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Discover Oignies in France

Oignies in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais with its 10,609 habitants is a town located in France - some 115 mi or ( 185 km ) North of Paris , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Oignies

Local time in Oignies is now 04:44 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: London, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Vendin-le-Vieil. When in this area, you might want to check out London . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Oignies ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Agacements sur le marché d'Hénin-Beaumont

2:04 min by campagneennord
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Jean-Luc Mélenchon et Marine Le Pen font d'Hénin-Beaumont un centre d'attraction politique et médiatique. Comment les autres candidats et les habitants vivent-ils cette situation ? ..

High Speed Trains in northern France

1:18 min by Koos Fernhout
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DSCN1991a Location: loc.alize.us All shots taken from the viaduct across the A1 and the high speed railway, in the Route d'Henin-Beaumont, except the panning shot of the Eurostar that ends on a bridge ..


Annoeullin - tour de france 2012.wmv

20:39 min by bambina59112
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passage de la caravane et du tour de France, le 03 juillet 2012 à Annoeullin ..

Parcours d'éveil moteur pour les enfants de 18 mois à 3 ans

9:49 min by RVideoAudiovisuel
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Atelier d'éveil moteur créé conjointement par le service petite enfance et par le service des sports de la Ville de Carvin dans le cadre du projet européen "Développer les compétences parentales". Mot ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Bossuit-Kortrijk Canal

The Canal Kortrijk-Bossuit is a canal in westhern Belgium, which connects the city of Kortrijk to village of Bossuit. It forms a direct link between the river Leie and the river Scheldt.

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Located at 50.49 3.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Kortrijk, Canals in Belgium

Courrières mine disaster

The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst mining accident, caused the death of 1,099 miners (including many children) in Northern France on 10 March 1906. This disaster was surpassed only by the Benxihu Colliery accident in China on April 26, 1942, which killed 1,549 miners.

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Located at 50.42 2.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 1906 disasters, 1906 in France, Coal mining disasters in France, History of Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Labor disputes in France, Mining disasters in France

Diverging diamond interchange

A diverging diamond interchange (DDI), also called a double crossover diamond interchange (DCD), is a type of diamond interchange in which the two directions of traffic on the non-freeway road cross to the opposite side on both sides of the bridge at the freeway. It is unusual in that it requires traffic on the freeway overpass (or underpass) to briefly drive on the opposite side of the road from what is customary for the jurisdiction.

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Located at 50.54 3.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Road junction types

University of Douai

The University of Douai is a former university in Douai, France. With a Middle Ages heritage of scholar activities in Douai, the university was established in 1559 and lectures started in 1562. It closed from 1795 to 1808. In 1887, it was transferred as University of Lille 27 km away from Douai. From mid-16th century onwards, the university of Douai had European-wide influence as a prominent center of neo-Latin literature, contributing also to the dissemination of printed knowledge.

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Located at 50.38 3.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 1562 establishments in France, 1795 disestablishments, Defunct universities and colleges in France, Douai, Educational institutions established in the 1560s, History of Nord (French department), Université Lille Nord de France

Irish College, Douai

The Irish College was a seminary at Douai, France, for Irish Roman Catholics in exile on the continent to study for the priesthood, modelled on the English College there. It was originally founded in 1603 by Christopher Cusack, with the support of Philip III of Spain, as a Spanish foundation and endowed with 5,000 florins a year by the King of Spain. The course of studies lasted six years and the students attended lectures at the university of Douai.

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Located at 50.38 3.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Douai, Counter-Reformation, Defunct universities and colleges in France, Educational institutions established in the 1600s, Irish diaspora, Roman Catholic seminaries

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