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Ain
Ain (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃]; Arpitan: En) is a department named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France. Being part of the region Rhône-Alpes and bordered by the rivers Saône and Rhône, the department of Ain enjoys a privileged geographic situation. It has an excellent transport network (TGV, highways) and benefits from the proximity to the international airports of Lyon and Geneva.
Ain is composed of four geographically different areas (Bresse, Dombes, Bugey and Pays de Gex) which – each with its own characteristics – contribute to the diversity and the dynamic economic development of the department. In the Bresse agriculture and agro-industry are dominated by the cultivation of cereals, cattle breeding, milk and cheese production as well as poultry farming. In the Dombes, pisciculture assumes greater importance as does viticulture in the Bugey. The high diversification of the department's industry is accompanied by a strong presence of the plastics sector in and around Oyonnax (so-called "Plastics Valley").
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Aisne
Aisne (French pronunciation: [ɛːn]) is a department in the northern part of France, named after a river.
Aisne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Île-de-France, Picardie, and Champagne.
Most of the old growth forests in the area were destroyed during battles in World War I. The French offensive against the Chemin des Dames in spring 1917 is sometimes referred to as the Second Battle of the Aisne.
Aisne borders the Ardennes Forest and Belgium to the northeast. The Aisne River crosses the area from east to west, where it joins the Oise River. The Marne forms part of the southern boundary of the department with the department of Seine-et-Marne. The southern part of the department is the geographical region known as la Brie poilleuse, a drier plateau known for its dairy products and Brie cheese.
The landscape is dominated by masses of rock which often have steep flanks. These rocks appear all over the region, but the most impressive examples are at Laon and the Chemin des Dames ridge.
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Allier
Allier (French pronunciation: [a.lje]; Occitan: Alèir) is a department in central France named after the river Allier.
Allier is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Auvergne and Bourbonnais.
In 1940, the government of Marshal Philippe Pétain chose the town of Vichy as its capital. Vichy also became the department's second sub-prefecture in 1940, since the department now found itself split by the demarcation line between the occupied and (relatively, at least initially) free zones of France.
The department belongs to the region Auvergne and is surrounded by the following French departments: Cher, Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire, Loire, Puy-de-Dôme, and Creuse.
The following rivers run through Allier:
Allier is the most productive agricultural area of the Auvergne. Vichy has long been known for its water, which is exported worldwide.
Montluçon, Vichy, and Moulins are the principal cities. The rest of the department consists of smaller towns, mostly along the rivers. In general, the department is sparsely populated. The population increased until the end of the 19th century because of the growth of industry in Montluçon and Moulins and development of the thermal resources at Vichy. At that time the department had over 420,000 inhabitants. After the losses of World War I, the population stagnated, with a small increase in the 1960s. Since then, it has decreased slightly from 386,533 in 1968 to 344,721 in 1999.
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Antibes
Coordinates: 43°34′51″N 7°07′26″E / 43.5808°N 7.1239°E / 43.5808; 7.1239
Antibes (
/ɒnˈtiːb/, French: [ɑ̃. tib]; Provençal Occitan: Antíbol in classical norm or Antibo in Mistralian norm) is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
It lies on the Mediterranean in the Côte d'Azur, located between Cannes and Nice. The town of Juan-les-Pins is within the commune of Antibes. The Sophia-Antipolis technology park is northwest of Antibes.
Antibes was founded as a 5th century BC Greek colony settled by Phocaeans from Massilia, called Ἀντίπολις, Antípolis (literally, the "city across"). Due to its naturally protected port, the town of Antibes has long been an important trading centre.
Rome gradually increased its hold over the Mediterranean coast and in 43 BC, Antipolis was officially incorporated in the propraetorial (senatorial from 27 BC) province of Gallia Narbonensis in which it remained for the next 500 years. Antipolis grew into the largest town in the region and a main entry point into Gaul. Roman artifacts such as aqueducts, fortified walls and amphoræ can still be seen today.
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Ardèche
Ardèche (French pronunciation: [aʁ.dɛʃ]; Occitan and Arpitan: Ardecha) is a department in south-central France named after the Ardèche River.
The area has been inhabited by humans at least since the Upper Paleolithic, as attested by the famous cave paintings at Chauvet Pont d'Arc. The plateau of the Ardeche River has extensive standing stones (dolmens and menhirs), erected thousands of years ago.[citation needed] The river is the largest natural canyon in Europe and the caves that dot the cliffs (which go as high as 300 m (1,000 feet) are known for signs of prehistoric inhabitants (arrowheads and flint knives are often found).
The Vivarais, as the Ardèche is still called, takes its name and coat-of-arms from Viviers, which was the capital of the Gaulish tribe of Helvii, part of Gallia Narbonensis, after the destruction of their previous capital at Alba-la-Romaine. Saint Andéol, a disciple of St Polycarp, is supposed to have evangelized the Vivarais during the reign of Emperor Septimius Severus, and was supposedly martyred in 208. (Legend tells of Andéol's burial by Amycia Eucheria Tullia.) Auxonius, in 430, transferred the see to Viviers as a result of the problems suffered at its previous site in Alba Augusta.
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Ariège
Ariège (French pronunciation: [aʁjɛʒ]; Occitan: Arièja) is a department in southwestern France named after the Ariège River.
Ariège is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the counties of Foix and Couserans.
Foix is the administrative capital of the Ariège. It is an ancient medieval town with a fortress Chateau de Foix perched on a hill overlooking it. The fortress has been attacked many times without capture, including an attempt by Simon de Montfort. It has also been used as a prison, and the names of English Prisoners of War can still be seen on the cell walls. Another famous chateau in the Ariège is Montségur, located on a rocky outcrop at a height of 1200 metres (3,900 ft). During the Albigensian Crusade and siege of 1244 AD the chateau was largely destroyed, with more than two hundred Cathar priests burnt at the stake as heretics. The chateau was gradually rebuilt by Royalists over a period of the next three hundred years.
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Aube
Aube (French pronunciation: [ob]) is a department in the northeastern part of France named after the Aube River. In 1995, its population was 293,100 inhabitants.
Aube is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Champagne.
The territory making up Aube was first attached to France in 843, following the Treaty of Verdun.
After the allied victory over Napoleon at Waterloo the department was occupied by Russian troops between June 1815 and November 1818.
In 1911, following the revolt of the Champagne producers, a series of major riots erupted in Aube. Dozens of serious injuries resulted.
In 1919, by a new decree, Aube wine producers were authorized to produce champagne.
Aube is perhaps best known for the 1932 visit of the late Turkish president Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who signed a friendship treaty with France there on 4 July 1938.
The department is part of the current region of Champagne-Ardenne. It is surrounded by the departments of Marne, Haute-Marne, Côte-d'Or, Yonne, and Seine-et-Marne.
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Aude
Aude (French pronunciation: [od]; Occitan: Aude) is a department in south-central France named after the river Aude. The local council also calls the department "Cathar Country".
Aude is also a frequent feminine French given name in Francophone countries, deriving initially from Aude or Oda, a wife of Bertrand, Duke of Aquitaine, and mother of Saint Hubertus's brother Eudo. Aude was the name of Roland's fiancée in the chansons de gestes.
Human traces have been found in the department from 1,500,000 years BCE in the form of hammers and worked tools on the hill of Grazailles at Carcassonne. The most interesting discovery, however, is that of the skull of ‘Tautavel Man’ made by Henry de Lumley in the commune of Tautavel in the Pyrénées-Orientales. It is the oldest skull known in Europe. It dates from about 450,000 years BCE. It is likely that Tautavel Man lived in all of this region.
The Romans, led by the consul-general Domitius Ahenobarbus, installed themselves first of all at Narbonne in 118 BCE on the oppidum of Montlaurès, which became the provincial capital and a very active mercantile port. The position was strategically important since it stood at the cross roads of two Roman roads, the Via Aquitania and the Via Domitia, as well as by the sea and near the mouth of the River Aude. Carcassonne became Latin in 30 BCE with the creation of numerous grain farms. For almost two centuries, the Aude enjoyed peace and strong economic growth.
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Aveyron
Aveyron (French pronunciation: [avɛʁɔ̃]; Occitan: Avairon [avajˈɾu]) is a département in southern France named after the Aveyron River.
Aveyron is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790.
The first known historical inhabitants of the region were the Rutenii tribe, but the area was inhabited previously to this, boasting many prehistoric ruins.
During the medieval and early modern periods, and until the 1790s, the territory covered by Aveyron was a province known as Rouergue.
In 1817, a local prosecutor Antoine Bernardin Fualdès was assassinated. The sordid circumstances of his death, following which his body was found floating in the Aveyron River, led to the matter becoming publicised as a cause célèbre. Recent studies have indicated that he met his end on the initiative of a right wing royalist organisation known as the Chevaliers de la Foi (Knights of the Faith).
The department is part of the current Midi-Pyrénées region. It is surrounded by the départements of Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Lot, Hérault, Gard, Lozère, and Cantal.
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Belvédère
Coordinates: 44°00′56″N 7°19′18″E / 44.0156°N 7.3217°E / 44.0156; 7.3217
Belvédère is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. The village of Belvédère is an attractive village sitting above the river Vésubie at the entrance of the Gordolasque valley.
Belvédère lies to the west of Mont Bégo. The sacred mountain, close to Nice, in the Alpes Maritimes and part of the Mercantour National Park, currently being included in the UNESCO world heritage list. For thousands of years, from the Stone Age all the way to the Iron Age, the first inhabitants of Europe were climbing all the way to the top of Mount Bego along the Canyons of the Valley of the Roya river starting from the Mediterranean Sea. They have recorded their early expressions of observing nature in more than thirty thousand graffiti on the stones of the Vallée des Merveilles. The Belvederois remained an anonymous inhabitants of this part of Ligurie (Liguria) living on the fringes of the sacred mountain. There are some vestiges of their ancient fortifications for example there is evidence of a part of a fort behind the church, which can be considered as the prehistoric beginnings of the actual village.
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Brague
The Brague is a river in the département of Alpes-Maritimes and the région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in France. The Brague takes its source near Châteauneuf-Grasse and ends in the Mediterranean Sea near Antibes.
Between Valbonne and Biot, a 9 km long path follows the river. Part of the Brague Valley is covered by a Park called the "Parc Départemental de la Brague".
The Brague is 21 km long.
