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	Boulogne-sur-Mer (Municipality, Pas-de-Calais, France)
		Louis XI claimed that Notre-Dame venerated in the city was the real "Lord" of Boulogne, and that he, as her vassal, should try to defend her interests by all means, including incorporation of the county to France.
		He failed to rouse Boulogne to revolt and was jailed into the fortress of Ham, from which he escaped six years later, using the clothes of a mason named Badinguet.
		The municipal flag of Boulogne is divided by a white cross in four blue, yellow, yellow and blue quarters.
	flagspot.net /flags/fr-62-bm.html (914 words)

	Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
		Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, one of the town cemeteries, lies in the district of St Martin Boulogne, just beyond the eastern (Château) corner of the Citadel (Haute-Ville).
		Boulogne, was one of the three base ports most extensively used by the Commonwealth armies on the Western Front throughout the First World War.
		Until June 1918, the dead from the hospitals at Boulogne itself were buried in the Cimetière de l'est, one of the town cemeteries, the Commonwealth graves forming a long, narrow strip along the right hand edge of the cemetery.
	www.webmatters.net /cwgc/boulogne_east.htm (493 words)

	Boulogne-sur-Mer
		Boulogne at the mouth of the river Liane is France's biggest fishing port.
		Later medieval Counts of Boulogne built a castle on one corner of the old Roman fortifications, and the Old Town grew up within the Roman walls.
		Boulogne is still an attractive seaside resort, with Nausicaa, the world-class sea-life centre; sandy beaches and good facilities for children (recognised as a "KID Station").
	www.theotherside.co.uk /tm-heritage/towns/boulogne.htm (542 words)

	Boulogne-sur-Mer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Population of the city (commune) at the 1999 census was 44,859 inhabitants, whereas the whole metropolitan area (aire urbaine) had 135,116 inhabitants.
		The name Boulogne was recorded for the first time during the Roman Empire as Bononia, a derivative of the Celtic word bona (meaning "foundation", "settlement", "citadel").
		In 1550, The Peace of Boulogne ended the war of England with Scotland and France.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boulogne-sur-Mer (691 words)

	Boulogne Forest, France
		This 865 hectare/2,135 acre park Bois de Boulogne, crisscrossed by footpaths and bridle-paths but also traversed by broad motor roads, lies on the western boundary of Paris, between the Boulevard Périphérique on the east and the Seine on the west.
		In the 15th C a small settlement called Boulogne grew up on the site, and the name was subsequently applied also to the wood of holm oaks which surrounded it.
		Nowadays the Bois de Boulogne is a popular recreation area, drawing large numbers of people to walk in the park, picnic on the grass, row on the lake or simply do nothing.
	www.planetware.com /paris/boulogne-forest-f-p-boi.htm (270 words)

	Wood of Boulogne - Gardens - Visiting - Mairie de Paris
		The present Bois de Boulogne is just a tiny part of the former forest of Rouvray which surrounded Lutèce called by this name until the XIVth century, after the oak trees which surrounded it (Querus Robur).
		He planned to exploit the royal estates, including the Bois de Boulogne, to build vessels for the royal navy which was at the height of expansion.
		In 1848 the Bois de Boulogne became the property of the state and in 1852 was subsequently sold to the City of Paris which completely redesigned it.
	www.v1.paris.fr /EN/Visiting/gardens/bois_boulogne.asp (727 words)

	Metropole Paris Feature Boulogne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Boulogne's maps show the tennis stadium Roland Garros, but Paris has fixed the boundary so it is in Paris.
		If the old village of Boulogne, existed around the 14th century church, in the north-west sector of the town, for that is what it is, Boulogne's importance dates more to the years 'between the wars,' as it is said here.
		As Boulogne is sort of the ex-'Burbank' of France, but with classy architecture, it seems fitting that a museum dedicated to a worker's time like the '30's, got bumped to make way for young people looking for work in the mid-'90's.
	www.wfi.fr /metropole/backissues/70120203/boulogne.html (1384 words)

	boulonnais horse
		The Boulogne horses were renowned for their speed under the reign of Henry IV, as they demonstrated during the St Omer races in 1589.
		The Boulogne horse is big and strong, shaped during the XIXth century for the work of beet fields and the transport of beets.
		Some Boulogne horses are used for carriages of course ("Haras nationaux", M. Sainte-Beuve's stables, Conty stables...), by the municipal administrations (City of Rambouillet, Bois de Vincennes), in horseriding farms, by "old" horse breeders who make good use of them for some field works, or by numerous individuals for their leisure.
	perso.orange.fr /ida.bruno.monsus/boulogne_horse.htm (1475 words)

	travel to boulogne in northern france
		Boulogne is a popular destination for people from the UK who want to make a day-trip to do some shopping in France.
		Boulogne is France's largest fishing port and is a centre for the fish processing industry.
		According to legend, in the year 633 or 636, a boat was found sailing into the port area of Boulogne which had no sails, oars or sailors.
	www.ukstudentlife.com /Travel/Tours/France/Boulogne.htm (1055 words)

