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Witternesse Destination Guide

Explore Witternesse in France

Witternesse in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais with its 561 inhabitants is a place in France - some 121 mi or ( 195 km ) North of Paris , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Witternesse

Time in Witternesse is now 12:07 AM (Friday) . 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: London, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Valenciennes. Since you are here already, consider visiting London . 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 Witternesse ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Tunisie (juillet 2008)

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Extrait de vacances en Tunisie (Zarzis) ..

Saint Benoît Labre à Amettes

8:40 min by fredcath1
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Promenade en Artois sur les pas de Benoît Labre, né à Amettes en 1748, sanctifié en 1881. Page sur cette promenade avec carte, texte téléchargeable, liens vers des ouvrages en ligne sur le site Mistra ..


Péniche leaving the 'Ecluse des Fontinettes' to fast

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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 ..

more of the TGV Eurostar train Paris-London

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One can see how Eurostar TGV train (Paris-London) travels at its normal speed, overtaking all traffic on the nearby highway in France.... 300 km/h please note that cars normally travel at 140km/h on t ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Laquette

The Laquette is a river of northern France, right tributary of the Lys. It flows into the Lys in Aire-sur-la-Lys.

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Located at 50.64 2.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Geography of the Pas-de-Calais, Rivers of France, Rivers of Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Scheldt basin

Canal de la Nieppe

The Canal de la Nieppe was part of the Hazebrouck Canals (French: Canaux d'Hazebrouck). It connected to the River Lys at Thiennes with a second connection to the River Lys at Merville. It was 23 km with 4 locks. The other canals composing the Hazebrouck canals are the Canal de Préaven, Canal de la Bourre, Canal d'Hazebrouck.

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Located at 50.65 2.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Canals in France

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 14 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

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 15 km away
Tags: Cantons of 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 50.74 2.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Pas-de-Calais, Canals in France, Transport in Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Witternesse