Coordinates: 43°36′N 7°08′E / 43.6°N 7.133°E / 43.6; 7.133
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Briançon
Coordinates: 44°53′47″N 6°38′08″E / 44.8964°N 6.6356°E / 44.8964; 6.6356
Briançon (Latin: Brigantium) a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
At an altitude of 1,326 metres it is the highest city in the European Union, based on the French definition as a community containing more than 2,000 inhabitants. Briançon's most recent population estimate is 11,645.
Briançon is built on a plateau nucleated around the confluence of the Durance and the Guisane rivers.
Briançon was the Brigantium of the Romans and formed part of the kingdom of King Cottius. Brigantium was marked as the first place in Gallia after Alpis Cottia (Mont Genèvre). At Brigantium the road branched, to the west through Grenoble to Vienna (modern Vienne), on the Rhone; to the south through Ebrodunum (modern Embrun), to Vapincum (modern Gap). Both the Antonine Itinerary and the Table give the route from Brigantium to Vapincum. The Table places Brigantium 6 M.P. from Alpis Cottia. Strabo mentions the village Brigantium, and on a road to Alpis Cottia, but his words are obscure. Ptolemy mentions Brigantium as within the limits of the Segusini, or people of Segusio (modern Susa), in Piedmont; but it seems, as D'Anville observes, to be beyond the natural limits of the Segusini. Walckenaer (vol. i. p. 540) justifies Ptolemy in this matter by supposing that he follows a description of Italy made before the new divisions of Augustus, which we know from Pliny. Walckenaer also supports his justification of Ptolemy by the Jerusalem Itinerary, which makes the Alpes Cottiae commence at Rama (near modern La Roche-de-Rame) between Embrun and Briançon.
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Cagne
The Cagne is a river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. Its source is near Coursegoules, and it flows into the Mediterranean Sea in Cagnes-sur-Mer.
Coordinates: 43°39′N 7°09′E / 43.65°N 7.15°E / 43.65; 7.15
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Calvados
The French department of Calvados (pronounced: [kal.va.dos]) is part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast. The pronunciation varies: in French the final 's' is not mute; in English usually Calvadoss with stress on the first syllable.
Calvados is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from a part of the former province of Normandy. The name "Orne inférieure" was originally proposed for the department, but it was ultimately decided to call the area Calvados.
Its etymology is most likely derived from the Salvador, a ship from the Spanish Armada that sank by the rocks near Arromanches-les-bains in 1588. However, others insist that the name Calvados was derived from calva dorsa, meaning bare backs, in reference to two sparsely vegetated rocks off its shore.
After the allied victory at Waterloo the department was occupied by Prussian troops between June 1815 and November 1818.
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Cannes
Coordinates: 43°33′05″N 7°00′46″E / 43.5513°N 7.0128°E / 43.5513; 7.0128
Cannes (French pronunciation: [kan], in Occitan Canas) is a city located in the French Riviera. It is a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a commune of France located in the Alpes-Maritimes department.
The city is also famous for its various luxury shops, restaurants, and hotels. On 3 November 2011 it played host to the G20 organisation of industrialised nations.
By the 2nd century BC the Ligurian Oxybii established a settlement here known as Aegitna. Historians are unsure what the name means. The area was a fishing village used as a port of call between the Lérins Islands.
In 69 AD it became the scene of violent conflict between the troops of Othos and Vitellius.
In the 10th century the town was known as Canua[citation needed]. The name may derive from "canna", a reed. Canua was probably the site of a small Ligurian port, and later a Roman outpost on Le Suquet hill, suggested by Roman tombs discovered here. Le Suquet housed an 11th-century tower which overlooked swamps where the city now stands. Most of the ancient activity, especially protection, was on the Lérins islands and the history of Cannes is the history of the islands.
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Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival (French: Le Festival International du Film de Cannes or just Festival de Cannes), is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is the world's most prestigious and publicized film festival. The invitation-only festival is held annually (usually in May) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès.
The 2012 Cannes Film Festival took place from May 16 to May 27, 2012. The President of the Jury was the Italian film director Nanni Moretti.
The Cannes Film Festival has its origins in the late 1930s when Jean Zay, the French Minister of National Education, on the proposal of Philippe Erlanger and with the support of the British and Americans,[clarification needed] set up an international cinematographic festival. In 1947, the festival was held as the "Festival du film de Cannes", where films from sixteen countries were presented. Moreover, the principle of equality was introduced, so that the jury was to be made up only of one representative per country. Also, this year the festival was held at the made-for-the-occasion Palais des Festivals, although the roof was unfinished and blew off during a storm. The festival was not held in 1948 and 1950 on account of budgetary problems. In 1951, owing to better relations between France and Italy, the Cannes Festival was moved to Spring, while the Mostra remained in Autumn.
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Cantal
Cantal (French pronunciation: [kɑ̃.tal]; Occitan: Cantal, Cantau, Chantal, Chantau) is a department in south-central France. It is named after the Cantal mountain range, a group of extinct, eroded volcanic peaks, which covers much of the department. Residents are known as Cantaliens or Cantalous.
Cantal is part of the current region of Auvergne. It borders the departments of Puy-de-Dôme, Haute-Loire, Aveyron, Lot, Lozère, and Corrèze. Its principal towns are Aurillac, Saint-Flour, and Mauriac. The highest point in Cantal is Le Plomb du Cantal at 1858 metres.
Cantal remains, with Lozère and Creuse, one of the most sparsely populated and geographically isolated French departments. Aurillac is the farthest removed departmental capital from a major motorway.
Cantal is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from a part of the former province of Auvergne, called Haute-Auvergne.
The Occitan language was historically dominant in Cantal.
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Charente
Charente (French pronunciation: [ʃa.ʁɑ̃t], Saintongeais: Chérente, Occitan: Charanta) is a department in southwestern France, in the Poitou-Charentes region, named after the Charente River, the most important river in the department, and also the river beside which the department's two largest towns, Angoulême and Cognac, are sited.
Charente is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the former province of Angoumois, west and south of Saintonge.
Prior to the creation of the department, the area was not a natural unit, but much of it was commercially prosperous thanks to traditional industries such as salt and cognac production. Although the river became silted up and was unnavigable for much of the twentieth century, in the eighteenth century it provided important links with coastal shipping routes both for traditional businesses and for newly evolving ones such as paper goods and iron smelting.
The accelerating pace of industrial and commercial development during the first half of the nineteenth century led to a period of prosperity, and the department's population peaked in 1851. During the second half of the nineteenth century Charente, like many of France's rural departments, experienced a declining population as the economic prospects available in the cities and in France's overseas empire attracted the working age generations away. Economic ruin came to many in the Charentais wine industry with the arrival in 1872 of phylloxera.
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Cimiez
Cimiez (French pronunciation: [simje]) is a neighborhood in Nice, southern France. The area contains the Musée Matisse and the ruins of Cemenelum, capital of the Ancient Roman province Alpes Maritimae on the Ligurian coast. Cemenelum was an important rival of Nice, continuing to exist as a separate city till the time of the Lombard invasions.
The ruins include an arena, amphitheatre, thermal baths, and paleochristian basilica. The Nice Jazz Festival is held on the grounds of the Roman Ruins in July each year. Close to the ruins is the splendid Hôtel Régina where Queen Victoria spent part of her long visits to the French Riviera.
Also here can be found the Cimiez Monastery and church that have been used by the Franciscan monks since the 16th century. The church houses the Pietà, Crucifixion and Deposition, by the Italian medieval artist Ludovico Brea. On display are also more than 300 documents and works of art from the 15th to 18th centuries. Buried in the cemetery near the monastery are the painters Henri Matisse and Raoul Dufy plus the winner of the 1937 Nobel Prize for Literature, Roger Martin du Gard.
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Corrèze
Corrèze (French pronunciation: [kɔ.ʁɛːz]; Occitan: Corresa) is a department in south central France, named after the Corrèze River.
The inhabitants of the department are called Corréziens or Corréziennes according to gender.
Corrèze is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It includes part of the former province of Limousin (the Bas-Limousin).
The 1851 census recorded a population of 320,866: this remained relatively constant for the rest of the nineteenth century. During the twentieth century, however, Corrèze shared the experience of many of the country's rural departments as the population fell steadily.
Within Corrèze the nineteenth-century railway planners, influenced in part by the department's topography, endowed Brive-la-Gaillarde with good connections and a major junction from which railway lines fanned out in six different directions. The railways arrived in 1860, at an opportune moment, directly after phylloxera had destroyed the local wine industry. The new railways enabled the farms in the area surrounding Brive to specialise in fruits and vegetables which they could now transport rapidly to the larger population centres of central and southern France. Locally, the new agriculture triggered the development, in the Brive basin, of related businesses and industries such as the manufacture of jams and liquors, as well as timber/paper-based packaging businesses.
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Creuse
Creuse (French pronunciation: [kʁøz]; Occitan: Cruesa) is a department in central France named after the Creuse River.
Creuse is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the former province of La Marche.
The County of Marche (Occitan: la Marcha) was a medieval French county, approximately corresponding to the modern département of Creuse. Marche first appeared as a separate fief about the middle of the 10th century, when William III, Duke of Aquitaine, gave it to one of his vassals named Boso, who took the title of count. In the 12th century, the countship passed to the family of Lusignan. They also were sometimes counts of Angoulême and counts of Limousin. With the death of the childless Count Guy in 1308, his possessions in La Marche were seized by Philip IV of France. In 1316 the king made La Marche an appanage for his youngest son the Prince, afterwards Charles IV. Several years later in 1327, La Marche passed into the hands of the House of Bourbon. The family of Armagnac held it from 1435 to 1477, when it reverted to the Bourbons. In 1527 La Marche was seized by Francis I and became part of the domains of the French crown. It was divided into Haute Marche and Basse Marche, the estates of the former continuing until the 17th century. From 1470 until the Revolution, the province was under the jurisdiction of the parlement of Paris.
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Dordogne
Dordogne (French pronunciation: [dɔʁ.dɔɲ]; Occitan: Dordonha) is a départment in south-west France. The départment is located in the region of Aquitaine, between the Loire valley and the High Pyrénées named after the great Dordogne River that runs through it. It roughly corresponds with the ancient county of Périgord.
