48-585: [REDACTED] Look up lamotte in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lamotte , LaMotte or La Motte may refer to: Places [ edit ] Canada [ edit ] La Motte, Quebec France [ edit ] La Grande-Motte , in the Hérault département La Motte, Côtes-d'Armor , in the Côtes-d'Armor département La Motte, Var , in
96-492: A considerable influx of settlers across the North West Quebec. Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 222 (total dwellings: 264) Mother tongue (2021): Inaugurated on June 2, 2011, the community center of La Motte was built within the walls of the old church of Saint-Luc (built in 1937). Purchased for $ 1 by the municipality in 2005, the building which was renovated at the level of $ 260,000 includes
144-570: A farm cesspit of the Mormentyn farm. Each coin was 18 mm wide and weighed approximately 6 grams. Half of the coins were reddish in color due to a higher richness in copper in the gold-silver-copper alloy, the remaining coins being yellow-white-colored. They presented an image of a running wild horse on one of the two faces. It has been hypothesized that this treasure could have been hidden underground and never recovered by its Morini or Menapian owners, during troubled times like during
192-718: A ghost town Lamotte Township, Crawford County, Illinois Lamotte Township, Michigan Other [ edit ] LaMotte (surname) Lamotte-Picquet (D 645) , French anti-submarine frigate French ship La Motte-Picquet , the name of three other ships of the French Navy See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "lamotte" , "la-motte" , or "motte" on Misplaced Pages. Motte All pages with titles containing la-motte All pages with titles containing lamotte All pages with titles containing motte Lamotte-Picquet (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
240-471: A multipurpose room (Heritage room with a stage for public shows) formed in the nave (ground floor) for public events with 300-seat and Pioneers room in the basement with 150 seats, with a well equipped kitchen. These rooms are used for publics meetings, presentations, exhibitions, weddings, entertainment ... The choir retains its authenticity especially the religious celebration of baptisms, funerals, masses, weddings and other important religious events. A grid and
288-504: A retractable curtain separates the nave of this section for worship. Calendar of events in community center is available on the official website of the municipality. Windows and woodwork of the old church have been carefully restored. The former sacristy was subdivided with a section dedicated to the needs of the factory of the Saint-Luc parish. A nonprofit committee manages this Community Centre. Over 3,000 volunteer hours were devoted to
336-587: A widening of the Harricana River) and the Bay of La Motte (located on the lake in the town of Malartic La Motte). The name of the municipality was chosen in honor of Guillaume-Jérôme Vacquier de Lamothe, a French army officer who served under Louis-Joseph de Montcalm ; he had been a captain in the regiment of Béarn in Montcalm's army. As of 2013, the town did not have a restaurant or inn. In preparation for
384-634: Is a little off the ancient Roman road , now D52, roughly North-South in direction. An ancient and legendary explanation is that the name comes from the Latin form ( Ledera ) of the name of a local brook called the Leder . This explanation, given in tome II, page 572 of Flandria Illustrata (1641), and though doubtful, is also provided for the name of nearby village Lederzeele . It comes from Sanderus (1586–1664) who wrote, citing Malbrancq: Lederam pluribus ab ortu suo pagis nomem communicantem (The Leder
432-654: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages La Motte, Quebec La Motte is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec , located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality and the administrative region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue . In the Abitibi area the village of "La Motte" has four namesakes: La Motte Township, the municipality of La Motte, La Motte lake (formed by
480-577: Is effusive in his tribute to their bravery, calling them "heroes". The Atuatuci, who were marching to their aid, turned back on hearing of the defeat and retreated to one stronghold, were put under siege, and soon surrendered and handed over their arms. However the surrender was a ploy, and the Atuatuci, armed with weapons they had hidden, tried to break out during the night. The Romans had the advantage of position and killed four thousand. The rest, about fifty-three thousand, were sold into slavery. In 53 BC
528-473: Is located 80.7 km from the city of Rouyn-Noranda and 57.2 km from Val d'Or. The Harricana River which is the eastern boundary of the municipal territory includes at the height of La Motte two bulges forming large lakes in the area: the Lake Malartic southeast and the lake La Motte at northeast. Access to the village of La Motte is by Highway 117 connecting Val d'Or and Rouyn-Noranda , or by
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#1732786654882576-584: Is north of the Weald–Artois Anticline . The evidences of the last glacial period , alternatively named Weichsel glaciation or Vistulian glaciation in Europe, suggest that the ice sheets were at their maximum size for only a short period, between 25,000 to 13,000 BP . During the glacial maximum in Scandinavia, only the western parts of Jutland were ice-free, and a large part of what is today
