Boulogne-sur-Mer (French: [bulɔɲ syʁ mɛʁ] ; Picard: Boulonne-su-Mér; Dutch: Bonen; Latin: Gesoriacum or Bononia), often called just Boulogne (UK: /bʊˈlɔɪn/...
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Château de Boulogne-sur-Mer is a castle in the French seaport of Boulogne-sur-Mer, in the Pas-de-Calais département. It houses the Boulogne museum. The...
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The Port of Boulogne-sur-Mer is a seaport located on the western coast of the Hauts-de-France region, on the edge of the Pas de Calais, the world's busiest...
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sanctuary of Boulogne-sur-Mer, then a famous pilgrimage center in northern France. The church, meant to become a pilgrimage centre closer to Paris than the...
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The County of Boulogne was a county within the Kingdom of France during the 9th to 15th centuries, centred on the city of Boulogne-sur-Mer. It was ruled...
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Montreuil-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tʁœj syʁ mɛʁ] ; Picard: Montreu-su-Mér or Montreul-su-Mér; Dutch: Monsterole), Montreuil-on-the-Sea, is a...
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Notre-Dame-de-l'Immaculée-Conception), is a minor basilica located in Boulogne-sur-Mer in the Pas-de-Calais département of northern France. The basilica,...
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The Boulogne camp refers to two military camps established around Boulogne-sur-Mer in France. The first camp was prepared by Julius Caesar in 54 BC to...
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16th arrondissement of Paris, near the suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt and Neuilly-sur-Seine. The land was ceded to the city of Paris by the Emperor Napoleon...
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Union sloop-of-war USS Kearsarge anchored at the French resort of Boulogne-sur-Mer. On June 19, 1864, the Kearsarge sank the Confederate raider CSS Alabama...
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