Saint Vaast
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Saint Vaast can refer to the Frankish
bishop Vedast
(circa 453-540), or to any of numerous places named after him. Those listed below are in northern France
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Franks
The Franks were a confederation of Germanic tribes first attested in the third century AD as living north and east of the Lower Rhine River. From the third to fifth centuries some Franks raided Roman territory while other Franks joined the Roman troops in Gaul. Only the Salian Franks formed a...
bishop Vedast
Vedast
Saint Vedast or Vedastus, also known as Saint Vaast or Saint Waast and Saint Gaston in French, Saint Vedast or Vedastus, also known as Saint Vaast (in Flemish, Norman, and Picard) or Saint Waast (also in Picard and Walloon) and Saint Gaston in French, Saint Vedast or Vedastus, also known as Saint...
(circa 453-540), or to any of numerous places named after him. Those listed below are in northern 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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- Saint-Vaast-d'ÉquiquevilleSaint-Vaast-d'ÉquiquevilleSaint-Vaast-d’Équiqueville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A farming village situated by the banks of the Béthune River in the Pays de Bray, some southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D1, D22 and the D14...
in Seine-MaritimeSeine-MaritimeSeine-Maritime is a French department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre...
, Upper Normandy - Saint-Vaast-DieppedalleSaint-Vaast-DieppedalleSaint-Vaast-Dieppedalle is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A small farming village in the Pays de Caux, situated some northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D53, D420 and D250 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:* The...
in Seine-Maritime, Upper Normandy - Saint-Vaast-du-ValSaint-Vaast-du-ValSaint-Vaast-du-Val is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some south of Dieppe at the junction of the D252 and the D929 roads.-Population:...
in Seine-Maritime, Upper Normandy - Saint-Vaast-en-AugeSaint-Vaast-en-AugeSaint-Vaast-en-Auge is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
in CalvadosCalvadosThe French department of Calvados is part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast...
, Lower Normandy - Saint-Vaast-en-CambrésisSaint-Vaast-en-CambrésisSaint-Vaast-en-Cambrésis is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.-Heraldry:-References:*...
in Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais - Saint-Vaast-en-ChausséeSaint-Vaast-en-ChausséeSaint-Vaast-en-Chaussée is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated northwest of Amiens, on the D12 road, which follows the Roman road called the Chaussée Brunhaute-Population:...
in SommeSommeSomme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France....
, PicardyPicardyThis article is about the historical French province. For other uses, see Picardy .Picardy is a historical province of France, in the north of France... - Saint-Vaast-la-HougueSaint-Vaast-la-HougueSaint-Vaast-la-Hougue is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.-Geography:Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue is situated in the Manche département, in the Basse-Normandie région. It is in the Quettehou canton, of the Cherbourg arrondissement. The town had a population of 2,097...
in MancheMancheManche is a French department in Normandy named after La Manche , which is the French name for the English Channel.- History :Manche is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
, Lower Normandy - Saint-Vaast-lès-MelloSaint-Vaast-lès-MelloSaint-Vaast-lès-Mello is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.-References:*...
in OiseOiseOise is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise.-History:Oise is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
, Picardy - Saint-Vaast-sur-SeullesSaint-Vaast-sur-SeullesSaint-Vaast-sur-Seulles is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
in Calvados, Lower Normandy