624-766: Is situated also in the ancient territory of the County of Flanders , in the Houtland (or woodland , with the cities of Cassel and Hazebrouck ) in the Franse Westhoek ( French Western corner ) where French Flemish was still spoken until recently. The residents of Ledringhem are called in French Ledringhemois . The village is about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest of the small town of Wormhout , and approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Cassel . Bigger cities are Dunkirk further to
672-686: Is situated on the D55 road (actually called route de Wormhout towards Wormhout in the North-East direction and route d' Arnèke in the West direction). Other smaller roads include rue Henri Wallaert , chemin d' Esquelbecq , petit chemin d'Esquelbecq (north directions), chemin de Bodeye , chemin de la chapelle , chemin de la pâture grasse , chemin de Steenvoorde , chemin des postes , chemin des prairies , chemin d'Heenhout , chemin du moulin , chemin du tétard borne and voie nouvelle . The village
720-515: Is the right identification of the personal name (male's name) contained in this place-name. The current name Ledringhem could be of Frankish origin, with the -hem particle meaning "home" and Ledring- being the genitive form of Leodro , a common given name at the time, who could have been a local chief. Hem is the same word as Old English hām (home), the Old Low Franconian form would have been *haim . Another explanation for
768-537: The Franks , a fusion of western Germanic tribes whose leaders had been strongly aligned with Rome since the 3rd century, subsequently entered Roman lands more gradually and peacefully during the 5th century, and were generally endured as rulers by the Roman-Gaulish population. The Franks became foederati in 358 AD, when Emperor Julian let them keep the areas in northern Gaul , which had been depopulated during
816-699: The Gallic Wars . Julius Caesar conquered the Belgae , beginning in 57 BC. He marched into the territory of the Suessiones and besieged the town of Noviodunum (Soissons). Seeing the Romans' siege engines, the Suessiones surrendered, whereupon Caesar turned his attention to the Bellovaci, who had retreated into the fortress of Bratuspantium (between modern Amiens and Beauvais). They quickly surrendered, as did
864-656: The North Sea was dry land connecting Jutland with Britain. The territory of Northern France is part of the areas of influence of the Beaker culture (c. 2800–1800 BC), the Atlantic Bronze Age (approximately 1300–700 BC), then of the Hallstatt culture (800 -500 BC) and La Tène culture (450 BC). The origins of the village are unclear. The village could have been occupied since Gaulish times. At that time,
912-571: The Picard language replaced the Flemish one in the Middle Ages. The French language has retained the old version, and often frenchified it as -eng-hien or -ing-hien (see above Ledringhien in 1330, similar to Enghien for instance) but the existence of the evoluted Dutch form is attested : Ledregem in the 17th century. The only problem that divides the specialists (the "toponymists")
960-801: The 1st to 3rd centuries. The Gallic Empire (Latin: Imperium Galliarum) is the modern name for a breakaway realm of the Roman Empire that existed from 260 to 274. It originated during the Crisis of the 3rd Century (AD 235–284). It was retaken by Roman Emperor Aurelian after the Battle of Châlons in 274. Constantius Chlorus ’ first task on becoming Caesar was to deal with the Roman usurper Carausius who had declared himself emperor in Britannia and northern Gaul in 286. In late 293, Constantius defeated
1008-645: The Ambiani. The Nervii , along with the Atrebates and Viromandui, decided to fight (the Atuatuci had also agreed to join them but had not yet arrived). They concealed themselves in the forests and attacked the approaching Roman column at the river Sabis (previously thought to be the Sambre but recently the Selle is thought to be more probable). Their attack was quick and unexpected. The element of surprise briefly left
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#17327866548821056-845: The Drôme département La Motte-Feuilly , in the Indre département La Motte-Fouquet , in the Orne département La Motte-Saint-Jean , in the Saône-et-Loire département La Motte-Saint-Martin , in the Isère département La Motte-Servolex , in the Savoie département La Motte-Ternant , in the Côte-d'Or département La Motte-Tilly , in the Aube département Lamotte-Beuvron , in
1104-565: The Eburones, led by Ambiorix, along with the Nervii , Menapii and Morini , revolted again and wiped out 15 cohorts, only to be put down by Caesar. The Belgae fought in the uprising of Vercingetorix in 52 BC. The Menapii again rebelled along with their neighbours, the Morini, in 30 or 29 BC. The Roman governor of Gaul, Gaius Carrinas , successfully quelled the rebellion and the territory of
