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    Achiet-le-Grand (French pronunciation: [aʃjɛ lə ɡʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. A farming village located 12 miles...
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  • Achiet may refer to two communes in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France: Achiet-le-Grand Achiet-le-Petit This disambiguation page lists articles...
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    of the line was closed down in 1999. The plans for a railway from Achiet-le-Grand to Bapaume date back to the early 1860s. However, in these plans the...
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    Candas–Acheux line, two light railways and the Albert–Bapaume, Hamel–Achiet le Petit–Achiet le Grand and Serre–Puisieux–Bucquoy–Ablainzevelle roads, most of the...
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    Achiet-le-Grand in France in November 2009, in honour of Christopher Cox from the village who won a Victoria Cross in fighting near Achiet-le-Grand in...
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    Martinus Henain. In 1274 it appeared for the first time under the name Hanin-le-Liétard, after the seigneur, either in recognition of services rendered to...
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    aquaculture in Wissant Cap Gris Nez Cap Blanc Nez Boulogne-sur-Mer Nausicaä Le Touquet Grand-Place of Arras Notre Dame de Lorette Canadian National Vimy Memorial...
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    Ablainzevelle to the west of Bapaume and Roquigny, with a branch from Achiet-le-Grand to Beugny and Ytres. In 2004, James Beach wrote that some authorities...
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    Achiet-le-Petit (French pronunciation: [aʃjɛ lə pəti]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. A farming village located 13 miles...
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    Le Touquet-Paris-Plage (French pronunciation: [lə tukɛ paʁi plaʒ], Picard: Ech Toutchet-Paris-Plache), commonly referred to as Le Touquet (/lə tʊkeɪ/)...
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