	A digest on the Bois de Boulogne in Paris by Paris Digest, the Paris Internet city guide and portal
		The 865 hectares Bois de Boulogne lies on the western edge of Paris and was created under Napoléon III (second part of the 19th century).
		They are respectively the Bois de Boulogne on the west side of Paris and the Bois de Vincennes on the east.
		The Bois de Boulogne, the most fashionable of the two, is bordered by the very residential cities of Neuilly and Boulogne.
	www.parisdigest.com /takingarest/boisdeboulogne.htm (248 words)

	Boulogne Cathedral, Old Town & Walls
		Boulogne cathedral was rebuilt in the 19th century as a symbol of the revival of the French Catholic Church after the Revolution, in which the old cathedral and so many other churches were closed and destroyed.
		The château strengthens the weakest landward-facing corner of the town's defensive walls - built in the 13th century by the Counts of Boulogne, on the foundations of earlier Roman walls.
		Boulogne's harbour in the estuary of the River Liane was the base from which the Roman emperor Cladius successfully invaded Britain in AD43-45, as well as for Julius Caesar's brief expeditions in 55 and 54BC.
	www.theotherside.co.uk /tm-heritage/visit/visit-boulogne-oldtown.htm (842 words)

	Boulogne, Northern France - Eurapart Travel Guide
		One hundred and fifty years earlier Boulogne was considered for the same role by Napoleon.
		At the extreme Eastern corner of the Town Walls the Château was constructed to defend the town against attack from inland.
		This is the site of the Boulogne Camp where Napoleon kept his troops between 1803 to 1805 in preparation for an invasion of England.
	www.eurapart.com /boulogne.html (586 words)

	Boulogne
		Arnulf I of Boulogne, Count of Boulogne, b abt 922, of Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, d 971.
		Eustace II of Boulogne, Count of Boulogne, b abt 1026, of Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, d 1093.
		Eustace III of Boulogne, Count of Boulogne, b abt 1058, of Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France, d 1125, Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.
	www.geneajourney.com /boulgne.html (554 words)

	Serviced Offices Boulogne and Office Space Boulogne
		A completely separate town, Boulogne is the most important in the Ile de France region after Paris.
		With about 75.000 employment situations, Boulogne Billancourt is one of the most important economic hubs in the Hauts de Seine Department.
		Boulogne est l'un des centres névralgiques des Hauts-de-Seine, relié aux points stratégiques de la région Île-de-France par un important réseau de communication.
	www.sos-worldwide.com /sos/eu_city/Boulogne_office_space_france.html (569 words)

	Classically Black: Joseph Boulogne
		The son of a fl slave and her white plantation owner on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, he was allowed to take his father’s name and became known from a young age as Chevalier, or knight, of Saint-Georges.
		Boulogne also excelled at boxing, horseback riding, hunting, skating and dancing.
		Although Boulogne had opportunities not afforded most fl men of his day, he did experience discrimination, Cooper said.
	www.will.uiuc.edu /fm/programs/classicallyblack/cbboulongne.htm (349 words)

	Boulogne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Boulogne is the name of several communes in France:
		Boulogne in the Vendée département (southwest of Paris, on France's Atlantic coast)
		Boulogne is the French name of the Italian city of Bologna
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boulogne (141 words)

	Boulogne Restaurants, Boulogne Hotels And Tourist Information
		The restoration of a direct cross channel link between Dover and Boulogne is playing an important part in the continued plan to regenerate the UK visitor market to a town and port held in the affections of British visitors for many years.
		Ongoing improvements are being made to improve the appeal of the town itself, the medieval city centre, tourist attractions, boulevards, shops, restaurants, hotels and the town generally.
		Napoleon and Boulogne - The imperial town of Boulogne possesses the tallest column in France (54m) dedicated to Napoleon's Grande Armee.
	www.yourcounty.co.uk /france/boulogne1.html (865 words)

	Port of Boulogne-sur-Mer
		It is a port that has a multitude of activities: premier fishing port of France; a high-performing commercial port; and a marina which is constantly expanding.
		The Port of Boulogne is the 1st European Centre for the transformation, commercialisation and distribution of seafood products.
		Each year 300 000 tons of fish are treated by the companies installed in the port.
	www.portboulogne.com /en (156 words)