The county of Périgord dates back to when the area was inhabited by the Gauls, it was home to four tribes, the name for "four tribes" in the Gaulish language was "Petrocore". The area eventually became known as the county of Le Périgord and its inhabitants became known as the Périgordins (or Périgourdins). There are four Périgords in the Dordogne: the "Périgord Vert" (Green Périgord) with its main town of Nontron, consists of verdant valleys in a region crossed by many rivers and streams; the "Périgord Blanc" (White Périgord) situated around the department's capital of Périgueux, is a region of limestone plateaux, wide valleys and meadows; the "Périgord Pourpre" (Purple Périgord) with its capital of Bergerac, is a wine region; and the "Périgord Noir" (Black Périgord) surrounding the administrative center of Sarlat, overlooks the valleys of the Vézère and the Dordogne, where the woods of oak and pine give it its name.
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Doubs
Doubs (French pronunciation: [du]; Arpitan: Dubs) is a department the Franche-Comté region of eastern France named after the Doubs River.
As early as the 13th century, inhabitants of the northern two-thirds of Doubs spoke the Franc-Comtois language, a dialect of Langue d'Oïl. Residents of the southern third of Doubs spoke a dialect of the Arpitan language. Both languages co-existed with French, the official language of law and commerce, and continued to be spoken frequently in rural areas into the 20th century. They are both still spoken today but not on a daily basis.
Doubs was important as a portal to Switzerland through the pass at Joux. Many famous people, including Mirabeau, Toussaint Louverture and Heinrich von Kleist, were imprisoned in the Château de Joux.
Doubs is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Franche-Comté. The prefecture (capital) is Besançon.
In 1793, the republic of Mandeure was annexed by France and incorporated into the department. This district was passed between various territories and departments in the ensuing administrative reorganisations and wars, but was restored to Doubs in 1816 when the former principality of Montbéliard was also added to the department.
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Drôme
Drôme (French pronunciation: [dʁom]; Droma in Occitan, Drôma in Arpitan), a département in southeastern France, takes its name from the Drôme River.
St Vallier in Drôme, was the birthplace of one of France's most famous courtesans, the noble-born Diane de Poitiers (1499-1566), long-term mistress of King Henri II (1547-1559).
The French National Constituent Assembly set up Drôme as one of the original 83 departments of France on March 4, 1790, during the French Revolution. The territory formed part of the former French province of Dauphiné.
Drôme lies within the region of Rhône-Alpes (Rôno-Arpes) and is surrounded by the departments of Ardèche, Isère, Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Vaucluse.
The boundaries of the department have changed several times with the incorporation of the Comtat Venaissin in 1792 and the creation of the department of Vaucluse in 1793. Drôme surrounds an enclave of the department of Vaucluse, the Canton of Valréas (Enclave des Papes).
The President of the General Council is Didier Guillaume of the Socialist Party.
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Essonne
Essonne (pronounced: [ɛ.sɔn]) is a French department in the region of Île-de-France. It is named after the Essonne River.
It was formed on 1 January 1968 when Seine-et-Oise was split into smaller departments.
The Essonne department was created on 1 January 1968, from the southern portion of the former department of Seine-et-Oise.
In June 1963 Carrefour S.A. opened the first hypermarket in the Paris region at Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois (although the word "hypermarche" was first used only in 1966). Based on the ideas put forward by the American logistics pioneer Bernardo Trujillo, the centre offered on a single 2,500 m2 (26,909.78 sq ft) site a hitherto unknown combination of wide choice and low prices, supported by 400 car parking spaces.
In 1969, the communes of Châteaufort and Toussus-le-Noble were separated from Essonne and added to the department of Yvelines.
Essonne belongs to the region of Île-de-France.
It has borders with the departments of:
All of northern Essonne department belongs to the Parisian agglomeration and is very urbanized. The south remains rural.
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Eure
Eure (French pronunciation: [œʁ]) is a department in the north of France named after the river Eure.
Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Normandy.
After the allied victory at Waterloo, Eure was occupied by Prussian troops between June 1815 and November 1818.
In the wake of Louis-Napoléons December coup of 1851, Eure was one of the departments placed under a state of emergency in order to avert resistance to the post-republican régime. In the event fewer than 100 government opponents in Eure were arrested.
Eure is part of the current region of Haute-Normandie and is surrounded by the departments of Seine-Maritime, Oise, Val-d'Oise, Yvelines, Eure-et-Loir, Orne, and Calvados.
The department is a largely wooded plateau intersected by the valleys of the Seine River and its tributaries.
The altitude varies from sea level to 248 metres in the south.
The President of the General Council is Jean-Louis Destans of the Socialist Party.
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Finistère
Finistère (French pronunciation: [fi.nis.tɛʁ]; Breton: Penn-ar-Bed) is a département of France, in the extreme west of Brittany.
The name Finistère derives from the Latin Finis Terræ, meaning end of the earth, and may be compared with Land's End on the opposite side of the English Channel. The Breton name for Finistère Penn ar Bedd translates as Head/End of the World and is cognate with the Cornish equivalent for Land's End Pen-an-Wlas (Head/End of the country). Finistère is not to be confused with Finisterre in Spain.
The present department consists of the historical region of Léon and parts of Cornouaille and Trégor.
The largest population center in Finistère is Brest. Other large towns in the department include Quimper (the capital), Morlaix, Carhaix, and Douarnenez. Finistère includes the island of Ushant (Eusa in Breton, Ouessant in French).
Finistère is the westernmost region of France (excluding the overseas departments). By several criteria, Finistère can also claim to be the most coastal department in Metropolitan France. Of its 283 communes, 118 are located on the coast. Its total coastline of approximately 1,250 km (776.71 mi) accounts for almost a quarter of the entire French coast-line.
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French Guiana
French Guiana (French: Guyane française; French pronunciation: [ɡɥijan fʁɑ̃sɛz]; officially just Guyane) is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department located on the northern Atlantic coast of South America. It has borders with two nations: Brazil to the east and south, and Suriname to the west. Its 83,534 km2 (32,253 sq mi) have a very low population density of less than 3 /km2 (7.8 /sq mi), with almost half of its 229,000 people in 2009 living in the urban area of Cayenne, its capital.
The addition of the adjective "French" in English comes from colonial times when five such colonies existed (The Guianas), namely from west to east: Spanish Guiana (now Guayana Region in Venezuela), British Guiana (now Guyana), Dutch Guiana (now Suriname), French Guiana, and Portuguese Guiana (now Amapá, a state in far northern Brazil). French Guiana and the two larger countries to the north and west, Guyana and Suriname, are still often collectively referred to as the Guianas and comprise one large shield landmass.
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French Riviera
The Côte d'Azur, pronounced [kot dazyːʁ], often known in English as the French Riviera (French: Côte d'Azur; Occitan: Còsta d'Azur; that is "Azure Coast"), is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France, also including the sovereign state of Monaco. There is no official boundary, but it is usually considered to extend from the Italian border in the east to Saint Tropez, Hyères, Toulon or Cassis in the west.
This coastline was one of the first modern resort areas. It began as a winter health resort for the British upper class at the end of the 18th century. With the arrival of the railway in the mid-19th century, it became the playground and vacation spot of British, Russian, and other aristocrats, such as Queen Victoria and King Edward VII, when he was Prince of Wales. In the summer, it also played home to many members of the Rothschild family. In the first half of the 20th century it was frequented by artists and writers, including Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Edith Wharton, Somerset Maugham and Aldous Huxley, as well as wealthy Americans and Europeans. After World War II it became a popular tourist destination and convention site. Many celebrities, such as Elton John and Brigitte Bardot, have homes in the region. Officially, the Côte d'Azur is home to 163 nationalities with 83,962 foreign residents, although estimates of the number of non-French nationals living in the area are often much higher.
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Gard
Gard (French pronunciation: [ɡaʁ]; Occitan: Gard) is a département located in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region.
The department is named after the River Gardon, and the Occitan name of the river has been replacing the French name of the department in recent decades, even among French speakers.
The Gard area was settled by the Romans in classical times. It was crossed by the Via Domitia, which was constructed in 118 BC.
Gard is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from the ancient province of Languedoc.
It was originally intended to include the canton of Ganges in the department which would have been geographically logical, but Ganges was transferred to the neighbouring department of Hérault at the outset. In return, Gard received from Hérault the fishing port of Aigues Mortes which gave the department its own outlet to the Gulf of Lion.
During the middle of the nineteenth century the prefecture, traditionally a centre of commerce with a manufacturing sector focused on textiles, was an early beneficiary of railway development, becoming an important railway junction. Several luxurious hotels were built, and the improved market access provided by the railways also encouraged, initially, a rapid growth in wine growing: however, many of the department's viticulturalists were ruined by the arrival in 1872 of phylloxera.
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Gers
The Gers (French: le Gers, Gascon: Gers, pronounced: [ʒɛʁs] or [ʒɛʁ]) is a department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in the southwest of France named after the Gers River.
Inhabitants are called les Gersois or Gersoises.
In the Middle Ages, the Lordship of L'Isle-Jourdain was nearby.
The Gers is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Guyenne and Gascony.
In 1808 it lost Lavit on its the north-eastern side to the newly created department of Tarn-et-Garonne.
The culture is largely agricultural, with great emphasis on the local gastronomical specialties such as:
Also, some prominent cultivated crops are corn, colza, sunflowers and grain.
The Gascon language is a dialect of Occitan, but it is not widely spoken.The department is characterised by sleepy bastide villages and rolling hills with the Pyrenees visible to the south.
Alexandre Dumas, père created the famous Gersois d'Artagnan, the fourth musketeer of The Three Musketeers. A museum to d'Artagnan is found in the Gersois village of Lupiac.
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Gironde
For the Revolutionary party, see Girondists.
Gironde (French pronunciation: [ʒiʁɔ̃d]; in Gascon Gironda) is a common name for the Gironde estuary, where the mouths of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers merge, and for a department in the Aquitaine region situated in southwest France. The Bordeaux wine region is in the Gironde.
Gironde is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Guyenne and Gascogne.
From 1793 to 1795, the department's name was changed to Bec-d'Ambès to avoid the association with the revolutionary party, the Girondists.
Gironde is part of the current region of Aquitaine and is surrounded by the departments of Landes, Lot-et-Garonne, Dordogne and Charente-Maritime and the Atlantic Ocean on the west. With an area of 10,000 km², Gironde is the largest department in metropolitan France. If overseas departments are included, however, Gironde's land area is dwarfed by the 83,846 km² of Guyane.
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Grasse
Coordinates: 43°40′00″N 6°55′00″E / 43.6667°N 6.9167°E / 43.6667; 6.9167
Grasse (French pronunciation: [ɡʁas]; Provençal Occitan: Grassa in classical norm (and Italian) or Grasso in Mistralian norm) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department (of which it is a sub-prefecture), on the French Riviera.
