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2. List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants

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   Map of metropolitan France. As of January 2019, there were 473 communes in France (metropolitan territory and overseas departments and regions) with population over 20,000, 280 communes with population over 30,000, 129 communes with population over 50,000 and 42 communes with population over 100,000. [1]

3. Lists of communes of France - Wikipedia

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   List of communes in France (2008 version) This page was last edited on 15 February 2024, at 10:51 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...

4. Roscoff - Wikipedia

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   Roscoff (/ ˈ r ɒ s k oʊ / ROSK-oh, French:; Breton: Rosko) is a commune in the Finistère département of Brittany in northwestern France.. Roscoff is renowned for its picturesque architecture, labelled petite cité de caractère de Bretagne (small town of character) [3] since 2009.

5. Le Quesnoy - Wikipedia

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   Le Quesnoy (French pronunciation: [lə kenwa]; Picard: L' Kénoé) is a commune and small town in the east of the Nord department of northern France. [3] It was part of the historical province of French Hainaut. It is known for its fortifications, dating from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.

6. Brittany - Wikipedia

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   Brittany (/ ˈ b r ɪ t ən i / BRIT-ən-ee; French: Bretagne, pronounced ⓘ; Breton: Breizh, pronounced [bʁɛjs, bʁɛx]; [1] [dubious – discuss] Gallo: Bertaèyn or Bertègn, pronounced [bəʁtaɛɲ]) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul.

7. Albert, Somme - Wikipedia

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   The two towns regularly meet to play football at Easter with the Cyril Barker Shield being contested every year. Albert and Ulverston alternate the match's venue. Basilique Notre-Dame de Brebières and Albert in 1918 taken by Brigadier General William Okell Holden Dodds commanding officer of the 5th Canadian Division Artillery

8. Somme towns - Wikipedia

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   The Somme towns were strategically important in the 15th century conflict between the Valois dukes of Burgundy and the kings of France. [15] Picardy, the region in north eastern France in which they were located, lay between the French royal domain in the Île-de-France and the dukes' Low Countries possessions, the Burgundian Netherlands. [16]

9. Aisne - Wikipedia

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   Silk, cotton, and wool weaving flourish in Saint-Quentin and other towns. Saint-Gobain is known for its production of mirrors, which started in the 17th century. Guise is the agricultural centre of the northern area of Aisne. Volkswagen Group France has headquarters in Villers-Cotterêts. [12]