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Cysoing
Cysoing () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France, southeast of Lille. It is twinned with the English town of Much Wenlock. An obsolete spelling is ''Cisoin''. Heraldry Population Bordering municipalities Cysoing is bordered by Bouvines Bouvines (; nl, Bovingen) is a commune and village in the Nord department in northern France. It is on the French-Belgian border between Lille and Tournai. History On 27 July 1214, the Battle of Bouvines was fought here between the forces of F ..., Sainghin-en-Mélantois, Gruson, Camphin-en-Pévèle, Bourghelles, Cobrieux, Genech, Louvil, Templeuve-en-Pévèle, and Péronne-en-Mélantois. See also * Communes of the Nord department * Souvenir Henri Desgrange References Communes of Nord (French department) French Flanders {{Nord-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Souvenir Henri Desgrange
The Souvenir Henri Desgrange is an award and cash prize given in the yearly running of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. It is won by the rider that crosses a particular point in the race, mostly the summits of the highest and iconic climbs in the Alps and Pyrenees. It is named in honour of the creator and first race director of the Tour, French sports journalist Henri Desgrange, who was passionate about taking the Tour de France as high up in the mountains as possible using the most difficult routes. History Following the death of Desgrange in August 1940, an award was given in his honour for the first time in the 1947 Tour, the first Tour since 1939, having been cancelled during World War II. On stage 11, Raymond Impanis was the first of the field to pass a point by Desgrange's final residence, the "Villa Mia" in Beauvallon, Grimaud, on the French Riviera. In the first stage of the 1948 Tour, the prize was earned by Roger Lambrecht in the opening few k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouvines
Bouvines (; nl, Bovingen) is a commune and village in the Nord department in northern France. It is on the French- Belgian border between Lille and Tournai. History On 27 July 1214, the Battle of Bouvines was fought here between the forces of French King Philip Augustus, who was resoundingly victorious, against a coalition, led by Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV and English King John. Population Heraldry Notable residents *General Achille Pierre Deffontaines was born there. See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Nord (Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Nord Department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020. * Métropole Européenne de Lille * Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque * Communauté d'agglomération de Cambrai * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Much Wenlock
Much Wenlock is a market town and parish in Shropshire, England, situated on the A458 road between Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth. Nearby, to the northeast, is the Ironbridge Gorge, and the new town of Telford. The civil parish includes the villages of Homer (1 mile north of the town), Wyke (2 miles northeast), Atterley (2 miles southeast), Stretton Westwood (2 miles southwest) and Bourton (3 miles southwest). The population of the civil parish, according to the 2001 census, was 2,605, increasing to 2,877 at the 2011 Census. Notable historic attractions in the town are Wenlock Priory and the Guildhall. The Wenlock Olympian Games established by William Penny Brookes in 1850 are centred in the town. Brookes is credited as a founding father of the modern Olympic Games, and one of the London 2012 Summer Olympics mascots was named Wenlock after the town. Toponym Much Wenlock is historically the chief town of the ancient borough of Wenlock. "Much" was added to distinguish it fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communauté De Communes Pévèle-Carembault
The Communauté de communes Pévèle-Carembault is a ''communauté de communes'' in the Nord ''département'' and in the Hauts-de-France ''région'' of France. It was formed on 1 January 2014 by the merger of several former communautés de communes. Its seat is in Pont-à-Marcq.CC Pévèle-Carembault (N° SIREN : 200041960) BANATIC, accessed 8 April 2022. Its area is 310.3 km2, and its population was 95,816 in 2018.Comparateur de territoire INSEE, accessed 8 April 2022. Communes The Communauté de communes consists of the following 38 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cobrieux
Cobrieux () is a commune of the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Nord (French department) French Flanders {{Nord-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Péronne-en-Mélantois
Péronne-en-Mélantois () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department References Communes of Nord (French department), Peronneenmelantois French Flanders {{Nord-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Templeuve-en-Pévèle
Templeuve-en-Pévèle (, before 2015: ''Templeuve'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Name The commune is recorded as Templovium in 877, but was subsequently called Templeuve. The name may be derived from ''Templum Jovis'' meaning ''The Temple of Jupiter''. In October 2014, the council voted to change the commune's name to "Templeuve-en-Pévèle". The name change took effect 16 November 2015. 16 November 2015 Population Heraldry Windmill Templeuve-en-Pévèle is the location of a windmill. The windmill tower is first mentioned in 1328 in rent documents of , as the "Moul ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louvil
Louvil () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also * Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Nord (French department) French Flanders {{Nord-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genech
Genech (; nl, Genst) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Nord (French department) French Flanders {{Nord-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camphin-en-Pévèle
Camphin-en-Pévèle () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Camphinenpevele French Flanders {{Nord-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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