Fouquières-lès-Béthune (French pronunciation: [fukjɛʁ lɛ betyn], literally Fouquières near Béthune) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the...
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28 December 2023. INSEE commune file "La ville de Béthune - Le beffroi de Béthune". Ville-bethune.fr. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010...
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(62338) Fouquereuil (62349) Fouquières-lès-Béthune (62350) Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen (62356) Gauchin-Légal (62366) Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée (62373) Gonnehem...
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Fouquières-lès-Lens (French pronunciation: [fukjɛʁ lɛ lɑ̃s], literally Fouquières near Lens) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France...
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Le Touquet-Paris-Plage (French pronunciation: [lə tukɛ paʁi plaʒ]), commonly referred to as Le Touquet (/lə tʊkeɪ/), is a commune near Étaples, in the...
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Aérostat, Le VII Janvier a une heure un quart, traversa le prémier les airs au dessus de Pas-de-Calais, et descendit de trois heures trois quarts dans le lieux...
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Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune (French pronunciation: [ediɲœl lɛ betyn], literally Hesdigneul near Béthune; Picard: Hédignu-lès-Bétheune) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais...
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so that by the ninth century most inhabitants north of the line between Béthune and Berck spoke a dialect of Middle Dutch, while the inhabitants to the...
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Barlin Drouvin-le-Marais Fouquereuil Fouquières-lès-Béthune Gosnay Haillicourt Hersin-Coupigny Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune Houchin Labourse Nœux-les-Mines Ruitz...
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major railway and highway networks and connected by road to Arras, Lens, Béthune and St. Omer. Dunkirk is located about 37 km (23 mi) to the east. Calais...
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TGV network, with high speed trains to Paris. It is served by the Lens-Béthune bus network, with bus services running across Lens and connecting it to...
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Vendin-lès-Béthune (French pronunciation: [vɑ̃dɛ̃ lɛ betyn], literally Vendin near Béthune; Picard: Vindin-lès-Betheune; West Flemish: Wenden) is a commune...
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village, originally known as Parc-lès-Hesdin. The municipality was formally recognized in 1670 and on February 8, 1816, Le Parcq also became chef-lieu of...
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Douvrin Drouvin-le-Marais Ecquedecques Essars Estrée-Blanche Estrée-Cauchy Ferfay Festubert Fouquereuil Fouquières-lès-Béthune Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen Gauchin-Légal...
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Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée (French pronunciation: [ʒivɑ̃ʃi lɛ la base], literally Givenchy near La Bassée; Picard: Givinchy-lès-l’Bassée) is a commune in the...
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England), and attractive seaside resorts like Wimereux, Wissant, Hardelot and Le Touquet. The hinterland is mainly rural and agricultural. The city is divided...
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1200–1248) Audefroi le Bastart (fl. c. 1200–1230) Dame Margot Dame Maroie Eberhard of Béthune ( ? - 1212), grammarian Gaidifer d'Avion Guillaume le Vinier (c....
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increase of population. Coal was mined here by the Compagnie des mines de Béthune from 1855 until 1946, and by its nationalized successor until 1986. The...
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Le Portel (French pronunciation: [lə pɔʁtɛl]; West Flemish: Turbodingem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of...
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(as of 2020): Communauté urbaine d'Arras Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais CA Grand...
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Omer had also developed in the wetlands outside the city, known locally as le marais, which remains one of the last cultivated marais in France. The Marais...
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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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Pas-de-Calais department, on the river Ternoise. It lies 26 km southwest of Béthune, and 32 km west of Arras, the prefecture of Pas-de-Calais. Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise...
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pre-date the extensive fortification of towns in northern France by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban in the 17th century. Montreuil-sur-Mer was the headquarters...
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region of France. Nœux-les-Mines is situated some 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Béthune and 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D937 and...
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in 1915. Neuve-Chapelle is situated some 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Béthune and 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Lille, near the junction of the D947...
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A farming and ex-coalmining village some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Béthune and 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D183 and...
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Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises...
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France. Douvrin is an ex-coalmining town some 10 miles (16 km) east of Béthune and 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D165, the...
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Nielles-lès-Calais (French pronunciation: [njɛl lɛ kalɛ], literally Nielles near Calais) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France...
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