Place:Boulonnais, France

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NameBoulonnais
TypeFormer nation/state/empire
Located inFrance
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


Boulonnais is a former nation/state/empire. It is a natural bocage located on the shore of the English Channel. It consists in the backcountry of Boulogne-sur-Mer. It was successively the "Comté" then the "Sénéchaussée" of the historical province of Picardie, then was appended by the 1789 National Constituent Assembly to the Pas-de-Calais department.

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