The marsh audomarois extends on 15 communes from the Pas-de-Calais and the Northern and covers a surface of 35 km ². Its altitude is of 0 meter.

Characteristics

The marsh is a market-gardening area and of breeding. The means of transport used were the bacôve (flat-bottomed boat). The channels which furrow the marsh are called Watringue or also Watergang

Communes

• Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais)
• Clairmarais (Pas-de-Calais)
• Serques (Pas-de-Calais)
• Éperlecques (Pas-de-Calais)
• Noordpeene (Northern)
• Nieurlet (Northern)
• Houlle (Pas-de-Calais)
• Salperwick (Pas-de-Calais)
• Tilques (Pas-de-Calais)
• Arch (Pas-de-Calais)
• Saint-Momelin (Northern)
• Saint-Martin-with-Laërt the (Pas-de-Calais )
• Mould (Pas-de-Calais)
• Longuenesse (Pas-de-Calais)
• Watten (Northern)

See too

Internal bonds

• Audomarois
• Marie Grouette
• List of the French marshes

External bonds

• Audowiki, history of Audomarois
• Site on this marsh by Frederic LEGRIS
• Photographs of the marsh on the site of Jean-Luc Franchomme

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