Thiérache

The Thiérache is a region of France and Belgium united by similar geography and architecture, including the presence of hedgerows, grassland, hilly terrain, scattered settlements, and traditionally-built stone or brick houses with stone dividing walls and slate roofs.

Thiérache

Located in the north-east of the Aisne department, it also spills over into parts of the Nord and Ardennes departments and the Walloon provinces of Hainaut and Namur. Its overall location is the western foothills of the Ardennes massif. Historically, its capital was Guise, even though its largest settlement is now Fourmies. It is bisected by the route nationale 2 between Paris and Brussels, whilst another important local route is the route nationale 43 between Cambrai and Charleville-Mézières.

French sartorial heritage

The region was a pivotal centre of mulquinerie (linen weaving).

gollark: You start GCSEs in year 10.

gollark: As I said, I think A-level might be better, as I only do 3 (well, 4) subjects I actually like, with better teachers and not with people who don't care, but... well, based on past evidence of school stuff it might also be equally terrible?

gollark: > well, the actual purpose of schools is to teach people things, but most students do not learn anything even if they go to school. source: mean math score being about 4/40 in the university entrance exam.Exactly! It's mostly worthless!

gollark: If they run that whole cycle fast enough it'll average out as a reasonable situation!

gollark: Outside of high-level stuff (GCSE *maybe*, probably A-level) I think it's *mostly* irrelevant if you take a few weeks off.

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