Guînes
Guines ( Flemish Gizene ) is a commune with 5787 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Pas -de- Calais, in the Nord -Pas -de- Calais; it belongs to the district of the canton of Calais and Guines.
Bridge on the Canal de Guines
History
Guines was in the Middle Ages the main town of the county of Guines. The Normans laid in the year 928 here a moth, which they surrounded with a double moat. Count Robert of Manasseh founded near his castle, a Benedictine monastery, which was dedicated to St. Leonard of Limoges. Count Baldwin II had replaced the late 11th century the old wooden castle with a stone and the city surrounded by a wall. Three years after the conquest of Calais, on 22 January 1351 castle of Guines was delivered by treachery the English. The Peace of Brétigny provided the City and County then completely from the English.
Demographics
From 1962, only residents with a primary residence
Attractions
La colonne Blanchard: at this point in the Forêt domaniale landed on January 7, 1785 the first people who crossed the English Channel through the air; it is named after Jean -Pierre Blanchard.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Frédéric Darras (1966-2010), football player