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La Thieuloye () is a
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in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of
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Geography

Le Thieuloye is situated northwest of Arras, near the junction of the D77 and the N41 road.


Population


Places of interest

* The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century. * Old houses and drinking-fountains.


Notable people

*
Robert-François Damiens Robert-François Damiens (; surname also recorded as ''Damier''; 9 January 1715 – 28 March 1757) was a French domestic servant whose attempted assassination of King Louis XV in 1757 culminated in his public execution. He was the last perso ...
(1715–1757), who attained notoriety with his attempted assassination of
Louis XV of France Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (french: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reache ...
and subsequent gruesome execution in 1757, was born in the village.


See also

* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department


References

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