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unusual facts about Poix-de-Picardie


Hugh Tyrrel

He was born in Hampshire, son of Hugh Tyrrel the elder, who held substantial lands in England, and was lord of Poix-de-Picardie in France.


30th Tactical Missile Squadron

The 669th engaged in diversionary attacks over the English Channel the first two days of March, and on the third flew its first attack on the continent against the airfield at Poix, France.

Ablaincourt-Pressoir

The town also an international TGV rail station, the Gare TGV Haute-Picardie, nicknamed "The sugar-beet station" named after the predominant crop of the area.

Berystede

The turrets, then both conical, were a delightful reminder of the couple's French connections, for not only was Helene from Rambouillet, but also Henry's family hailed from France his maternal grandfather being the Duke de Poix.

Brassy

Brassy, Somme, a French municipality in the région of Picardie

Camon

Camon, Somme, a commune in the Picardie region of northern France

Charles III de Créquy

This peerage went extinct after the death of his only child Madeleine de Créquy, – it included the town of Poix, the viscountcy of Esquennes, the châtellenie of Agnières, and the lands and lordships of Arnehou, Blangy, Cempuis, Croixrault, Eramecourt, Escantu, Essilières, Frettemolle, Hélincourt, la Rue Notre-Dame, Saint-Clair and Vandricourt.

Chris Hipkiss

Apart from major shows in US self-taught and 'Outsider' institutions (Intuit, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, American Folk Art Museum), the work of Hipkiss has been featured in exhibitions at Tate Britain, Whitechapel Gallery, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, FRAC Picardie, New Museum, Irish Museum of Modern Art and me Collectors Room Berlin.

Claude Gewerc

Claude Gewerc (born 21 June 1947, in Bergen-Belsen, Germany) is a French politician, and President of the regional council of Picardie.

In March 1998, he was elected to the Picardie Regional Council to represent the Oise, and was President of the Socialist group in the regional council from 1998 to 2004, at which date he defeated the incumbent UDF administration to become Regional president.

East Street Arts

Over Yonder explores the historical context of town/region twinning which started just after the Second World War (the first recorded modern twinning agreement was between Keighly, West Yorkshire and Poix-du-Nord, France) and witnesses strong links between cities and regions and its people.

Gare de Persan-Beaumont

Since it is the last station before Picardie, STIF fare structures no longer apply beyond it (except on trains linking Pontoise and Creil).

Horst Hannig

Horst Hannig was killed in action on 15 May 1943 against Royal Air Force (RAF) operations that targeted Caen-Carpiquet Airdrome and Poix Airdrome.

Just de Noailles

Antonin Claude Dominique Just de Noailles (Paris, 22 August 1777 – Paris, 1 August 1846), 7th Prince of Poix then (from 1834) 4th Spanish Duke of Mouchy, 3rd French duke of Mouchy and duke of Poix, was a French politician.

Marie Melchior Joseph Théodore de Lagrené

Marie Melchior Joseph Théodore de Lagrené, (14 March 1800, in Amiens – 26 January 1862, in Paris), was a French legislator and diplomat, who hailed from an old family from Picardie.

Philippe Louis de Noailles

The prince de Poix attends the salon of the countess d'Angivillers, wife of Charles-Claude Flahaut de la Billaderie, comte d'Angiviller, this woman enchanteresse, Mrs Necker.

Roissy–Picardie Link

The Roissy–Picardie Link would link the LGV Interconnexion Est, at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, to a regional railway line heading north towards Creil.

Rozet

Rozet-Saint-Albin, a commune in the Aisne department in Picardie in northern France

Rudolf Trenn

Rudolf Trenn was killed on 16 April 1943 in a flying accident near Poix, France.

Sinceny manufactory

The Sinceny manufactory (sometimes St. Cenis) was a French producer of ceramics, especially faience, located in the city of Sinceny, Picardie, France.

Tertry

Tertry, Somme, a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.


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