Bapaume is a chief town of The following is a list of the 77 cantons of the Pas-de-Calais France, sorted by arrondissement: Arrondissement of Arras (20 cantons) : Arras-Nord - Arras-Ouest - Arras-Sud - Canton of Aubigny-en-Artois - Canton of Auxi-le-Ch teau - Canton of Avesnes-le-Comte - Avion - Canton of Bapaume...
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France, in the The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. They are subdivided into 342 arrondissements. Départements are also found in Côte dIvoire. Administrative role Each...
département of Pas-de-Calais is a département in northern France named after the strait which it borders. History Pas-de-Calais was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Boulonnais, Ponthieu and...
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arrondissement of Arras ( Dutch: Atrecht) is a city and commune in northern France, préfecture (capital) of the Pas-de-Calais département. In 1999, its population was 43,567. History Originally settled by the Celtic tribe of the Atrebates, it later became a Roman garrison town known as Atrebatum...
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Population (1999): 4,725 inhabitants for the commune and 9,442 inhabitants for the canton.
For the rest, Bapaume is a bewildering scene of wreckage, and within its shattered walls one pondered less upon the pathos and tragedy of the lives of the townspeople that had been broken for ever than on the meaningless idiocy of it all.
In the middle of Bapaume is the Mairie, the Town Hall.
The ruins of Bapaume, France, as seen from the tower of the Mayor's residence on 19 March 1917.