- Artois - Wikipedia
Artois ( ɑːrˈtwɑː ar-TWAH, French: [aʁtwɑ]; Dutch: Artesië; Picard: Artoé; English adjective: Artesian) is a region of northern France Its territory covers an area of about 4,000 km 2 and it has a population of about one million Its principal cities include Arras (Dutch: Atrecht), Saint-Omer, Lens, and Béthune It is the eponym for the term Artesian
- Artois | Flanders, Picardy, Low Countries | Britannica
Artois, historic and cultural region encompassing most of the northern French département of Pas-de-Calais and coextensive with the former province of Artois The names of Artois and Arras, the capital, are derived from the Atrebates, who inhabited the district during Julius Caesar’s time From the
- County of Artois - Wikipedia
Artois occupies the interior of the Pas-de-Calais département, [1] the western part of which constitutes the former Boulonnais Artois roughly corresponds to the arrondissements of Arras, Béthune, Saint Omer, and Lens, and the eastern part of the arrondissement of Montreuil It occupies the western end of the coalfield which stretches eastward through the neighbouring Nord département and
- Artois, California - Wikipedia
Artois ( ˈɑːr tɔɪs ), [3] formerly known as Germantown, is a census-designated place [4] in Glenn County, California, USA [2] It is located 5 miles (8 km) north of Willows, [5] at an elevation of 167 feet (51 m), [2] in the northern Sacramento Valley of California It is located on the former United States Highway 99W, and is bypassed to the west by Interstate 5 It is served by the
- Count of Artois - Wikipedia
The count of Artois (French: Comte d'Artois, Dutch: Graaf van Artesië) was the ruler over the County of Artois from the 9th century until the abolition of the countship by the French revolutionaries in 1790
- Artois — Wikipédia
L' Artois ou Artois-Propre (en picard : Artoés 2), pour « proprement dit », est un pays traditionnel picard situé dans le département du Pas-de-Calais en région Hauts-de-France Situé dans le nord de la France, l'Artois est borné au sud par le département de la Somme, et traversé par les rivières de la Scarpe, le Crinchon et la Lawe Aussi appelé « Pays d'Artois », « Arrageois
- Artois - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Artois (purple) within the modern departement of Pas-de-Calais Artois is a former province of northern France Its territory covers an area of about 4,000 km² It has the population of about one million Arras, Saint-Omer, Lens, and Béthune are some major cities in the region
- Artois - definition of Artois by The Free Dictionary
Define Artois Artois synonyms, Artois pronunciation, Artois translation, English dictionary definition of Artois A historical region and former province of northern France near the English Channel between Picardy and Flanders It was ruled at various times by Flanders,
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