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Baie de Somme (French pronunciation: [bɛ də sɔm], Bay of the Somme or Somme Bay; Picard: Béie d'Sonme) is a large estuary in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The bay drains six rivers into the English Channel , principally the River Somme , and covers a total area of 72 km 2 (28 sq mi).
The "Association du Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme" has restored a number of locomotives, railbuses, carriages and wagons to full use, others await overhaul or restoration. All vehicles are metre gauge unless otherwise denoted. [4]
The municipality of Baie-James was created in 1971 and was run by the board of directors of the Société de développement de la Baie James.It managed the territory of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement between the 49th and 55th parallel, with the exception of the Cree Category 1 lands and the enclaves of Chapais, Chibougamau, Lebel-sur-Quévillon and Matagami.
La Baie also contains a tree nursery and a greenhouse for grass farming. Fodder crop production is important for supporting the borough's dairy industry. Deer [88] and cattle farming are also practised. L'écohameau de La Baie was founded in 1990 by the Groupe de recherches écologiques de la Batture (GREB).
In the Middle Ages the bay was known as the baie de Bretagne or baye de Bretagne (Bay of Brittany or Brittany Bay). [ 2 ] The bay of Bourgneuf is a vast maritime arc on the French Atlantic coast running from the Pointe Saint-Gildas (south of the Loire estuary) to Beauvoir-sur-Mer and is enclosed by the island of Noirmoutier up to the île du ...
Kylian Mbappé made some peace with Real Madrid’s fans. Mbappé scored in Madrid's 2-0 win over Getafe in the Spanish league on Sunday to help ease the pressure on the France star. Mbappé, who ...
The Battles of Barfleur and La Hogue were naval battles fought off Barfleur and Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue in the 17th century. The Normandy coast was the location, during World War II , of the main Allied landings in France ; the unavailability of significant harbours caused the Allies to construct artificial harbours ( Mulberries ) at Arromanches ...
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