Verton
Encyclopedia
Verton is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
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at the D143 and D303 road junction, and 3 miles (5 km) from the coast, at the bay of the Authie
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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
Verton is located 6 miles (9 km) southwest of Montreuil-sur-MerMontreuil-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...
at the D143 and D303 road junction, and 3 miles (5 km) from the coast, at the bay of the Authie
Authie River
The Authie is a river in northern France whose 103 km course crosses the departement of the Pas-de-Calais and Somme. Its source is near the village of Coigneux...
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Population
Places of interest
- The château, dating from the fifteenth century
- The watermillWatermillA watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping .- History :...
- The church of St.Michel, dating from the fourteenth century.