The town is considered the world's capital of perfume. It obtained two flowers in the Concours des villes et villages fleuris contest and was made "Ville d'Art et d'Histoire" (town of art and history).
Grasse's main attraction is the Cathedral, dedicated to Notre Dame du Puy and founded in the 11th century.
In the interior, are three works by Rubens and one by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, a French painter native of the town.
Other sights include:
There is an annual Fête du Jasmin or La Jasminade, at the beginning of August.
The first festival was on the 3 August–4 August 1946.
These days, it is a big event; decorated floats drive through the town, with young women in skimpy costumes on board, throwing flowers onto the crowds.
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Guadeloupe
Coordinates: 16°15′N 61°35′W / 16.25°N 61.583°W / 16.25; -61.583
Guadeloupe ( /ɡwɑːdəˈluːp/; French pronunciation: [ɡwadəlup]; Antillean Creole: Gwadloup) is a Caribbean island located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres (629 sq. mi) and a population of 400,000. It is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. Its departmental code is "971". As the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe is also an integral part of the Republic. Besides Guadeloupe island, the smaller islands of Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the Îles des Saintes are included in Guadeloupe.
As part of France, Guadeloupe is part of the European Union and the Eurozone; hence, as for all Eurozone countries, its currency is the euro. However, Guadeloupe is not part of the Schengen Area. The prefecture and the capital of Guadeloupe is Basse-Terre. Christopher Columbus named the island Santa María de Guadalupe in 1493 after the Virgin Mary, venerated in the Spanish town of Guadalupe, in Extremadura.
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Hérault
Hérault (French pronunciation: [eʁo]; Occitan: Erau) is a department in the south of France named after the Hérault river.
Hérault is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Languedoc.
At the beginning of the 20th century, viticulture in the region was devastated by a slump in sales combined with disease affecting the vines, and thousands of small scale producers revolted. This revolt was suppressed very harshly by the government of Georges Clemenceau.
The catastrophic frost of the winter of 1956 damaged the olive trees, and the olive-growing regions did not recover until the late 1980s. Many of the olive-industry co-ops closed.
During the second half of the twentieth century the Montpellier basin underwent one of the most rapid population increases experienced anywhere in France.
Hérault is part of the current region of Languedoc-Roussillon and is surrounded by the departments of Aude, Tarn, Aveyron, Gard, and the Mediterranean (Gulf of Lion) on the south.
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Indre
Indre (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃dʁ]) is a department in the center of France named after the river Indre. The inhabitants of the department are called Indriens.
Indre is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Berry.
Indre is part of the current region of Centre (Val de Loire) and is surrounded by the departments of Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, Cher, Creuse, Vienne, and Haute-Vienne.
The President of the General Council is Louis Pinton of the Union for a Popular Movement.
The Indre has two villages classified among the most beautiful villages of France: Saint-Benoît-du-Sault and Gargilesse-Dampierre.
Media related to Indre (department) at Wikimedia Commons
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Isère
Isère (pronounced: [izɛːʁ]; Arpitan: Isera, Occitan: Isèra) is a department in the Rhône-Alpes (Rôno-Arpes in Arpitan) region in the east of France named after the river Isère.
Isère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Dauphiné. Its area has been reduced twice, in 1852 and again in 1967, on both occasions losing territory to the department of Rhône.
In 1852 in response to rapid urban development round the edge of Lyon, the (hitherto Isère) communes of Bron, Vaulx-en-Velin, Vénissieux and Villeurbanne were transferred to Rhône. In 1967 the redrawing of local government frontiers led to the creation of the Urban Community of Lyon (more recently known simply as Greater Lyon / Grand Lyon). At that time intercommunal groupings of this nature were not permitted to straddle departmental frontiers, and accordingly 23 more Isère communes (along with 6 communes from Ain) found themselves transferred to Rhône. The affected Isère communes were Chaponnay, Chassieu, Communay, Corbas, Décines-Charpieu, Feyzin, Genas, Jonage, Jons, Marennes, Meyzieu, Mions, Pusignan, Saint-Bonnet-de-Mure, Saint-Laurent-de-Mure, Saint-Pierre-de-Chandieu, Saint-Priest, Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon, Sérézin-du-Rhône, Simandres, Solaize, Ternay and Toussieu.
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Italy
Italy
i/ˈɪtəli/ (Italian: Italia [iˈtaːlja]), officially the Italian Republic or the Republic of Italy (Italian: Repubblica italiana), is a unitary parliamentary republic in south-central Europe. To the north, it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia along the Alps. To the south, it consists of the entirety of the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia–the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea–and many other smaller islands. The independent states of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within Italy, while Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland. The territory of Italy covers some 301,338 km2 (116,347 sq mi) and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. With 60.6 million inhabitants, it is the fifth most populous country in Europe, and the 23rd most populous in the world.
Rome, the capital of Italy, was for centuries a political and religious centre of Western civilisation as the capital of the Roman Empire and site of the Holy See. After the decline of the Roman Empire, Italy endured numerous invasions by foreign peoples, from Germanic tribes such as the Lombards and Ostrogoths, to the Byzantines and later, the Normans, among others. Centuries later, Italy became the birthplace of Maritime republics and the Renaissance, an immensely fruitful intellectual movement that would prove to be integral in shaping the subsequent course of European thought.
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La Brigue
Coordinates: 44°03′47″N 7°37′01″E / 44.0631°N 7.6169°E / 44.0631; 7.6169
La Brigue is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Brigue became part of France after the World War II, when Italy was forced to hand it over in September 1947 under the terms of the 1947 Peace of Paris. Before the hand over, it was part of Province of Cuneo. The transfer, which was not unopposed in the village, was retrospectively endorsed by a local plebiscite which took place on 12 October 1947 and was subject to international supervision.
In Italian the name is Briga Marittima.
The Shrine of Our Lady of the Fountains is the home to a huge 15th century painting (cycle of passion) by the painter Giovanni Piemontese Canavesio, and is a major tourist destination.
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Le Cannet
Coordinates: 43°34′37″N 7°01′10″E / 43.5769°N 7.0194°E / 43.5769; 7.0194
Le Cannet is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Le Cannet was part of Cannes until 1778, when it was made a separate commune.
Le Cannet is located on the north of Cannes, on the French Riviera. The two cities form a single urban area.
Le Cannet was the birthplace of:
It was the home of:
It is the home of:
Le Cannet is twinned with:
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Loiret
Loiret (French pronunciation: [lwaʁɛ]) is a department in north-central France
The department is named after the river Loiret, a tributary of the Loire. The Loiret is located wholly within the department.
Loiret is one of the original 83 departments that was created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from the former province of Orléanais.
Loiret is part of the current region of Centre and is surrounded by the departments of Essonne, Seine-et-Marne, Yonne, Nièvre, Cher, Loir-et-Cher, and Eure-et-Loir.
Orléans is a popular tourist destination, with its cathedral of Ste. Croix.
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Lozère
Lozère (French pronunciation: [lɔzɛʁ]; Occitan: Losera), is a department in southeast France near the Massif Central, named after Mont Lozère.
Lozère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Languedoc.
The Beast of Gévaudan was a creature that terrorized the general area of the former province of Gévaudan, with nearly identical borders to today's Lozère, in the Margeride Mountains, in the general timeframe of 1764 to 1767.
Pliny's Natural History praised the cheese of Lozère:
The geography of Lozère is complicated, covering four mountain ranges. In the north-west, the basalt plateau of Aubrac rises between 1,000 and 1,450m, with a cold humid climate influenced by the Atlantic. The north and north-east of the department contains the Margeride mountains, which are formed of granite, and have peaks between 1,000 and 1,550m. The climate here is also cold, but dryer than Aubrac, with less snow.
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Manche
Manche (French pronunciation: [mɑ̃ʃ]) is a French department in Normandy named after La Manche ("the sleeve"), which is the French name for the English Channel.
Manche is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the province of Normandie.
The first capital was Coutances until 1796, and it resumed that role after World War II because of the almost complete destruction of Saint-Lô during the D-Day invasion of Normandy. When Saint-Lô was rebuilt, it again became the capital.
The Department includes the Cotentin Peninsula down to the famous Mont St Michel; though not the off-shore Îles Anglo-Normandes, which are British Crown Dependencies. These islands are a wonderful example of when Normandy invaded England and vice-versa, and oaths of allegiance to new kings got mixed up. Other reefs and not quite islands such as the Minquiers are technically British, though they are annually contested in good fun by French and Channel Island fishermen. The coast is fantastic for sailing and boating though the unusually fast tidal races require a certain yachting skill to navigate safely.
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Marne
Marne (French pronunciation: [maʁn]) is a department in north-eastern France named after the river Marne (Matrona in Roman times) which flows through the department. The prefecture (capital) of Marne is Châlons-en-Champagne (formerly known as Châlons-sur-Marne). The subprefectures are Épernay, Reims, Sainte-Menehould, and Vitry-le-François.
The Champagne vineyards producing the world-famous sparkling wine are located within Marne.
Marne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from the province of Champagne.
Marne has a long association with the French Army. The training ground of the Camp Militaire de Mailly straddles the border with the département of Aube in the south while that of the Camp de Mourmelon occupies a large area north of Châlons-en-Champagne. The smaller Camp de Moronvilliers lies to the east of Reims and the Camp Militaire de Suippes lies to the east of that. These are all on the chalk of the Champagne plateau, a feature comparable in geology but not size, with the British military training ground on Salisbury Plain.
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Martinique
Martinique (French pronunciation: [maʁtinik]) is an island in the Lesser Antilles in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of 1,128 km2 (436 sq mi). Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados. As with the other overseas departments, Martinique is one of the twenty-seven regions of France (being an overseas region) and an integral part of the Republic. The first European to encounter the island was Christopher Columbus in 1502.
As part of France, Martinique is part of the European Union, and its currency is the Euro. Its official language is French, although many of its inhabitants also speak Antillean Creole (Créole Martiniquais).
The island was occupied first by Arawaks, then by Caribs. It was charted by Columbus in 1493, but Spain had little interest in the territory. It was claimed by France in 1635 and, despite several interludes of British occupation, once during the Seven Years' War and twice during the Napoleonic Wars, has remained a French possession. In 1946, the French National Assembly voted unanimously to transform the colony into an overseas department.
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Mayenne
Mayenne (French pronunciation: [majɛn]) is a department in northwest France named after the Mayenne River.
