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Tortequesne Destination Guide
Discover Tortequesne in France
Tortequesne in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais with its 706 habitants is a place located in France - some 104 mi or ( 167 km ) North of Paris , the country's capital .
Local time in Tortequesne is now 11:27 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: London, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Waziers. When in this area, you might want to check out London . We discovered 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 Tortequesne ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Camera embarquée dans le manège Oxygen à Douai
Vidéo réalisée par un fan de l'Oxygen un peu taré (oui moi! lol) Enregistrée le 12/07/09 lors de la fête foraine de Gayant à Douai (59) ..
Douai Gayant 2009
Gayant 2009 ..
Benelli tornado. How to ride on the autoroute. following a Suzuki GSXR1000 K8
Not your Average touring motorcycle. But 4k miles in 10 days. The Benelli Tornado is a very suprising bike, great sound and awesome looks. Bargain, at £6k brand new. an unusual superbike to tour on.Th ..
Fêtes de Gayant 2011 - Rigodon de la famille Gayant
Fêtes de Gayant (classées au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO) édition 2011 à Douai, dimanche 10 juillet, 10h30, rigodon de la famille Gayant dans la cour de l'hôtel de ville avec l'harmonie municipale. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Canal du Nord
The Canal du Nord is a 95-kilometre long canal in northern France. The canal connects the Canal latéral à l'Oise at Pont-l'Évêque to the Sensée Canal at Arleux. {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}} The French government, in partnership with coal-mining companies in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais departments, developed the canal to help French coal mining companies withstand foreign competition. Construction of the canal began in 1908 but halted in 1914, because of the First World War.
Located at 50.28 3.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Vitry-En-Artois Airport
Vitry-En-Artois Airport is a regional airport in France, located 1 mile northeast of Vitry-en-Artois; 105 miles north-northeast of Paris. It supports general aviation with no commercial airline service scheduled. It was an established airport built prior to World War II. Seized by the Germans in June 1940 during the Battle of France, it was used as a Luftwaffe military airfield during the occupation.
Located at 50.34 2.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Dury Memorial
The Dury Memorial is a World War I Canadian war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Canadian Corps in the Second Battle of Arras, particularly their breakthrough at the Drocourt-Quéant Line switch of the Hindenburg Line just south of the town of Dury. The Drocourt-Quéant Line was a main position in the German Army's defensive position in the area. The action took place on 2 and 3 September 1918 during a period known as the Hundred Days Offensive or Canada's Hundred Days.
Located at 50.23 3.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Douai Renault Factory
The Douai Renault factory is a car plant belonging to the Renault Group, opened in 1970 at Douai in the industrial basin of the Pas-de-Calais department, not far from Lille (Rijsel). Construction of the plant received a go-ahead in 1968, with a formal announcement of the project coming a year later. Douai was chosen because it was well located at the heart of the industrial centre of gravity of the EEC with excellent road links to major industry and population centres.
Located at 50.36 3.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Hôpital-Général de Douai
The Hôpital-Général de Douai was set up in 1752 in the French city of Douai.
Located at 50.37 3.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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