1152-794: The Haute-Marne département La Mothe-Saint-Héray , in the Deux-Sèvres département Lamothe, Haute-Loire , in the Haute-Loire département Lamothe, Landes , in the Landes département Lamothe-Capdeville , in the Tarn-et-Garonne département Lamothe-Cassel , in the Lot département Lamothe-Cumont , in the Tarn-et-Garonne département Lamothe-en-Blaisy , in the Haute-Marne département Lamothe-Fénelon , in
1200-622: The Loir-et-Cher département Lamotte-Brebière , in the Somme département Lamotte-Buleux , in the Somme département La Motte-de-Galaure , a commune in the Drôme department Lamotte-du-Rhône , in the Vaucluse département Lamotte-Warfusée , in the Somme département La Mothe-Achard , in the Vendée département La Mothe-en-Bassigny , a destroyed city and citadel in
1248-742: The Lot département Lamothe-Goas , in the Gers département Lamothe-Landerron , in the Gironde département Lamothe-Montravel , in the Dordogne département Saint-Jean-de-la-Motte , a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire a lieu-dit in Ledringhem , in the Nord département United States [ edit ] La Motte, Iowa , a city LaMotte, Missouri ,
1296-564: The Menapii was subsequently absorbed into the Roman province of Gallia Belgica . After their final subjugation, Caesar combined the three parts of Gaul, the territory of the Belgae, Celtae and Aquitani, into a single unwieldy province (Gallia Comata, "long-haired Gaul") that was reorganized by the emperor Augustus into its traditional cultural divisions. The population was partially Romanised from
1344-464: The Romans exposed. Some of the Romans did not have time to take the covers off their shields or to even put on their helmets. However Caesar grabbed a shield, made his way to the front line, and quickly organised his forces. The two Roman legions guarding the baggage train at the rear finally arrived and helped to turn the tide of the battle. Caesar says the Nervii were almost annihilated in the battle, and
1392-503: The Romans. As a proof of possible gaulish origins, a hoard was discovered in 1852 in Ledringhem. This treasure was estimated by Jérémie Landron (1840–1904), a pharmacist-chemist- gold-and-silver assayer , to be composed of 35 000 small gold coins , described as staters , and locally known as Ledringhem's buttons ( boutons de Ledringhem ). The coins were retrieved in an 18-liter vase, which has been lost, by two workers cleaning
1440-631: The Var département La Motte-Chalancon , in the Drôme département La Motte-d'Aigues , in the Vaucluse département La Motte-d'Aveillans , in the l'Isère département La Motte-de-Galaure , in the Drôme département La Motte-du-Caire , in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département La Motte-en-Bauges , in the Savoie département La Motte-en-Champsaur , in the Hautes-Alpes département La Motte-Fanjas , in
1488-729: The early Middle Ages. The territory of Ledringhem was part of the microcontinent Avalonia in the Paleozoic era. Euramerica , also known as Laurussia, was a landmass created in the Devonian as the result of a collision between the Laurentian, Baltica, and Avalonia cratons. Euramerica became a part of the supercontinent Pangaea in the Permian. In the Jurassic, when Pangaea rifted into two continents, Gondwana and Laurasia, Euramerica
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1536-569: The forces of Carausius in Gaul, capturing Bononia ( Boulogne-sur-Mer ). This precipitated the assassination of Carausius by his rationalis Allectus , who assumed command of the British provinces until his death in 296. Constantius spent the next two years neutralising the threat of the Franks who were the allies of Allectus, as northern Gaul remained under the control of the British usurper until at least 295. Later Emperor Diocletian restructured
1584-485: The main square ( La Place ), the church, the cemetery, the town's hall and the village park, forming an islet nested in a large turn of the route de Wormhout . There are two subdivisions : Other locations ( Lieux-dits ) are called Bas de la Plaine , La Belette , La Butte , La Motte , La Plaine , La Potence , Le Baron , Les Grenouilles , Les Tambours , Oost Houck (coin de l'Est), Planckeel (Planckael), Sainte Anne , Tampon court and Zinkepit . Ledringhem
1632-653: The name etymology is the Old Low Franconian *Liuthari-ing-haim "home of Luithari's people". Ernest Nègre notices that the Germanic -heim (sic) is precisely rendered by the Latin mansiones in the earliest document. He hesitates about the personal name contained in this place-name, but believes that it is probably Liutradus instead of Liuthari supported by Marie-Thérèse Morlet , after Albert Dauzat and Charles Rostaing . The Anglo-Saxon history specialist Daniel Henry Haigh (1819—1879) noticed that
1680-609: The north and Hazebrouck further to the south. Ledringhem is crossed by the small river Peene Becque , a tributary of the Franco-Belgian river Yser and there is one shorter tributary, the Lyncke Becque , passing closer to the village center. Other small rivers are Trommels Becque , Putte Becque , Platse Becque and Kaliszewski Becque . The climate in Ledringhem is oceanic with a mild summer ( Köppen Classification : Cfb). The river Peene Becque constitutes
1728-427: The potential media influx due to the papability of Cardinal Ouellet after the resignation of pope Benedict XVI , an old church basement had been converted into a media centre. The village of La Motte is located midway between the city of Amos (distance of 27.5 km) and city of Malartic (distance of 30.5 km). The Provincial road 109 crosses the municipal territory north to south. The village of La Motte