Mayenne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. The northern two thirds correspond to the western part of the former province of Maine. The southern third of Mayenne corresponds to the northern portion of the old province of Anjou.
After the Coalition's victory at Waterloo, between June 1815 and November 1818, Mayenne was occupied by Prussian troops.
Mayenne is part of the current region of Pays de la Loire and is surrounded by the departments of Manche, Orne, Sarthe, Maine-et-Loire, and Ille-et-Vilaine.
The inhabitants of the department are called Mayennais. This demonym is not the source of the word mayonnaise.
The town is featured as a level in the World War II video game Call of Duty 3.
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Mayotte
Mayotte (French: Mayotte, pronounced: [majɔt]; Shimaore: Maore, IPA: [maˈore]; Malagasy: Mahori) is an overseas department and region of France consisting of a main island, Grande-Terre (or Mahoré), a smaller island, Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), and several islets around these two. The archipelago is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, namely between northwestern Madagascar and northeastern Mozambique. Mayotte's area is 374 square kilometres (144 sq mi), and with its estimated 194,000 people is very densely populated (520 /km2 or 1,300 /sq mi). Its biggest city and prefecture is Mamoudzou. The territory is geographically part of the Comoro Islands, but has been politically separate since a 1974 referendum in which it elected to remain under French rule. The territory is also known as Mahoré, the native name of its main island, especially by advocates of its inclusion in the Union of Comoros. In a 2009 referendum, the population overwhelmingly approved accession to status of department (95.2% voted in favour of departmental status). On March 31, 2011, Mayotte became an overseas department.
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Menton
Coordinates: 43°46′30″N 7°30′00″E / 43.775000°N 07.50°E / 43.775000; 07.50
Menton (French pronunciation: [mɑ̃tɔ̃]; Occitan: [meˈta], written Menton in classical norm or Mentan in Mistralian norm; Italian: Mentone) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Situated on the French Riviera, along the Franco-Italian border, it is nicknamed la perle de la France ("The Pearl of France").
The Menton area has been inhabited since the paleolithic era, and is the site of the original "Grimaldi Man" find of early modern humans, as well as remains of Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons. In Roman times, the via Julia Augusta, a road connecting Placentia (now Piacenza) with Arelates (now Arles) passed through Menton, running along the Rue Longue in the old town. The first major settlement occurred during the 11th century CE, when the Count of Ventimiglia constructed the Château de Puypin (Podium Pinum) on the Pépin hill, north and west of the modern town center. During the 13th century, the seigneury of Puypin fell to the Vento family of Genoa who built a new castle along the Roman road, now the site of the Vieux-Château cemetery, providing the core around which the current town grew. Menton was thus incorporated into the Republic of Genoa. The first mention of Menton dates from 21 July 1262, in the peace treaty between Charles of Anjou and Genoa. Its position on the border between the Angevin-ruled Provence and the Republic of Genoa, which at the time claimed Monaco as its western limit, made it a coveted location.
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Meuse
Meuse (French pronunciation: [møz]) is a department in northeast France, named after the River Meuse.
Meuse is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from the former provinces of Barrois (area of Bar-le-Duc) and Three Bishoprics (area of Verdun).
The department was one of the great battlefields of World War I; an important battle was fought in 1916 at Verdun.
Meuse is part of the current region of Lorraine and is surrounded by the French departments of Ardennes, Marne, Haute-Marne, Vosges, Meurthe-et-Moselle, and Belgium on the north. Parts of Meuse belong to Parc naturel régional de Lorraine.
The important rivers are the following:
The population has decreased sharply since the 19th century, with the rural exodus to the cities.
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Monaco
Monacoi/ˈmɒnəkoʊ/, officially the Principality of Monaco (French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque: Principatu de Múnegu; Italian: Principato di Monaco; Occitan: Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city state, located on the French Riviera in Western Europe. Bordered by France on three sides, with one side bordering the Mediterranean Sea, its center is about 16 km (9.9 mi) from Italy, and is only 15 km (9.3 mi) north east of Nice, France. It has an area of 1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi), and a population of 35,986, making Monaco the second smallest and the most densely populated country in the world. Monaco has a land border of only 4.4 km (2.7 mi), a coastline of 4.1 km (2.5 mi), and a width that varies between 1.7 km (1.1 mi) and 349 metres (382 yards). The highest point in the country is a narrow pathway named Chemin des Révoires on the slopes of Mont Agel, in the Les Révoires district, which is 161 metres (528 feet) above sea level. Monaco's most populated Quartier is Monte Carlo, and the most populated Ward is Larvotto/Bas Moulins. After a recent expansion of Port Hercules, Monaco's total area is 2.05 km2 (0.79 sq mi), with new plans to extend the district of Fontvieille, with land reclaimed from the Mediterranean Sea.
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Morbihan
Morbihan (French pronunciation: [mɔʁbi.ɑ̃]; Breton: Mor-Bihan) is a department in Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan (small sea in Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline. It is famous for the Carnac stones, which are more extensive and predates the more familiar Stonehenge.
Morbihan is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from a part of the Duchy of Brittany. It is the only French department which has no French name; the word Morbihan is Breton. It is also the only department in France which has kept its original name.
Morbihan is part of the current region of Brittany and is surrounded by the departments of Finistère, Côtes-d'Armor, Ille-et-Vilaine, and Loire-Atlantique, and the Atlantic Ocean on the southwest.
The Gulf of Morbihan has many islands: 365 according to legend, but, in reality, between 30 and 40, according to how they are counted. There are also many islets which are too small to be built on. Of these islands, all but two are private: l'Île aux Moines and l'Île D'Arz. The others are privately owned, some by movie stars or fashion designers.
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Moselle
Moselle (French pronunciation: [mɔ.zɛl]) is a department in the east of France named after the river Moselle.
Moselle is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from the former province of Lorraine.
In 1793, the foreign enclaves of Manderen, Lixing-lès-Rouhling, Momerstroff, and Créhange (Kriechingen), all possessions of princes of the German Holy Roman Empire, were annexed by France and incorporated into the Moselle département.
By the Treaty of Paris of 1814 following the first defeat and abdication of Napoleon, France had to surrender almost all its conquests since 1792. On the northeastern border, France was not restored to its 1792 borders, but a new border was established to put an end to the convoluted nature of the border, with all its enclaves and exclaves. As a result, the French exclave of Tholey (now in Saarland, Germany) as well as a few communes near Sierck-les-Bains (both territories until then part of the Moselle département) were ceded to Austria. On the other hand, the French annexations of 1793 were confirmed, and furthermore, the south of the Napoleonic département of Sarre was ceded to France, including the town of Lebach, the city of Saarbrücken, and the rich coal basin nearby. France was thus a net beneficiary of the Treaty of Paris, all the new territories ceded to her being far larger and more strategic than the few territories ceded to Austria. All these new territories were incorporated into the Moselle department, and so Moselle had now a larger territory than ever since 1790.
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Mougins
Coordinates: 43°36′03″N 6°59′44″E / 43.6008°N 6.9956°E / 43.6008; 6.9956
Mougins (pronounced: [mu.ʒæ̃]) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
It is located on the heights of Cannes, in the district of Grasse. Mougins is a 15-minute drive from Cannes. The village is surrounded by forests, such as the Valmasque forest. In the village there are pines, olives, and Cyprus trees.
In modern times, Mougins has been frequented and inhabited by many artists and celebrities, including Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau, Fernand Léger, Francis Picabia, Man Ray, Arman , Yves Klein, César Baldaccini, Paul Éluard, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, Winston Churchill, Catherine Deneuve, Édith Piaf and Jacques Brel, to name but a few. Pablo Picasso spent the last 12 years of his life living in Mougins (1961–1973), where he died. He lived in a 'mas' (farmhouse) at Notre-Dame-de-Vie, which is a small hilltop just beside the old village of Mougins and next to the 12th-century chapel of the same name.Picasso's studio was in the old village in a building that is now the tourist office, while the studio of Fernand Léger was above what is now the village wine shop, next to the rear of the Mougins Museum of Classical Art (MMoCA).
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Nice
Coordinates: 43°42′12″N 7°15′59″E / 43.7034°N 7.2663°E / 43.7034; 7.2663
Nice ( /ˈniːs/, French pronunciation: [nis]; Niçard Occitan: Niça [classical norm] or Nissa [nonstandard], Italian: Nizza or Nizza Marittima, Greek: Νίκαια, Latin: Nicaea) is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of 71.92 km2 (28 sq mi). The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of about 1 million on an area of 721 km2 (278 sq mi). Located on the south east coast of France on the Mediterranean Sea, Nice is the second-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast after Marseille.
The city is called Nice la Belle (Nissa La Bella in Niçard), which means Nice the Beautiful, which is also the title of the unofficial anthem of Nice, written by Menica Rondelly in 1912. Nice is the capital of the Alpes Maritimes département and the second biggest city of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region after Marseille.
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Nièvre
Nièvre (IPA: [njɛvʁ]) is a department in the centre of France named after the Nièvre River.
Nièvre is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from the former province of Nivernais.
Nièvre is part of the current region of Burgundy, although historically it was not part of the province of Burgundy, and it is surrounded by the departments of Yonne, Côte-d'Or, Saône-et-Loire, Allier, Cher, and Loiret. The département is crossed by the Loire river, the longest river in France.
Nièvre is a rural department with about 50 inhabitants / km². The main cities are : Nevers, Cosne-sur-Loire, Varennes-Vauzelles, Marzy, Decize, Imphy and La Charité. Only three cities reach 10 000 inhabitants. It indicates the characteristic of the département, which is predominantly rural.
Nièvre is also well known for its white wine, Pouilly Fumé. The vineyards are scattered around villages including Pouilly-Sur-Loire, which lends its name to the appellation, Tracy sur Loire, Boisgibault, Saint Andelain. The word fumé is French for "smoky", and it's said the name comes from the smoky or flinty quality of these wines. The only grape allowed in the Pouilly-Fumé AC is Sauvignon Blanc, which produces wines that are generally crisp, tart, and somewhat grassy.
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Oise
Oise (French pronunciation: [waz]) is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise.
Oise is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the province of Île-de-France and Picardy.
After the coalition victory at Waterloo, the department was occupied by British troops between June 1815 and November 1818.
Oise is part of the current region of Picardie and is situated 35 km north of Paris. It is surrounded by the departments of Somme, Aisne, Seine-et-Marne, Val-d'Oise, Eure, and Seine-Maritime.
Natives of the department are called Isariens.
