Aix-en-Issart () is a

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in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern

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. A place named ''in Ascio'' is mentioned as early as 800 AD while during the

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the place used to be called ''Rodenaken'' by

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speaking people.''Aix-en-Issart/Rodenaken''
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Geography

A small village situated some 5 miles(7 km) east of

Montreuil-sur-Mer Montreuil (; also nl, Monsterole), also known as Montreuil-sur-Mer (; pcd, Montreu-su-Mér or , literally ''Montreuil on Sea''), is a sub-prefecture in the Pas-de-Calais department, northern France. It is located on the Canche river, not far fr ...

, at the D149 and D129 crossroads, by the banks of the small river

Bras de Bronne The Bras de Bronne (sometimes spelled ''Bras de Brosne'') is a small river in northern France whose course crosses the departement of the Pas-de-Calais. Its source is at the hamlet of Etreuille, near the village of Saint-Michel-sous-Bois. It f ...

, a tributary of the

Canche The river Canche (; nl, Kwinte) is one of the rivers that flow from the plateau of southern Boulonnais and Picardy, into the English Channel, of which the Somme is the largest example. It is long. The basin of the Canche extends to and lies i ...

Population

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Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub

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