Battle of Bouvines
The Battle of Bouvines, which took place on 27 July 1214, was a medieval battle which ended the 1202–1214 Anglo-French War.
Lecelles is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Population: 2,788
Latitude: 50° 28' 4.04" N
Longitude: 3° 24' 3.46" E
The Battle of Bouvines, which took place on 27 July 1214, was a medieval battle which ended the 1202–1214 Anglo-French War.
The Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745, was a major engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession, fought between the forces of the Pragmatic Allies – comprising mainly Dutch, British, and Hanoverian troops under the command of the Duke of Cumberlan…
Sevel is an acronym of "Société Européenne de Véhicules Légers" (European Light Vehicle Company), established in 1978 by PSA Peugeot Citroën and Fiat for a joint venture of factories building cars for both carmakers. Formerly, Alfa Romeo, Lancia and…
The Cathedral of Our Lady (French: Notre-Dame de Tournai, Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Doornik) is Roman Catholic church, see of the Diocese of Tournai in Tournai, Belgium.
Stade du Hainaut is a multi-use stadium in Valenciennes, France. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Valenciennes FC. It has replaced the Stade Nungesser as VAFC's home stadium.
The Haine (French: Haine, Dutch: Hene, German: Henne) is a river in southern Belgium (Hainaut) and northern France (Nord), right tributary of the river Scheldt. The Haine gave its name to the County of Hainaut, and the present province of Hainaut. I…
The “Société Franco-Belge” was a French/Belgian engineering firm that specialised in the construction of railway vehicles and their components and accessories. The company originated in 1959 as the Belgian firm Compagnie Belge pour la Construction d…
The Musée des Beaux-Arts in Tournai, Belgium, is an art museum.
The Scarpe is a river in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, left tributary of the Scheldt.
Stade Nungesser is a multi-use stadium in Valenciennes, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of Valenciennes FC through the 2010-11 season.
Saint-Amand Abbey (Abbaye de Saint-Amand), once known as Elno, Elnon or Elnone Abbey, is a former Benedictine abbey in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, Nord, France.
Gare de Valenciennes is a railway station serving the town of Valenciennes, Nord, France.
The belfry (French: beffroi) of Tournai, Belgium, is a freestanding bell tower of medieval origin, 72 metres in height with a 256-step stairway.
Valenciennes-Denain Airport (IATA: XVS, ICAO: LFAV) is a regional airport in France, located southwest of Valenciennes (Departement du Nord,Nord-Pas-de-Calais); 115 miles (185 km) north-northeast of Paris
The Arrondissement of Tournai (French: Arrondissement de Tournai; Dutch: Arrondissement Doornik) is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement.
Antoing Castle (French: Château d'Antoing) is one of Belgium's most original and well-known castles, situated in Antoing in Hainaut.
Anchin Abbey was a Benedictine monastery founded in 1079 in the commune of Pecquencourt in what is now the Nord department of France.
The A16 is a relatively short Belgian motorway connecting Mons and Tournai.