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    Montreuil-sur-Mer (pronounced [mɔ̃tʁœj syʁ mɛʁ]; Picard: Montreu-su-Mér or Montreul-su-Mér; Dutch: Monsterole), Montreuil-on-the-Sea, is a subprefecture...
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    Montreuil-sur-Mer is a railway station on the line from Arras to Étaples via Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise. It is located in the commune of Montreuil-sur-Mer...
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  • Montreuil (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tʁœj] ; Latin: Musterolium), distinguished as Montreuil-sur-Mer ("Montreuil-on-the-Sea") until 1945, is a commune...
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    In late 1815, Valjean, now using the name Madeleine, arrives in Montreuil-sur-Mer. He revolutionizes the town's manufacturing and earns a fortune, which...
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    scene pitilessly from their coach. He spent several vacations in Montreuil-sur-Mer. During the 1832 revolt, Hugo walked the streets of Paris, saw the...
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  • department Montreuil, Vendée, known as Montreuil-sur-Mer until 1945, in the Vendée department Montreuil-au-Houlme, in the Orne department Montreuil-aux-Lions...
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    The 1299 Treaty of Montreuil (Latin: Tractatus apud Musterolium) or Montreuil-sur-Mer (French: Traité de Montreuil-sur-Mer) was part of the negotiations...
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    Madeleine and serving as the mayor of a small town identified as Montreuil-sur-Mer, where he is a successful manufacturer. Javert arrives in 1820 to...
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    Flanders retaliated by attacking Normandy. Arnulf captured the castle of Montreuil-sur-Mer, expelling Herluin, after which Herluin and William cooperated to...
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    Mayor Madeleine's (a.k.a. Jean Valjean's) factory in her hometown of Montreuil-sur-Mer, and has a public letter-writer compose her letters to the Thénardiers...
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    paying them to care for her child while she works in the city of Montreuil-sur-Mer. Unbeknownst to Fantine, the Thénardiers abuse Cosette while she is...
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  • identity as Monsieur Madeleine, a wealthy factory owner and mayor of Montreuil-sur-Mer. Fantine is a single mother working in his factory, trying to support...
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  • The 1274 Treaty of Montreuil or Montreuil-sur-Mer (French: Traité de Montreuil-sur-Mer) was an agreement between King Edward I of England and Guy, count...
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  • The canton of Montreuil is a former canton in the Pas-de-Calais department and the Nord-Pas de Calais region. It was disbanded following the French canton...
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    The arrondissement of Montreuil is an arrondissement of France in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 164 communes. Its...
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    William's power, then proposed that Edgar be given the castle of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the Channel, which would have given Edgar a strategic advantage...
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    Valenciennes, Cambrai, Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Calais, Saint-Omer, Béthune, Lens, Arras, Boulogne-sur-Mer and Montreuil-sur-Mer, and at the Institut Saint-Henri...
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    in the winter with 30,000 men assembled at Compiegne, Montreuil-sur-Mer, and Boulogne-sur-Mer. The French continued to influence Calais after the Hundred...
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    labour courts and courts for minors are located in Boulogne-sur-Mer; Montreuil-sur-Mer has the justice of the peace court (tribunal de proximité) and...
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    Limousin, Quercy, Bigorre, the countship of Gauré, Angoumois, Rouergue, Montreuil-sur-Mer, Ponthieu, Calais, Sangatte, Ham and the countship of Guînes. The...
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    pp. 223–226, 230, 232. Groot 1988, p. 226. Groot 1988, p. 230. "Montreuil-sur-Mer: British GHQ on the Western Front- Remembrance Trails of the Great...
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  • inheritance of the Robertians, the direct ancestors of the Capetians. 988: Montreuil-sur-Mer, the first port held by the Capetians, is acquired through the marriage...
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    Longues-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃ɡ syʁ mɛʁ] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandie region in northwestern France. The Longues-sur-Mer...
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  • Hippolyte Castille (category People from Montreuil, Pas-de-Calais)
    Hippolyte Castille (8 November 1820, Montreuil-sur-Mer – 26 September 1886, Luc-sur-Mer) was a French writer and polemicist. Castille wrote in collaboration...
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    Bruyeres 120, Cerny and Crepy-en-Laonnais 80, Crandelain 40, Hesdin 80, Montreuil-sur-Mer 150, Noyon 150, Roye 100, Soissons 160, and Vailly 50. The balance...
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    the power of Hugh Capet, which was shown in 980 when he captured Montreuil-sur-Mer from Arnulf II, Count of Flanders. Lothair wanted to thwart the ambitions...
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    instigate hostilities against Robert. King Philip gathered some forces at Montreuil-sur-Mer, invaded Flanders and burned the town of Saint-Omer. However, Count...
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  • later, Valjean has become a wealthy factory owner and the Mayor of Montreuil-sur-Mer, adopting the name Monsieur Madeleine. Monsieur Madeleine has a tense...
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    Benerville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France. Communes of the Calvados department "Répertoire...
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    Château de Beaurepaire is a château on the D138 road between Montreuil and Campagne-les-Hesdin in the Pas-de-Calais, France. It housed the British Expeditionary...
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