Place details
Place nameArmentières
Other namesArmentariae, Armenteria
CountryFrance
Latitude50.683
Longitude2.883
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Name is derived from Latin for "herd," referring to cattle raised by Roman settlers; was important medieval trade center for linen; was destroyed during during World War I, but rebuilt; was occupied by Germans 1918 & again 1940-1944.