--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "ps1966nl" <smaardijk@y...> wrote:
> As I understood it, the request was about towns with the same name
on
> both sides of the border. It is rather rare, I think. At the time I
> couldn't think of one. But Comines on the BEFR border might be one.
> The problem is
yes
i cant speak for dan
but it seems to me you have disqualified this one too
m
that Comines (BE) isn't a separate municipality
> anymore, but part of the municipality Comines-Warneton (Komen-
Waasten
> in Dutch), an exclave of the province of Hainaut in between West-
> Flanders and the French departement Nord. Comines (FR) definitely
is
> a municipality. The towns are separated by the border river
Lys/Leie.
>
> Peter S.
>
> --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "zoommedix" <zoomer@t...> wrote:
> > --Emerson MB and Noyes, MN are pretty much the same town
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > - In BoundaryPoint@y..., "acroorca2002" <orc@o...> wrote:
> > > back in june
> > > message 6735
> > >
> > > --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "djtilque" <dtilque@n...> wrote:
> > > > When a border splits a municipal area, the towns on either
side
> > > > usually have different names. But sometimes they have the
same
> > > name.
> > > > As far as I can tell, this is purely a North American
> phenomenon,
> > > but
> > > > if not, I'm sure someone will tell me so.
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, I've compiled a list of these border towns that have
> the
> > > same
> > > > name. I've only included those where both towns are
> incorporated.
> > > > There's some others where one or both are not incorporated,
> such
> > as
> > > > Marydel, MD/DE. And I'm not sure about Flin Flon MB/SK. The
> large
> > > > part in MB is incorporated, but I can't find any evidence
that
> the
> > > > small bit in SK is.
> > > >
> > > > The list is at the link below. If anyone knows of additions,
> > please
> > > > let me know.
> > > >
> > > > http://www.nwlink.com/~dtilque/Split_towns.html
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Dan Tilque
> > >
> > > i just want to congratulate dan on this original & interesting
try
> > > which tho not strictly multipointing did generate over 20
> responses
> > > all of them well meaning of course
> > > tho none really to the exact point of his request
> > > or so i gather & presume
> > > as there were apparently no changes made by him at the above
site
> > > but i would also like to suggest one possible addition myself
> > > the mxus border town of naco in arizona & sonora
> > > with best wishes
> > > m