Hesmond
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Hesmond is a commune
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...

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Geography

A village situated some 8 miles (13 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer
Montreuil-sur-Mer
Montreuil or Montreuil-sur-Mer is a sub-prefecture in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is located on the Canche river, not far from Étaples...

 on the D149E1 road and in the valley of the Créquoise
Créquoise
The river Créquoise is one of the small streams that flow from the plateau of the southern Boulonnais and Picardy, into the Canche.The river rises at Créquy and passes by Torcy, Lebiez, Hesmond, Offin, Loison-sur-Créquoise and joins the Canche at Beaurainville.Three small tributaries join the...

river.

Population

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Germain, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The eighteenth century chateau

External links

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