The major tourist attraction of the department is the Parc Astérix, which opened in 1989. Another very interesting site is Beauvais Cathedral. Also to be seen is the Chateau de Pierrefonds, restored by Viollet-le-Duc.
Oise is twinned with Bedfordshire. One of the villages along the river Oise is Auvers-sur-Oise, famous for having been visited by several impressionist artists. This is where Vincent Van Gogh spent his last 70 days and it is his and his brother Theo's resting place.
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Orne
Orne (French pronunciation: [ɔʁn]) is a department in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne.
Orne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution, on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Normandy and Perche.
Orne is in the region of Basse-Normandie neighbouring Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Sarthe, Mayenne, and Calvados. It is the only department of Basse Normandie and Haute Normandie to be landlocked.
The largest town by a considerable margin is the prefecture, Alençon which is an administrative and commercial centre for what is still an overwhelmingly rural department. There are no large industrial centres: agriculture remains the economic focus of Orne.
The inhabitants of the department are called Ornais.
The recorded population level peaked at 443,688 in 1836. Declining farm incomes and the lure of better prospects in the overseas empire led to a sustained reduction in population levels in many rural departments, and by the time of the 1936 census the recorded population stood at just 269,331. Once motor car ownership started to surge in the 1960s employment opportunities became less restricted and by 2008 the population level had recovered a little to 292,282.
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Paillon
The Paillon (Nissard Occitan: Palhon) is a coastal river of the Alpes-Maritimes that flows into the Mediterranean Sea in Nice, near the old district. Its source is north of Lucéram. It flows generally south, through L'Escarène, Peillon, Drap (where it meets its main tributary Paillon de Contes), La Trinité, and finally Nice.
The region of the Paillon and the Paillon de Contes is called pays des Paillons. The Paillon is covered in its last kilometers in the city of Nice, bearing Guillaume Apollinaire High School and Acropolis congress centre.
It is a typical Mediterranean river, with low water level throughout the year and violent floods during autumn and sometimes during spring.
Coordinates: 43°42′N 7°17′E / 43.7°N 7.283°E / 43.7; 7.283
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Paris
Coordinates: 48°51′24″N 2°21′03″E / 48.8567°N 2.3508°E / 48.8567; 2.3508
Paris (i/ˈpærɨs/; French: [paʁi] (
listen)) is the capital and largest city of France. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region (or Paris Region, French: Région parisienne). As of January 2008 the city of Paris, within its administrative limits (the 20 arrondissements) largely unchanged since 1860, has an estimated population of 2,211,297 and a metropolitan population of 12,089,098, and is one of the most populated metropolitan areas in Europe. Paris was the largest city in the Western world for about 1,000 years, prior to the 19th century, and the largest in the entire world between the 16th and 19th centuries.
Paris is today one of the world's leading business and cultural centres, and its influences in politics, education, entertainment, media, fashion, science, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities. It hosts the headquarters of many international organizations such as UNESCO, the OECD, the International Chamber of Commerce or the European Space Agency. Paris is considered one of the greenest and most liveable cities in Europe. It is also one of the most expensive.
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Réunion
Réunion (French: La Réunion, IPA: [la 'ʁeynjɔ̃] ( listen); previously Île Bourbon) is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about 200 kilometres (120 mi) south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.
Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France. Like the other overseas departments, Réunion is also one of the 27 regions of France (being an overseas region) and an integral part of the Republic with the same status as those situated on the European mainland.
Réunion is an outermost region of the European Union and, as an overseas department of France, is part of the Eurozone.
Before the arrival of the Portuguese in the early sixteenth century, there is little to Réunion's recorded history. Arab traders were familiar with it by the name Dina Morgabin,. The island possibly features on a map from 1153 AD by Al Sharif el-Edrisi. The island may also have been visited by Swahili or Malay sailors.
The first European discovery of the area was made around 1507 by Portuguese explorers, but the specifics are unclear. The uninhabited island may have been first sighted by the expedition led by Don Pedro Mascarenhas, who gave his name to the island group around Réunion, the Mascarenes. Réunion itself was dubbed Santa Apolonia after a favorite saint, which suggests that the date of the Portuguese discovery may have been February 9, her saint day. Diego Lopes de Sequeira is claimed to have landed on the island in 1509.
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Sanremo
Sanremo or San Remo (Sanrœmu in Ligurian) is a city with about 57,000 inhabitants on the Mediterranean coast of western Liguria in north-western Italy. Founded in Roman times, the city is best known as a tourist destination on the Italian Riviera. It hosts numerous cultural events, such as the Sanremo Music Festival and the Milan – San Remo cycling classic. The city is widely accepted as the origin of the five-card stud variant telesina.
The name of the city is a phonetic contraction of Sant'Eremo di San Romolo, which refers to Romulus of Genoa, the successor to Syrus of Genoa. In Ligurian, his name is San Rœmu. The spelling San Remo is on all ancient maps of Liguria, the ancient Republic of Genoa, Italy in the Middle Ages, the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Kingdom of Italy[citation needed]. It was used in 1924 in official documents under Mussolini.
Once the Roman settlement of Matutia'or Villa Matutiana, Sanremo expanded in the Early Middle Ages when the population moved to the high grounds. The nobility built a castle and the walled village of La Pigna to protect the town from Saracen raids.
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Sarthe
Sarthe (French pronunciation: [saʁt]) is a French department, named after the Sarthe River.
The department was created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790, pursuant to the law of December 22, 1789, starting from a part of the province of Maine which was divided into two departments, Sarthe to the east and Mayenne to the west.
In Roman Times, this province contained the city of Mans, and many of its ruins are still left standing. The Thermal Bathhouse attracts many tourists, as does the Theater of Aubigné-Racan, both located on the outskirts of Anjou, Maine, and Touraine.
Marin Mersenne, perhaps the most important scientific figure in the early 1600s, was born in the vicinity of Sarthe.
The department of Sarthe is at the north end of the administrative region of Pays-de-la-Loire. This places it south of Basse-Normandie and on the south edge of the Armorican Massif. It is bordered by the departments of Orne, Eure-et-Loir, Loir-et-Cher, Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire and Mayenne.
Approximately 300,000 people, comprising more than half of the department's population, live in Le Mans, its conurbation or the essentially urban communes close by. The rest of the department retains its rural character, however, being dominated economically by agriculture.
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Savoie
Savoie (pronounced: [sa.vwa]; Arpitan: Savouè d’Avâl, Italian: Savoia, pronounced [saˈvɔja], English: Savoy, /səˈvɔɪ/) is a French department located in the Rhône-Alpes region in the French Alps.
Together with the Haute-Savoie, Savoie is one of the two departments of the historic region of Savoy that was annexed by France on June 14, 1860, following the signature of the Treaty of Turin on March 24, 1860. For history before 1860, details of the annexation, and modern regionalism, see Savoy.
It is widely accepted that Savoie takes its name from the Latin Sapaudia or Sabaudia, meaning land covered in fir trees.
Savoie was long part of the states of Savoy, though it was occupied many times by France starting in the 16th century. It was integrated into the Mont-Blanc department from 1792 to 1815 (and partially into the Léman department from 1798 to 1814). The province was annexed by France in 1860. The former Duchy of Savoy became the two departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie.
Moûtiers, capital of the former province of Tarentaise Valley (French: Vallée de la Tarentaise) ceased to be the county seat after a law passed on September 10, 1926.
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Siagne
The Siagne is a river that flows through the Var and Alpes-Maritimes departments of southeast France. For much of its length, it forms the border between the two departments. Its source is near Escragnolles, flowing southeast, through Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne and Pégomas, and into the Mediterranean Sea in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, 5 km west of Cannes.
Coordinates: 43°32′N 6°57′E / 43.533°N 6.95°E / 43.533; 6.95
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Somme
Somme (French pronunciation: [sɔm]) is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France.
The north central area of the Somme département was the site of a series of battles through the Great War. Particularly significant was the 1916 Battle of the Somme. As a result of this and other battles fought in the area the department is home to many military cemeteries and several major monuments commemorating the many soldiers from various countries who died on its battlefields.
At the beginning of the First World War, during the September 1914 Race to the Sea, the Somme became the site of the Battle of Albert. The battle was a five day engagement between the 25th and 29 September, with the French Tenth Army attacking at Albert and pushing toward Bapaume, and the German Sixth Army counter-attacking back towards Albert. The line settled around the town of Thiepval and remained there until July 1916, when the Battle of the Somme would be fought on and around the same ground.
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Tende
Coordinates: 44°05′19″N 7°35′39″E / 44.0886°N 7.5942°E / 44.0886; 7.5942
Tende (in Italian, Occitan and Royasc: Tenda) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Tende is located within Mercantour National Park in the French Alps. The mountainous commune is bordered by Italy to the north, with the boundary determined by the watershed line between the two countries. This line of mountain tops contains more than 20 summits exceeding 2,000 meters (6,562 feet).
A large rectangle of land running east/west, Tende is split from north to south by the Roya river valley. The tributary Réfréi river joins the Roya within the limits of Tende.
The Col de Tende (Tende Pass), a strategic pass through the Alps to Piedmont, has been modernized to be a road and railway tunnel.
Known to be a populated place in 690, it is unclear when Tende first became an organized settlement. Prehistoric rock engravings have been found in the area, which are now on display in the Musée des Merveilles or in situ.
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Vallauris
Coordinates: 43°34′50″N 7°03′14″E / 43.5805°N 7.0538°E / 43.5805; 7.0538
Vallauris is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is located in the metropolitan area of Sophia-Antipolis, and is today effectively an extension of the town of Antibes, bordering it on its west side.
In 1948 Picasso came to live in Vallauris, where he stayed until 1955. During his time in the town, he created a great many sculptures and paintings including War and Peace, one of the major artworks of the period. He also developed a fascination for the two techniques of ceramics and linocuts. A freeman of the town, Picasso greatly contributed to the renaissance of the Vallauris pottery industry in the 1950s, this legendary golden age when everyone was a potter, including famous ceramicists Roger Capron and Charles Voltz. Many inhabitants still evoke his presence and that of his contemporaries (Françoise Gilot and her children Claude and Paloma, then Jacqueline Roque, his last partner whom he married amid the greatest secrecy at Vallauris town hall in 1961), the bullfights, exhibitions and visits by all kinds of famous people.
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Vaucluse
The Vaucluse (French pronunciation: [vokˈlyz]; Occitan: Vauclusa in classical norm or Vau-Cluso in Mistralian norm) is a department in the southeast of France, named after the famous spring, the Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.
