Voie romaine (Nord)
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There are 7 Roman roads (Voie romaine) in the Nord département in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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Départementale 52

The Steen-straete, also called départementale 52 (RD52 or D52), is a road between Cassel and the sea. It was at a time a Roman road
Roman road
The Roman roads were a vital part of the development of the Roman state, from about 500 BC through the expansion during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. Roman roads enabled the Romans to move armies and trade goods and to communicate. The Roman road system spanned more than 400,000 km...

, north-south direction extending from Boëseghem
Boëseghem
Boëseghem is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.-Heraldry:-References:*...

, passing by Cassel to the sea. Now it is leading to Dunkirk. This road could have preceded the Romans.

It forms the villages limit between Ledringhem
Ledringhem
- Place names :The village center consists of the main square , the church, the cemetery, the town's hall and the village park, forming an islet nested in a large turn of the route de Wormhout.There are two subdivisons:...

 and Arnèke
Arnèke
Arnèke is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.-Heraldry:-Geography:Arnèke is situated on the D55 . The small river Peene Becque is flowing through the village. The village eastern limit with Ledringhem is voie romaine and southern limit is Peene Becque.-References:*...

, between Zegerscappel
Zegerscappel
Zegerscappel is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It is south of Dunkirk.-Heraldry:-References:*...

 and Esquelbecq
Esquelbecq
- History :In 1436, Wautier de Ghistelles was seigneur d'Ekelsbeke et de Ledringhem and governor of La Madeleine hospital in Bierne.- References :*...

 and between Pitgam
Pitgam
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-Steene
Steene
Steene is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.-Heraldry:-References:*...

 and Crochte
Crochte
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Départementale 238

From Boëseghem to Cassel, the section is now départementale (RD 238 or D238).

Communauté de communes de la Voie romaine

There is a Communauté de communes
Communauté de communes
A communauté de communes is a federation of municipalities in France. It forms a framework within which local tasks are carried out together...

 in Nord département called Communauté de communes de la Voie romaine, gathering the villages of Boëseghem
Boëseghem
Boëseghem is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.-Heraldry:-References:*...

, Morbecque
Morbecque
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, Steenbecque
Steenbecque
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 and Thiennes
Thiennes
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