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Saint-Omer Destination Guide

Explore Saint-Omer in France

Saint-Omer in the region of Pays de la Loire is a place in France - some 216 mi or ( 348 km ) South-West of Paris , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Saint-Omer

Time in Saint-Omer is now 04:30 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Bristol, Vigneux-de-Bretagne, Vay, Vannes, and Savenay. Since you are here already, consider visiting Bristol . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Saint-Omer ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Tour de France Château de Blain en bottes de paille

2:21 min by Dominique Houguet
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Le Tour de France est passé à Blainle 7 juillet 2008 à 16h, nous avons réalisé une animation: "faire du "Home-trainer" au pied d'un "Château en bottes de paille"... ..

20000 visiteurs. Mon cadeau pour vous dire merci.

6:04 min by partages1
Views: 211 Rating: 5.00

Mon souhait étais d'atteindre 20000 visiteurs pour le 6 mai. J'ai été super contente ce matin en constatent que j'avais en l'espace de deux jours dépassée les objectifs que je voulais. Merciiiiiiiiiii ..


Sailing Regattas - Seriously Cool Events

1:14 min by Seriouslycoolevents
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Corporate sailing regattas and match racing sailing events are perfect for team building and client events. Camaraderie and team spirit shines from all who take part in this eco friendly event with ra ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Château de Blain

The Château de Blain is a mediaeval castle constructed in the 13th century and heavily remodelled in the 16th. It formed part of the frontier defences of Brittany along with the towns and castles of Vitré, Fougères, Châteaubriant, Ancenis and Clisson. It is in the commune of Blain in the Loire-Atlantique département of France.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 47.47 -1.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Castles in Pays de la Loire, Châteaux in Loire-Atlantique, Official historical monuments of France

Battle of Blain

The Battle of Blain, also called the Battle of Messac, was fought on 24 May 843 by the forces of Lambert II of Nantes and Erispoe, prince of Brittany, against Renaud, Frankish Count of Nantes. It arose from Breton resistance to Frankish power within Brittany and disputes over control of the County of Nantes. The defeat of the Franks led to a period of Breton expansionism.

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Located at 47.48 -1.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 840s conflicts, 840s in Europe, 843, 9th century in France, Battles involving France, Battles involving the Britons, Battles involving the Franks, Battles of the Middle Ages, Military history of Brittany

Aéroport du Grand Ouest

The Aéroport du Grand Ouest Project is a planned new airport, to be situated 30 km to the north-west of the French city of Nantes in the commune of Notre-Dame-des-Landes. It is intended that the new airport will replace Nantes Atlantique Airport as the airport for Nantes, but also serve as an international gateway for western France. The €580 million project was approved in February 2008, with construction expected to start in 2014 and an opening date in 2017.

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Located at 47.35 -1.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Airports in France, Proposed airports, Transport in Nantes

Battle of Conquereuil

The Battle of Conquereuil was fought on July 27, 992 AD between the Bretons under Conan I, Duke of Brittany and the Angevins under Fulk the Black. {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}} Duke Conan had the breton city of Nantes under siege, when he learned that Fulk was marching with an army to relieve the city. Conan raised the siege and began marching his troops back in the direction of Rennes to face Fulk.

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Located at 47.63 -1.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 990s conflicts, 990s in France, 992 in Europe, Battles involving France, Battles of the Middle Ages, Military history of Brittany

Don (Vilaine)

The River Don is a river in Brittany, France. It is a tributary of the River Vilaine.

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Located at 47.67 -1.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Rivers of France, Vilaine Basin