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La Croix Destination Guide

Explore La Croix in France

La Croix in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais is a town in France - some 129 mi or ( 207 km ) North of Paris , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of La Croix

Current time in La Croix is now 12:15 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: London, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Watten. Since you are here already, make sure to check out London . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in La Croix ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

La planète Terre et ses merveilles

3:02 min by aurels81
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"La Terre est le probable paradis perdu" ..

Train from St Omer to Calais

1:13 min by Edwin Soar
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Train from St Omer to Calais ..


Péniche leaving the 'Ecluse des Fontinettes' to fast

3:08 min by tomputor
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While waiting to enter the 'Ecluse des Fontinettes', a empty péniches leaves the lock a full speed creating a high wave. Watch the boat in front of us! Our front line snapped! On Radar the speed was 1 ..

Maison Bourgeoise Centre Saint Omer

0:40 min by MAHELMANIMMO
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Maison bourgeoise de caractère à deux pas du centre de Saint-Omer, rénovée avec soin et beaucoup de goût, offrant 6 chambres dont une suite parentale complète avec dressing et salle de bains, salon bi ..


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Interesting facts about this location

George Hubert Kemp

Second Lieutenant George Hubert Kemp (1897 – 1 June 1918) was a World War I British flying ace credited with twelve aerial victories. He served with the Durham Light Infantry, Royal Flying Corps, and Royal Air Force. The observer ace scored his last victory shortly before his death at age twenty in aerial combat over France.

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Located at 50.73 2.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 1897 births, 1918 deaths, Articles created via the Article Wizard, British World War I flying aces, British military personnel killed in World War I, Durham Light Infantry officers, People from Harrow, London, Royal Air Force officers, Royal Air Force personnel of World War I, Royal Flying Corps officers, Royal Flying Corps personnel

Fontinettes boat lift

The Fontinettes Boat Lift was built in 1888 on the Canal de Neufosse and connected the River Aa and the Neufossé Canal in Arques, near Saint-Omer in the Pas-de-Calais to connect in France. It was capable of lifting vessels of 300 tonnes displacement. It was designed to avoid the need to use five locks which took some 90 minutes to change height by 13 metres. It was inspired by the similar Anderton Boat Lift built in 1875 in Cheshire, England.

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Located at 50.73 2.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Boat lifts, Buildings and structures in Pas-de-Calais, Canals in France, Transport in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Visitor attractions in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Visitor attractions in Pas-de-Calais

Canal de Neufossé

The Canal de Neufossé is a French canal connecting the Aa River in Arques to the Canal d'Aire in Aire-sur-la-Lys. It is a segment of the Canal Dunkerque-Escaut. In 1760, the Neufossé canal was built to link the river Lys to the Aa, and give Lille and other inland towns a French route to the sea.

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Located at 50.74 2.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Pas-de-Calais, Canals in France, Transport in Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Canton of Arques

The Canton of Arques is a canton situated in the Pas-de-Calais département and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

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Located at 50.74 2.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Cantons of Pas-de-Calais

Saint-Omer Cathedral

Saint-Omer Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer) is a Roman Catholic former cathedral, a minor basilica, and a national monument of France, located in Saint-Omer. It was formerly the seat of the Bishop of Saint-Omer, but the see was not restored after the French Revolution, being instead absorbed into the Diocese of Arras under the Concordat of 1801. The church is still commonly referred to as the "cathedral" however.

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Located at 50.75 2.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Basilica churches in France, Cathedrals in France, Churches in Pas-de-Calais