Arques, Pas-de-Calais
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Arques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France, bordering Saint-Omer.
The Fontinettes boat lift
The church
The Château
Fontinettes boat lift
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The Fontinettes boat lift was built in 1888 on the Canal de Neufossé and connected the river Aa and the Neuffossé Canal in Arques, near Saint-Omer in the Pas-de-Calais.
Arques, Pas-de-Calais
…It has been the headquarters of Arc International, the largest manufacturer of glassware in the world, since its inception in the 19th century. The Fontinettes Boat Lift and the Arques lock (l'écluse des Fontinettes, not to be confused with l'ecluse de Flandres, a smaller lock, also in Arques) Arc International…
Arques (Pas-de-Calais) Ascenseur des Fontinettes
L'écluse des Fontinettes