Artois
Northern France region
Artois is a historical region in northern France, formerly a province.
The name appears most often in Stella Artois, a Belgian lager, and in artesian wells—so called because they were first drilled in this region.
We ordered a round of Stella Artois.
Beer manufacturing facility
Northern French coastal department
- PicardyHistoric French province
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- plateauFlat highland area
chalk · limestone · hills · pastures · meadows · terroir · agriculture · rural
Of the Middle Ages
- countsTotals or matters
- feudalismLand-for-service social structure
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- HabsburgEuropean imperial dynasty
annexation · Bourbon · Burgundian · monarchy
Northern French city
- GhentEast Flanders provincial seat
- BrugesFlemish canal city
- YpresFlemish city, wartime ruins
- Dunkirk1940 Allied evacuation site
Flemish · Belgian · Walloon · borderlands · Francophone · Dutch-speaking
Elongated ground excavations
- no-man's-landUnclaimed disputed territory
- shellfireArtillery projectiles in combat
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- frontlineCombat's forward position
infantry · barrage · casualties · entrenchment · assault · bunkers · machine-gun · memorials
brewery
Beer manufacturing facility
Pas-de-Calais
Northern French coastal department
- PicardyHistoric French province
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
plateau · chalk · limestone · hills · pastures · meadows · terroir · agriculture · rural · plains
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
Habsburg · annexation · Bourbon · Burgundian · monarchy
Lille
Northern French city
Dunkirk · Flemish · Belgian · Walloon · borderlands · Francophone · Dutch-speaking
trenches
Elongated ground excavations
- no-man's-landUnclaimed disputed territory
- shellfireArtillery projectiles in combat
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
frontline · infantry · barrage · casualties · entrenchment · assault · bunkers · machine-gun · memorials
ArtoisProvence
Southeastern French region
Gascony · Côte d'Azur · Aquitaine · Corsica · Normandy
ArtoisÎle-de-France
French capital region
Berry · Loire Valley · Anjou · Burgundy
- Stella ArtoisChalice-served pilsner brand