Pas-de-Calais
Pas-de-Calais is a département of northern France.
Administration
Pas-de-Calais constitutes, along with the neighbouring département of Nord, the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
History
Pas-de-Calais was created in 1790 out of the former provinces of the coastal Boulonnais and Artois to the east.
Some of the costliest battles of World War I were fought here. At Vimy Ridge is Canada's most important memorial to its fallen soldiers.
Geography
Its principal towns are, on the coast, Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer, and in Artois, Lens, Liévin, Arras and Saint-Omer.
Some of the municipalities of the department include: Annay-sous-Lens, Aubigny-en-Artois, Audruicq, Barlin, Bénifontaine, Bertincourt, Bourthes, Cambrin, Carency, Cauchy-à-la-Tour, Croisilles, Dainville, Desvres, Divion, Dourges, Douvrin, Équihen-Plage, Fauquembergues, Fruges, Givenchy en Gohelle.
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