	Christ and the Adulteress (Getty Museum)
		When they continued to ask, Christ said, "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her." The male accusers watch with varying expressions; some absorb Christ's words, while others recollect their own transgressions.
		The figures are highly individualized, especially the old man at the right who holds his glasses firmly to his nose in order to see better and the elderly man with the weathered face and scraggly hair who holds his cape back against his shoulder.
		For this biblical narrative, Boulogne used contemporary, working-class people as models, a practice initiated by Caravaggio at the turn of the century.
	www.getty.edu /art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=831 (213 words)

	Boulogne, tourist information for visitors - www.day-tripper.net
		Some useful information on restaurants, hotels, supermarkets and shops etc. in Boulogne, which we have collated from various sources for ferry travellers to Boulogne.
		- Boulogne local Radio news - full of bad links, but may be of use.
		Boulogne is a much prettier and enjoyable town to visit than Calais.
	www.day-tripper.net /channelportboulogne.html (900 words)

	Anglican CHURCH in BOULOGNE
		Although several English-speaking churches existed in Boulogne during Victorian times, the present congregation first started worshipping in 1986.
		No longer in possession of a building, they have been generously loaned chapels for their Sunday worship by the Roman Catholic church.
		They were served by visiting priests or by chaplains from the Mission to Seamen, before the appointment of a full-time Chaplain in 1995.
	anglchurch.free.fr /boulogne.htm (184 words)

	Soldiers Playing Cards and Dice (The Cheats) by Valentin de Boulogne
		Valentin de Boulogne was a Frenchman who spent his entire career in Italy.
		Born near Boulogne, France, to a family of artists, little is known about his early life and work.
		Like most French artists of his generation, he was probably trained in the Italian mannerist style, which had spread through Europe by the end of the century.
	www.nga.gov /feature/artnation/boulogne/valentin_1.htm (124 words)

	Boulogne développement
		High speed trains (TGV) link up with Lille in 1 hour, London in 1h10 (high speed train (TGV) and Eurostar), Brussels in 1h40 and Paris in 2 hours.
		The Boulogne urban area also benefits from its proximity to Le Touquet airport (35 km).
		The international airports of Lille, Brussels and Roissy (Paris) are located at 150, 240 and 250 km respectively.
	www.boulogne-developpement.com /uk (164 words)

	Boulogne-Billancourt - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Part of the city is residential, with elegant homes bordering on the Bois de Boulogne.
		Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Boulogne-Billancourt" at HighBeam.
		ETIENNE-JULES MAREY, lycprofessionnel ronal de Boulogne- Billancourt (92).
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-boulogneb1.html (231 words)

	Louis Vuiton Replica Boulogne Handbag / Bag , free shipping!!
		Louis Vuitton's timelessly chic and versatile Boulogne takes on a modern, fashionable spirit in Monogram Multicolore.
		The classic shape is detailed with gilded brass corners and studs, an adjustable shoulder strap, and an outside zipped pocket.
		Held on the shoulder for hands-free convenience, the elegant shape is scaled for a busy day's essentials.
	www.angelfire.com /stars5/louis_vuitton_bags/boulogne.html (108 words)

	Pre Catelan, Boulogne
		In the Pré Catelan (named after a troubadour, Armand Catelan, who was murdered here around 1300), a small enclosed garden in the center of the Bois de Boulogne, are two small châteaux and a majestic 200-year-old copper beech.
		The Jardin Shakespeare, laid out in 1953, contains specimens of all the plants mentioned in Shakespeare's plays.
		Unauthorized duplication in part or whole without prior written consent prohibited by international laws.
	www.planetware.com /paris/boulogne-pre-catelan-f-p-bpc.htm (83 words)

	Han's Homepage - Chapter Genealogy, Boulogne
		Godefroid I (IV) of Boulogne (of Bouillon), "King of Jerusalem", "Advocate of the Holy Sepulchre", Duke of Lower-Lorraine
		Mathilde was heiress to the County of Boulogne.
		For her descendants see the page on the Counts of Blois.
	home.planet.nl /~voort359/home3bolgn.html (479 words)

	Valentin de Boulogne Online
		Valentin de Boulogne at the National Gallery, London, UK The Four Ages of Man
		Fine art posters are a huge, huge bargain, so don't worry about spending more for the frame than the poster.
		All images and text on this Valentin de Boulogne page are copyright 1999-2005 by John Malyon/Artcyclopedia, unless otherwise noted.
	www.artcyclopedia.com /artists/boulogne_valentin_de.html (218 words)

	Boulogne Hotels - Short Breaks and Special Offers
		Boulogne, also known as Boulogne-sur-Mer, is an important fishing port and a major point of entry for cross-channel visitors, with good sandy beaches and facilities for families.
		All Boulogne Hotels - view our list of places to stay in Boulogne
		Boulogne Budget Hotels - value for money hotels for those wishing to keep to a budget
	www.openroads.com /?id=boulogne (267 words)

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