Beaurains
Encyclopedia
Beaurains is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
.
at the junction of the N17
with the D5 road.
, a French poet.
On 21 December 1922, treasure
was discovered dating from the Roman
era. Known as the "Treasure of Beaurains." Much was squandered and the little that remains is now at Arras
.
The commune was all but destroyed during World War I
.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Geography
A suburban town located 3 miles (5 km) south of ArrasArras
Arras is the capital of the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The historic centre of the Artois region, its local speech is characterized as a Picard dialect...
at the junction of the N17
Route nationale 17
The Route nationale 17, or RN17, is a trunk road in France connecting Paris to the frontier with Belgium.-Reclassification:...
with the D5 road.
History
The first church here was built in 674. In the 12th century, the parish council created an important leprosarium that treated Jean BodelJean Bodel
Jean Bodel, who lived in the late twelfth century, was an Old French poet who wrote a number of chansons de geste as well as many fabliaux. He lived in Arras....
, a French poet.
On 21 December 1922, treasure
Treasure
Treasure is a concentration of riches, often one which is considered lost or forgotten until being rediscovered...
was discovered dating from the Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
era. Known as the "Treasure of Beaurains." Much was squandered and the little that remains is now at Arras
Arras
Arras is the capital of the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The historic centre of the Artois region, its local speech is characterized as a Picard dialect...
.
The commune was all but destroyed during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, rebuilt after 1918, along with the rest of the village.
- Vestiges of an old castle.
- Two World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
cemeteries.