Vaucluse was created on 12 August 1793 out of parts of the departments of Bouches-du-Rhône, Drôme, and Basses-Alpes (later renamed Alpes-de-Haute-Provence). The then rural department was, like the nearby city of Lyon, a hotbed of the French Resistance in World War II.
Vaucluse is bordered by the Rhône to the west and the River Durance to the south. Mountains occupy a significant proportion of the eastern half of the department, with Mont Ventoux (1,912 m), also known as "the Giant of Provence", dominating the landscape. Other important mountain ranges include the Dentelles de Montmirail, the Monts de Vaucluse, and the Luberon. Fruit and vegetables are cultivated in great quantities in the lower-lying parts of the department, on one of the most fertile plains in southern France. The Vaucluse département has a rather large exclave within the Drôme department, the canton of Valréas (Enclave des Papes).
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Vence
Coordinates: 43°43′25″N 7°06′51″E / 43.7236°N 7.1142°E / 43.7236; 7.1142
Vence is a commune set in the hills of the Alpes Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France between Nice and Antibes.
Within the historic village, a medieval walled village, there are numerous interesting sights and monuments. The Peyra Gate was remodelled in 1810. The fountain was rebuilt in 1822 replacing an older one dating from 1578. Nearby is an oak, donated by François I and planted in 1538. The castle is today the Fondation Émile Hugues, a modern and contemporary art museum. The cathedral was built in the 4th century on the site of a Roman temple. The stone of the western façade dates from 239. Another, on the right, was engraved in December 220. Other stones in the external walls represent funerary dedications. Also on the western side of the church, the Pierre du Tauroble evokes the cult of Cybele and also the Great mother of the Gods of Mount Ida. A chapel in the cathedral has a mosaic by Marc Chagall, dated 1911. The rue des Portiques is a section of the old Roman road.
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Vendée
The Vendée (French pronunciation: [vɑ̃.de]) is a department in the Pays-de-la-Loire region in west central France, on the Atlantic Ocean. The name Vendée is taken from the Vendée river which runs through the south-eastern part of the department.
The area today called the Vendée was originally known as the Bas-Poitou and is part of the former province of Poitou. In the south-east corner, the village of Nieul-sur-l'Autise is believed to be the birthplace of Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122–1204) and was part of her kingdom. Eleanor's son, Richard I of England (the Lionheart) often had his base in Talmont. The Hundred Years' War (1337–1453) turned much of the Vendée into a battleground.
Since the Vendée held a considerable number of influential Protestants, including control by Jeanne d'Albret, the region was greatly affected by the French Wars of Religion which broke out in 1562 and continued until 1598. Eventually King Henri IV issued the Edict of Nantes and the Wars came to an end. The revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685 caused many Huguenots to flee from the Vendée.
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Vienne
Vienne (French pronunciation: [vjɛn]) is the northernmost département of the Poitou-Charentes region of France, named after the river Vienne.
Vienne is one of the original 83 departments, established on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Poitou, Touraine, and Berry. The original Acadians who settled in Nova Scotia and what is today other maritime provinces of Canada, left Vienne for North America after 1604.
Goat cheese making is an important industry of Vienne.
The most famous tourist sites include the Futuroscope theme park, Poitiers (city of Art and History), the Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, a UNESCO world heritage site, the animal parks of Monkey's Valley in Romagne & the Crocodile Planet in Civaux.
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Vosges
Vosges (French pronunciation: [voʒ]) is a French department, named after the local mountain range. It contains the hometown of Joan of Arc, Domrémy.
The Vosges department is one of the original 83 departments of France, created on February 9, 1790 during the French Revolution. It was made of territories that had been part of the province of Lorraine. In German it is referred to as Vogesen.
In 1793 the independent principality of Salm-Salm (town of Senones and its surroundings), enclosed inside the Vosges department, was annexed to France and incorporated into Vosges. In 1795 the area of Schirmeck was detached from the Bas-Rhin department and incorporated into the Vosges department. The Vosges department had now an area of 6,127 km² (2,366 sq. miles) which it kept until 1871.
In 1794 the Vosges was the site of a major battle between the forces of Revolutionary France and the Allied Coalition. See Battle of the Vosges.
The Place des Vosges in Paris was so renamed in 1799 when the department became the first to pay the new Revolutionary taxes.
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Yonne
Yonne (French pronunciation: [jɔn]) is a French department named after the Yonne River. It is one of the four constituent departments of Burgundy in eastern France and its prefecture (capital) is Auxerre. Its official number is 89.
It elects three members of parliament to the National Assembly - in the 2002-7 parliamentary term, all three are drawn from the right-wing Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). Its two senators also represent the UMP.
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Yvelines
Yvelines (French pronunciation: [ivlin]) is a French department in the region of Île-de-France.
Yvelines was created from the western part of the defunct department of Seine-et-Oise on 1 January 1968 in accordance with a law passed on 10 January 1964 and a décret d'application (a decree specifying how a law should be enforced) from 26 February 1965.
It gained the communes of Châteaufort and Toussus-le-Noble from the adjacent department of Essonne in 1969.
The departmental capital, Versailles, which grew up around Louis XIV's château, was also the French capital for more than a century under the Ancien Régime and again between 1871 and 1879 during the early years of the Third Republic. Since then the château has continued to welcome the parlement when called upon to sit in a congressional sitting, jointly with the upper house in order to enact constitutional changes or, as happened most recently in June 2009, to listen to a formal declaration by the president.
Yvelines is bordered by the departments of Val-d'Oise on the north, Hauts-de-Seine on the east, Essonne on the southeast, Eure-et-Loir on the southwest, and Eure on the west.
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Éric Ciotti
Éric Ciotti (born September 28, 1965) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Alpes-Maritimes department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. He is also the President of the general council for the Alpes-Maritimes département since December 2008.[citation needed]
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- Duration: 43:11
- Updated: 31 Oct 2012
Dernière étape : Saint-Véran dans la vallée du Queyras, puis Barcelonnette... Après le passage du col d'Allos, le cours du Verdon serpente entre ses gorges qui comptent parmi les plus belles d'Europe. Le parcours se poursuit par Castellane, le parc national du Mercantour, puis la vallée de la Roya jusqu'à Grasse. L'occasion de rencontrer Carine Duret qui dirige un centre équestre d'une douzaine de chevaux à Villars-Colmars, tandis qu'à Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, Frank Scherrer perpétue une tradition familiale : le travail de la faïence. Stéphanie Bodet pratique l'escalade sur la falaise des Gorges du Verdon pendant que Robert Andretta entretient la Via Ferrata de La Brigue, un village connu pour sa chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Fontaines qui abrite les fresques de l'artiste Giovanni Canavesio. Liens: Florane BLANC-DEBRUNE (Saint Véran, Château-Queyras & Château-Ville-Vieille) www.chateauvillevieille.com Matthieu DE QUILLACQ (Barcelonnette) http Carine DURET (Villards-Colmars) club.quomodo.com Véronique BLANC (Argens) http Frank SCHERRER (Moustier Sainte Marie) www.soleil-deux.com Stéphanie BODET (La Palud Verdon) http Thomas GUILLAUME (Trigance) www.chateau-de-trigance.fr Robert ANDRETTA (La Brigue) http Mathieu Bourgeois (Breil Sur Roya) peche-en-roya.pagesperso-orange.fr
http://wn.com/Les_Alpes_vues_du_ciel_15_Du_Queyras_aux_Alpes-Maritimes
Dernière étape : Saint-Véran dans la vallée du Queyras, puis Barcelonnette... Après le passage du col d'Allos, le cours du Verdon serpente entre ses gorges qui comptent parmi les plus belles d'Europe. Le parcours se poursuit par Castellane, le parc national du Mercantour, puis la vallée de la Roya jusqu'à Grasse. L'occasion de rencontrer Carine Duret qui dirige un centre équestre d'une douzaine de chevaux à Villars-Colmars, tandis qu'à Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, Frank Scherrer perpétue une tradition familiale : le travail de la faïence. Stéphanie Bodet pratique l'escalade sur la falaise des Gorges du Verdon pendant que Robert Andretta entretient la Via Ferrata de La Brigue, un village connu pour sa chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Fontaines qui abrite les fresques de l'artiste Giovanni Canavesio. Liens: Florane BLANC-DEBRUNE (Saint Véran, Château-Queyras & Château-Ville-Vieille) www.chateauvillevieille.com Matthieu DE QUILLACQ (Barcelonnette) http Carine DURET (Villards-Colmars) club.quomodo.com Véronique BLANC (Argens) http Frank SCHERRER (Moustier Sainte Marie) www.soleil-deux.com Stéphanie BODET (La Palud Verdon) http Thomas GUILLAUME (Trigance) www.chateau-de-trigance.fr Robert ANDRETTA (La Brigue) http Mathieu Bourgeois (Breil Sur Roya) peche-en-roya.pagesperso-orange.fr
Ballade Côte d'Azur, Alpes-Maritimes sud.mp4
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:10
- Updated: 24 Nov 2012
Une ballade pendant la quelle on croise St-Paul, Tourette, le Pont du loup, Grasse, Cannes, la Corniche de l'Estérel, St- Raphaël. Un survol agréable
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Une ballade pendant la quelle on croise St-Paul, Tourette, le Pont du loup, Grasse, Cannes, la Corniche de l'Estérel, St- Raphaël. Un survol agréable
- published: 30 Dec 2011
- views: 203
- author: Armand Bastien
Port du Cros de Cagnes. Cagnes sur mer (06800). Tourisme / Vie locale. Alpes maritimes.
