Saint-Pol
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Saint-Pol is part of the name of several communes in France
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- Saint-Pol-de-LéonSaint-Pol-de-LéonSaint-Pol-de-Léon is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretange in northwestern France, located on the coast.It is famous for its 13th-century cathedral on the site of the original founded by Saint Paul Aurelian in the 6th century. It has kept a unique architecture, such as Notre-Dame du...
, in the Finistère département, named after Paul AurelianPaul AurelianPaul Aurelian is a 6th century Welsh saint, who became one of the seven founder saints of Brittany....
, a Celtic saint - Saint-Pol-sur-MerSaint-Pol-sur-MerSaint-Pol-sur-Mer is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Dunkerque, and is almost encircled by it.-Heraldry:-References:* -External links:*...
, in the Nord département - Saint-Pol-sur-TernoiseSaint-Pol-sur-TernoiseSaint-Pol-sur-Ternoise is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The population of the canton is 14,939.-History:The county of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, usually referred to as just Saint-Pol, was originally a stronghold of the Counts of Flanders and was established as a county...
, in the Pas-de-Calais département- See also the historical County of Saint-PolCounty of Saint-PolThe county of Saint-Pol was a county around the French city of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise on the border of Artois and Picardy, formerly the county of Ternois....
, which surrounded this city, and was ruled by the Counts of Saint-PolCounts of Saint-PolThis page is a list of rulers of the county of Saint-Pol....
- See also the historical County of Saint-Pol