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Fauquembergues (; vls, Valkenberg; pcd, Fauquimbergue) is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
. First mentioned in 961 as "in monten qui dicitur Falcoberg", the place later in 1124 was called ''Falkenberga''. In 1347, an English raiding force under Henry of Grosmont
Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster (– 23 March 1361) was an English statesman, diplomat, soldier, and Christian writer. The owner of Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, Grosmont was a member of the House of Plantagenet, which was ruling ov ...
razed the settlement to the ground.
Geography
A town situated 10 miles (16 km) southwest ofSaint-Omer
Saint-Omer (; vls, Sint-Omaars) is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in France.
It is west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais, and is located in the Artois province. The town is named after Saint Audoma ...
, at the junction of the D928 with two minor roads, the D92 and the D158. The river Aa flows through Fauquembergues.
Population
Places and monuments
* A line of 13 electricity-generating turbines can be seen on the 100 m high hills. Another group of 12 turbines faces the town from the southern direction. * The 13th-century church of Saint-Léger which is a registered historical monumentNotable people
* Hugh of Falkenberg, 12th century (Hugues de Fauquembergues) *Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny
Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny ( – ) was a French composer and a member of the French Académie des Beaux-Arts (1813).
He is considered alongside André Grétry and François-André Danican Philidor to have been the founder of a new musical gen ...
(1729–1817), composer
See also
* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais departmentReferences