Roads of the Pas-de-Calais

Cartography

The network in 1750 - Charts of Cassini

From 1750 to 1784, the whole of the highway network for the first time is charted with large scales (with the 86.400ème) and in a complete way by Cassini de Thury, at the request of Louis XV. These charts are of a great toponymic richness, but of a great poverty as for the figuration of the relief and altimetry. In the same way the secondary ways are seldom represented, because of a share of their poor state, in addition of their low economic importance.

To see the charts of Cassini of the department of the Pas-de-Calais, to click on the zones below:
zone of Saint-Omer
zone of Arras

The network in 1850 - Chart of Levasseur

The illustrated national Atlas carried out by Victor Levasseur is an invaluable testimony of the XIXe century, the charts colored with the hand are surrounded by engravings indicating statistical, historical notes and illustrations characteristic of the departments. On these charts are represented the roads, railways and ways of water. In addition, the departments are divided into districts, cantons and communes.

See the Levasseur chart of the department of the Pas-de-Calais

History

This section has the aim of counting the great stages of the development of the highway network of the department of the Pas-de-Calais.

Characteristics

The length of the highway network of the Pas-de-Calais is as follows established in 2007 to xxx km being distributed:

Recent achievements or events

This section has the aim of counting the big events concerning the field of the Road in the department of the Pas-de-Calais since 1990. The declarations of public utility, the beginnings of work and the startups will be thus quoted. Only the most important works either by their cost or by their impact (deviation of boroughs) will be taken into account. In the same way it is desirable not to count the projects which were not the subject of a public utility yet.

Internal bonds

List of bridges of the Pas-de-Calais
Pas-de-Calais
French Highway network

Sources

Charts of Cassini: site of Gallica,
Charts of Levasseur: site of Herve Mingot

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