1776-517: The preceding century. Roman soldiers defended the Rhine and had major armies 100 miles (160 km) south and west of the Rhine. Frankish settlers were established in the areas north and east of the Romans and helped with the Roman defense by providing intelligence and a buffer state. The breach of the Rhine borders in the frozen winter of 406 and 407 made an end to the Roman presence at the Rhine when both
1824-713: The province of Brabant) and the North Sea to the sites of East Anglia and the middle Thames in southern England. The London–Brabant Massif is part of the former microcontinent Avalonia. The formation formed an island at some point in geological time. As the island was drifting past the Equator during the Carboniferous, on the shores grew a rich tropical forest swamp. Ledringhem is situated in the Cenozoic Era Bassin de Flandre of French regional geology. It
1872-448: The provinces around 300, and split Belgica into two provinces: Belgica Prima and Belgica Secunda. Belgica Prima had Treveri (Trier) as its main city, and consisted of the eastern part. Belgica Secunda was situated between the English channel and the River Meuse, which therefore contained the original "Belgium" that Caesar had described. Reims (Durocortorum) was the capital of that second province. The Saxon Shore (Latin: litus Saxonicum)
1920-424: The restoration of the building for its new multi-functional vocation. This restoration is a model of integration of religious heritage in order to respond to community needs. Municipal council (as of 2023): List of former mayors: Ledringhem Ledringhem ( French pronunciation: [lədʁɛ̃ɡɛm] ; West Flemish : Ledringem ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France . It
1968-544: The road 111 linking Val d'Or to Amos . The municipal area of La Motte straddles the watershed between the basin of the James Bay (Eastern part of the territory of La Motte) and watershed Saint Lawrence River (western). In the early 19th century, colonization of the territory gained strength thanks to the arrival of the Transcontinental railway in Amos in 1913, linking Abitibi to Quebec city. The railway, which passes through Hervey-Jonction (Middle Mauricie), La Tuque (Haute-Mauricie) and Senneterre (Abitibi) generated
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2016-449: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lamotte . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lamotte&oldid=959805795 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
2064-419: The southern border between Ledringhem and Arnèke and Zermezeele . It is also the South-Eastern limit with Wormhout until the limit crosses a field between rue des postes and rue de la Forgé . The North-Eastern limit with Wormhout is rue Louis Patoor . The village Western limit with Arnèke is Voie romaine (D52). The Northern limit with Esquelbecq is chemin de Rubrouck . The village center consists of
2112-402: The village could share a common etymology with the civil parish of Letheringham in Suffolk, England. and this theory of a Saxon or Anglo-Saxon origin is supported nowadays by linguists that analysed toponyms thought before to be Franconian as Saxon afterwards. Numerous archeological sites in the northern part of France along the channel coast show a very strong Saxon and Anglo-Saxon influence in
2160-408: The village territory was dry land (or moorland), unlike other territories which were underwater in the "plaine maritime" (see the three Dunkirk transgressions ), a polder region made from Les Moëres , part of French Flanders. The nearby presence of a Roman road (now voie romaine – D52) from Cassel and leading to the sea could have been a reason for an early settlement. This road could have preceded
2208-527: Was a military command of the late Roman Empire, established during the Crisis of the 3rd Century and consisted of a series of fortifications on both sides of the English channel. It was established in the late 3rd century and was led by the "Count of the Saxon Shore". In the late 4th century, his functions were limited to Britain, while the fortifications in Gaul were established as separate commands, dux tractus Amoricani and dux Belgicae Secundae , with headquarters at Portus Aepatiaci (possibly Étaples ). In Gaul,
2256-401: Was a part of Laurasia. In the Cretaceous, Laurasia split into the continents of North America and Eurasia. The Laurentian craton became a part of North America while Baltica became a part of Eurasia, and Avalonia was split between the two. Ledringhem lies on the London-Brabant Massif , a structural high or massif that stretches from the Rhineland in western Germany across northern Belgium (in
2304-412: Was the source of many country names). In reality, the place-name Ledringhem is typical Germanic, with the common Germanic double end -ing-hem (name suffix + toponymic appellative) found everywhere in Flanders, corresponding exactly to the English one -ing-ham (e. g. Nottingham ). This -ing-hem turned into -egem where Flemish-Dutch continued to be spoken, but remained the same -ing-hem where
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