• The canton of Caudry is an administrative division of the Nord department, northern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came...
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    Caudry (French pronunciation: [kodʁi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Its inhabitants are called the 'Caudrésiens'. The town is...
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  • Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes Avesnes-sur-Helpe Bailleul Cambrai Le Cateau-Cambrésis Caudry Coudekerque-Branche Croix Denain Douai Dunkerque-1 Dunkerque-2 Faches-Thumesnil...
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    Saint-Python (category Communes of Nord (French department))
    region. It belongs to the arrondissement of Cambrai (19 km) and the canton of Caudry (11 km). The town is a member of the 'Communauté de communes du Pays Solesmois'...
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    Douai (category Communes of Nord (French department))
    of Flanders passed into the domains of the Dukes of Burgundy and thence in 1477 into Habsburg possessions. In 1667, Douai was taken by the troops of Louis...
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    Armentières (category Communes of Nord (French department))
    border, northwest of the city of Lille, on the right bank of the river Lys. In 1668, the town became French, along with most of the rest of French Flanders...
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    Gravelines (category Communes of Nord (French department))
    It lies at the mouth of the river Aa 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Dunkirk. It was formed in the 12th century around the mouth of a canal built to connect...
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    Bouvines (category Communes of Nord (French department))
    between Lille and Tournai. On 27 July 1214, the Battle of Bouvines was fought here between the forces of the French King Philip Augustus, who was resoundingly...
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    Tourcoing (category Communes of Nord (French department))
    within the department of Nord. Located to the north-northeast of Lille, adjacent to Roubaix, Tourcoing is the chef-lieu of two cantons and the fourth largest...
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    Ferrière-la-Grande (category Communes of Nord (French department))
    François Dumont applied for a concession to operate iron mines in the canton of Maubeuge, and for authorization to establish two iron furnaces at Ferrière-la-Grande...
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