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    Rejet-de-Beaulieu (French pronunciation: [ʁəʒɛ də boljø]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Communes of the Nord department "Répertoire...
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    Rejet-de-Beaulieu on 4 November 1918. Citation: "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on the night of the 3rd/4th November 1918, at Rejet de...
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    by the MF Regina Seaways. The Gare de Dunkerque railway station offers connections to Gare de Calais-Ville, Gare de Lille Flandres, Arras and Paris, and...
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    passengers or cargo. Maurice Garin, the winner of the inaugural 1903 Tour de France, began his cycling career in 1892 with the local Maubeuge cycling club...
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    importance in the history of municipal power in France. The substantial Porte de Valenciennes town gate, a reminder of the town's past military importance...
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    north of La Demi-Lieue to l'Arbre-de-Guise. The next day Ribeauville was occupied. The front extended from Rejet-de-Beaulieu to three-quarters kilometer southeast...
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    river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the Nord department, and the main city of...
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    Valenciennes (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    Valinciennes; Latin: Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt (French: Escaut) river. Although the...
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    Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Hitler spent half of his war time service in World War I here. Communes...
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    Métropole Européenne de Lille and the largest in area (27.46 km2) after Lille. It is also one of the main cities of the Hauts-de-France region. Built...
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