Pas-de-Calais
The Pas-de-Calais (, ' strait of Calais'; ; ) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments of France, with 890, and is the ...
Hauts-de-France
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region of
France
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, at the D207 and D223 crossroads. The A26 autoroute passes by about a half mile to the west.
Population
Places of interest
* The stone tower of an 18th-century
windmill
A windmill is a machine operated by the force of wind acting on vanes or sails to mill grain (gristmills), pump water, generate electricity, or drive other machinery.
Windmills were used throughout the high medieval and early modern period ...
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* The church of St. Andre, dating from the eighteenth century.
* The church of St.Maxime at Difques, dating from the fifteenth century.
* The chapel of Barbinghein, built in 1714.
See also
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Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
The following is a list of the 887 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):
References
External links
Scarecrow info
Image:Epeutnaerts21.jpg, April scarecrow festival
Image:Epeutnaert02.jpg, The scarecrows of Moringhem
Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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