WThe Thiérache is a region of France and Belgium united by similar geography and architecture, including the presence of hedgerows, grassland, hilly terrain, scattered settlements, and traditionally-built stone or brick houses with stone dividing walls and slate roofs.
WLa Bouteille is a commune in the department of Aisne in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
WLa Capelle is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Its inhabitants are called Capellois.
WThe Florentine Tower of Buire, located in the commune of Buire in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France, is a former 45.76 meter tallsignal box. Since November 6, 1995, it has been classified as a monument historique. It is the work of French architect Gustave Umbdenstock and the engineer Raoul Dautry employed by the Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord. The decision to build the tower was made following the development of the railway station of Hirson, which, due to the development of the local mining and metallurgical industry, became the second most important French rail junction in the early twentieth century.
WFoigny Abbey was a Cistercian monastery located in La Bouteille, in a valley in the Thiérache, in the north-eastern region of the Aisne department. It was founded on 11 July 1121 by Bernard of Clairvaux and Barthélemy of Jur, bishop of Laon. The church floor plan is based on that of the church of Clairvaux Abbey, as was confirmed by excavations in 1959.
WGuise is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The city was the birthplace of the noble family of Guise, Dukes of Guise, who later became Princes of Joinville.
WHirson is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
WThe House of Guise was a French noble family, partly responsible for the French Wars of Religion. The House of Guise was the founding house of the principality of Joinville.
WLe Nouvion-en-Thiérache is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
WOrigny-en-Thiérache is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
WPierre Joseph Georges Pigneau, commonly known as Pigneau de Béhaine, also Pierre Pigneaux, Bá Đa Lộc, Bách Đa Lộc (伯多祿) and Bi Nhu, was a French Catholic priest best known for his role in assisting Nguyễn Ánh to establish the Nguyễn dynasty in Vietnam after the Tây Sơn rebellion.
WThe former Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Michel-en-Thiérache is located in Saint-Michel, in the Thiérache, between Paris and Brussels.
WSaint-Michel is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is also unofficially called Saint-Michel-en-Thiérache.
WThe Thon or Ton is a small river in northern France. It is a tributary of the river Oise, which flows into the Seine. It crosses the Ardennes and Aisne departments and is the central river of the Thiérache.
WThe Communauté de communes des Trois Rivières (CC3R) is a federation of municipalities in the Aisne département and in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Since June 2016, its seat is in Buire. The most populous commune is Hirson.