Campagne-lès-Guines (, literally ''Campagne
near
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Guines'') is a
commune
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in the
Pas-de-Calais department in the
Nord-Pas de Calais
Nord-Pas-de-Calais (); pcd, Nord-Pas-Calés); is a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region Hauts-de-France. It consisted of the departments of Nord and Pas-de-Calais. Nord-Pas-de-C ...
region of
France
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INSEE commune file
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Geography
A farming village located 10 miles (16 km) south of Calais, on the D248 and D215 road junction.
History
The meeting between Francis I Francis I or Francis the First may refer to:
* Francesco I Gonzaga (1366–1407)
* Francis I, Duke of Brittany (1414–1450), reigned 1442–1450
* Francis I of France (1494–1547), King of France, reigned 1515–1547
* Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lau ...
and Henry VIII took place here at Campagne-lès-Guînes in 1546 to conclude the peace treaty of Ardres
Ardres (; vls, Aarden, lang; pcd, Arde) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
Geography
Ardres is located 10.1 mi by rail (station is at Pont-d'Ardres, a few km from Ardres) S.S.E. of Calais, with which it is a ...
, which saw Boulogne returned to the French crown, for a sizeable sum of money.
Population
Places of interest
* The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
* The nineteenth-century château..
See also
* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
Campagnelesguines
Pale of Calais
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