Isle La Motte

Isle La Motte, island and village, 6 mi (9.7 km) long and 2 mi (3.2 km) wide, in Lake Champlain, NW Vt. The French chose the island as the site for Fort Ste Anne (built 1666), the first recorded settlement in Vermont. It remained garrisoned for some time but was abandoned long before permanent settlement began c.1788. Black marble is quarried on the island.

Quiéry-la-Motte is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming village situated northeast of Arras, at the junction of the D39 and D48 roads. The A1 autoroute passes right by the commune.

Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
563	568	673	701	769	775
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the 17th century.
• A feudal motte.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• Official website of the commune
• Quiéry-la-Motte on the Quid website

Notes

• This article is based on the Quiéry-la-Motte from the French Wikipedia, consulted on June 30th 2008.