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BERCK , a bathing resort of See also:northern See also:France, in the See also:department of Pas-de-See also:Calais, 25 M . S. of See also:Boulogne by See also:rail . Pop . (1906) 7638 . It comprises two parts—Berck-Ville, 11 m. from the See also:shore, and Berck-Plage, the latter with a See also:fine sandy See also:beach . There are two See also:children's hospitals, the See also:climate proving peculiarly beneficial in the treatment of scrofulous affections . About 150 boats are employed in the See also:fisheries, and See also:herrings See also:form the See also:staple of an active See also:trade . See also:Boat-See also:building and See also:fish-curing are carried on . |
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