Le Quesnoy-en-Artois (; literally "Le Quesnoy in
Artois
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commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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in the
Pas-de-Calais department in the
Hauts-de-France region of
France
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INSEE commune file
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Geography
Le Quesnoy-en-Artois lies 17 miles (28 km) southeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer
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at the junction of the D122 and D123 roads.
Population
Places of interest
* The eighteenth-century chateau.
* The church of St.Vaast, dating from the eighteenth century.
See also
* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
Quesnoyenartois
Artois
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