The fleur-de-lis, also spelled fleur-de-lys (plural fleurs-de-lis or fleurs-de-lys), is a common heraldic charge in the (stylized) shape of a lily (in...
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cantons of the Pas-de-Calais department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015: Aire-sur-la-Lys Arras-1...
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canton of Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre is an administrative division of the Indre department, central France. Its borders were modified at the French canton...
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The canton of Aire-sur-la-Lys is a canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. At the...
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Chailly-en-Bière Dammarie-les-Lys Fleury-en-Bière Perthes Pringy Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry Saint-Germain-sur-École Saint-Martin-en-Bière Saint-Sauveur-sur-École Villiers-en-Bière...
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Saint-Martin-Lys (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ lis] ; Languedocien: Sant Martin de Les) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. The...
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fleurs-de-lys. It was flown above fortifications in the early years of the colony. For instance, it was flown above the lodgings of Pierre Du Gua de Monts...
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the river Lys. Saint-Omer first appeared in the writings during the 7th century under the name of Sithiu (Sithieu or Sitdiu), around the Saint-Bertin abbey...
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Aire-sur-la-Lys (French: [ɛːʁ syʁ la lis]; West Flemish: Ariën-aan-de-Leie; literally "Aire on the Lys") is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department...
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Vosves-lès-Lys. The city contains the ruins of the Royal Abbey of Lys, Cistercian abbey for women, founded in 1251 by Blanche of Castile and Saint Louis....
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