881 and 1883 as part of the Séré de Rivières system of fortifications...
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    Marcel Fournet - Cygne et tourteaux : les emblèmes de Boulogne-sur-Mer. "Histoire de Dunkerque : l'hôtel de ville". depuydt.erich.free.fr. Retrieved 18 June...
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    The Fort de l'Infernet is a fortification complex near Briançon in the French Alps. It was built as part of the Séré de Rivières system of fortifications...
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    Fort de Vézelois, also known as Fort Ordener, was built between 1883 and 1886 near Vézelois, to the southeast of Belfort in northeastern France. It is...
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    The ceintures de Lyon ([sɛ̃.tyʁ də ljɔ̃]; "Belts of Lyon") were a series of fortifications built between 1830 and 1890 around the city of Lyon, France...
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    Gognies-Chaussée Gommegnies Gondecourt Gonnelieu La Gorgue Gouzeaucourt Grande-Synthe Grand-Fayt Grand-Fort-Philippe Gravelines La Groise Gruson Guesnain...
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    de Flandre Communauté de communes du Pays de Mormal Communauté de communes du Pays solesmois Communauté de communes Pévèle-Carembault Communauté de communes...
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    The Fort de Liouville, also known as Fort Stengel, located between the communes of Saint-Agnant-sous-les-Côtes and Saint-Julien-sous-les-Côtes, near the...
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    Avesnes-sur-Helpe (French pronunciation: [avɛn syʁ ɛlp] ; West Flemish: Avenne aan de Helpe), Picard: Avinne-su-Helpe) is a commune in the Nord department in northern...
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    in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. The motto of the town is Pauvre...
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