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:13
- Updated: 26 Dec 2012
Port du Cros de Cagnes. Cagnes sur mer (06800). Il reste encore une douzaine de pêcheurs qui pratiquent encore la pêche au Cros de Cagnes. Ils alimentent ainsi les restaurants du coin avec du bon poisson de pays. Dans les traditions locales, on retrouve la célébre " Pêche à la poutine " de février à fin avril. On la vends sur les marchés de la région à Nice et sur place au Cros. Les locaux en sont friands. On y trouve aussi en prenant un peu le large une ferme aquacole destinée à l'élevage de daurades et de loups. Les pointus le long des digues rivalisent de couleurs pour le plaisir des yeux des passants. C'est un endroit typique et bien sympathique pour respirer le bonne air de la mer et l'odeur du poisson restée sur les filets. Continuez votre balade et n'oubliez pas de faire un crochet pour visiter l'église Saint-Pierre construite par les pêcheurs et faire un tour au marché du Cros qui a lieu les mardi et jeudi matin à la rue de Oliviers. Bonne visite !
http://wn.com/Port_du_Cros_de_Cagnes_Cagnes_sur_mer_06800_Tourisme_Vie_locale_Alpes_maritimes
Port du Cros de Cagnes. Cagnes sur mer (06800). Il reste encore une douzaine de pêcheurs qui pratiquent encore la pêche au Cros de Cagnes. Ils alimentent ainsi les restaurants du coin avec du bon poisson de pays. Dans les traditions locales, on retrouve la célébre " Pêche à la poutine " de février à fin avril. On la vends sur les marchés de la région à Nice et sur place au Cros. Les locaux en sont friands. On y trouve aussi en prenant un peu le large une ferme aquacole destinée à l'élevage de daurades et de loups. Les pointus le long des digues rivalisent de couleurs pour le plaisir des yeux des passants. C'est un endroit typique et bien sympathique pour respirer le bonne air de la mer et l'odeur du poisson restée sur les filets. Continuez votre balade et n'oubliez pas de faire un crochet pour visiter l'église Saint-Pierre construite par les pêcheurs et faire un tour au marché du Cros qui a lieu les mardi et jeudi matin à la rue de Oliviers. Bonne visite !
- published: 26 Dec 2012
- views: 1
- author: CREAZUR CAGNES SUR MER
VTT Enduro Alpes Maritimes
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- Duration: 2:00
- Updated: 26 Dec 2012
Rando VTT Enduro entre Breil sur Roya et Cantaron. Un parcours technique de 55 kilomètres, +1880 m, -2000 m. Les plus beaux sentiers VTT des Alpes Maritimes. Les Vallées de la Roya, Bévera et Paillon. Plus d'info : www.vtt-sejours-randonnees-mercantour.com www.royaevasion.com
http://wn.com/VTT_Enduro_Alpes_Maritimes
Rando VTT Enduro entre Breil sur Roya et Cantaron. Un parcours technique de 55 kilomètres, +1880 m, -2000 m. Les plus beaux sentiers VTT des Alpes Maritimes. Les Vallées de la Roya, Bévera et Paillon. Plus d'info : www.vtt-sejours-randonnees-mercantour.com www.royaevasion.com
- published: 26 Dec 2012
- views: 21
- author: Roya Evasion
Neige: les Alpes-Maritimes et le Var depuis le ciel
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:48
- Updated: 25 Nov 2012
La neige a fait son apparition dans les Alpes-Maritimes et le Var. Nous vous proposons de découvrir les villes et villages enneigés depuis un hélicoptère.
http://wn.com/Neige_les_Alpes-Maritimes_et_le_Var_depuis_le_ciel
La neige a fait son apparition dans les Alpes-Maritimes et le Var. Nous vous proposons de découvrir les villes et villages enneigés depuis un hélicoptère.
- published: 01 Feb 2012
- views: 662
- author: NiceMatinVideo
Speleo Alpes Maritimes - grotte de La Mescla
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:40
- Updated: 24 Aug 2012
Découverte de la speleo avec Pascal Zaoui.
http://wn.com/Speleo_Alpes_Maritimes_grotte_de_La_Mescla
Mougins Alpes-Maritimes.06.
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- Duration: 8:49
- Updated: 03 Aug 2012
Mougins village perché des Alpes Maritimes, est situé entre Cannes et Grace au coeur de le Côte d'Azur.L'église St Jacques le mageur date du 11éne siécle. Le charme de Mougins attire beaucup d'artistes comme Roland Petit,Yves St Laurent, Paul Anka, Paul Eluard, Man Ray et Picasso. Exposition Photos JL Sieff, Christian Bonedetto, Bert Stern pour la derniére scéance avec Marilyn Monroe. Enfant du pays le commandant Lamy fût officier au Tchad, On lui doit Fort Lamy aujourd'hui N'Djaména capitale du pays. Mougins est un balcon face a la Méditerranée avec vue imprenable sur la Baie de Cannes
http://wn.com/Mougins_Alpes-Maritimes06
Mougins village perché des Alpes Maritimes, est situé entre Cannes et Grace au coeur de le Côte d'Azur.L'église St Jacques le mageur date du 11éne siécle. Le charme de Mougins attire beaucup d'artistes comme Roland Petit,Yves St Laurent, Paul Anka, Paul Eluard, Man Ray et Picasso. Exposition Photos JL Sieff, Christian Bonedetto, Bert Stern pour la derniére scéance avec Marilyn Monroe. Enfant du pays le commandant Lamy fût officier au Tchad, On lui doit Fort Lamy aujourd'hui N'Djaména capitale du pays. Mougins est un balcon face a la Méditerranée avec vue imprenable sur la Baie de Cannes
- published: 01 Aug 2012
- views: 91
- author: ChabanisTV
Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes
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- Duration: 1:29
- Updated: 01 Nov 2012
Le coup d'envoi de la 5ème édition du Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes sera donné dimanche 4 novembre 2012 à 8 heures précises sur la Promenade des Anglais à Nice... Plus d'infos: www.cotedazur-tourisme.com
http://wn.com/Marathon_des_Alpes-Maritimes_Nice-Cannes
Le coup d'envoi de la 5ème édition du Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes sera donné dimanche 4 novembre 2012 à 8 heures précises sur la Promenade des Anglais à Nice... Plus d'infos: www.cotedazur-tourisme.com
- published: 19 Oct 2012
- views: 839
- author: Nathalie Côte d'Azur
Orpaillage Alpes Maritimes
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:05
- Updated: 09 Dec 2012
Une vidéo à la recherche de paillettes d'or dans le 06
http://wn.com/Orpaillage_Alpes_Maritimes
Une vidéo à la recherche de paillettes d'or dans le 06
- published: 02 Sep 2012
- views: 624
- author: PStarTeam
5ème marathon des Alpes-Maritimes
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- Duration: 1:40
- Updated: 05 Nov 2012
11185 coureurs étaient inscrits au départ de cette 5ème édition. Parmi les participants, tous se sont félicité du professionnalisme de l'organisation.
http://wn.com/5ème_marathon_des_Alpes-Maritimes
11185 coureurs étaient inscrits au départ de cette 5ème édition. Parmi les participants, tous se sont félicité du professionnalisme de l'organisation.
- published: 05 Nov 2012
- views: 177
- author: VilledeNice
Balade Moto dans les Alpes-Maritimes : Le Col de la Couillole (Le Rubion)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:18
- Updated: 02 Jul 2012
Entre Saint Sauveur sur Tinée et Beuil (Valberg) vers les gorges du Cians, par la D30, le Col de la Couillole et village perché Le Rubion. 7h00 du matin dans le cadre de la sortie du Levé de Soleil à la Bonette II, le 23 juin 2012...
http://wn.com/Balade_Moto_dans_les_Alpes-Maritimes_Le_Col_de_la_Couillole_Le_Rubion
Entre Saint Sauveur sur Tinée et Beuil (Valberg) vers les gorges du Cians, par la D30, le Col de la Couillole et village perché Le Rubion. 7h00 du matin dans le cadre de la sortie du Levé de Soleil à la Bonette II, le 23 juin 2012...
- published: 26 Jun 2012
- views: 66
- author: BendY Did
Sortie détection de loisir et de métaux dans les alpes maritimes 23 aout 2012
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:52
- Updated: 25 Sep 2012
Une sortie détecton sympathique avec bruno et jacky sur un plateau de l'arière pays provençal
http://wn.com/Sortie_détection_de_loisir_et_de_métaux_dans_les_alpes_maritimes_23_aout_2012
Une sortie détecton sympathique avec bruno et jacky sur un plateau de l'arière pays provençal
- published: 25 Aug 2012
- views: 459
- author: Patrick0639
sortie detection de loisir et de metaux Alpes Maritimes mercredi 9-Mai-2012
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:34
- Updated: 14 Aug 2012
Sortie détection de loisir et de metaux sur une prairie des Alpes Maritimes. Quelques modestes trouvailles.
http://wn.com/sortie_detection_de_loisir_et_de_metaux_Alpes_Maritimes_mercredi_9-Mai-2012
Sortie détection de loisir et de metaux sur une prairie des Alpes Maritimes. Quelques modestes trouvailles.
- published: 10 May 2012
- views: 731
- author: Patrick0639
Noël à Gourdon (Alpes Maritimes)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:46
- Updated: 24 Nov 2012
Le village de Gourdon est perché sur un pic vertigineux de 760 m et surplombe la vallée du Loup. Cet emplacement lui a valu le surnom de « Nid d'Aigle ». Il fait partie des 149 plus beaux villages de France et possède deux fleurs au Concours des villes et villages fleuris. Le village de Gourdon, par son positionnement stratégique, s'est avéré, depuis des millénaires, un lieu de défense exceptionnel. De ce passé militaire, il ne reste plus que les vestiges d'un camp romain avec double enceinte et oppidum, et les imposants remparts qui protègent le côté nord de la place. La porte romane qui garantissait l'accès au village a été détruite au début du xxe siècle. Le château médiéval est ouvert aux visiteurs depuis 1950. Certains historiens pensent que l'emplacement actuel du village n'était occupé que par le château. Le village aurait été situé à 2 km, près de la chapelle Saint-Vincent où il ya encore des ruines. Le lieu est cité une première fois en 1035 sous le nom de "Gordone". Le château reconstruit par les comtes de Provence au XIIe siècle sur les soubassements de celui construit au IXe et Xe siècles. Il resta leur possession jusqu'en 1235. Le comte Raimond Bérenger en fit don. Il est devenu la propriété de la maison de Grasse de Bar le 3 avril 1235. Il passa en 1389, par mariage, aux Villeneuve-Flayosc. En 1469, Louis de Villeneuve reçoit l'hommage des habitants du village. En 1495, le roi Charles VII confirme les privilèges de la seigneurie. Par mariage le château passa ...
http://wn.com/Noël_à_Gourdon_Alpes_Maritimes
Le village de Gourdon est perché sur un pic vertigineux de 760 m et surplombe la vallée du Loup. Cet emplacement lui a valu le surnom de « Nid d'Aigle ». Il fait partie des 149 plus beaux villages de France et possède deux fleurs au Concours des villes et villages fleuris. Le village de Gourdon, par son positionnement stratégique, s'est avéré, depuis des millénaires, un lieu de défense exceptionnel. De ce passé militaire, il ne reste plus que les vestiges d'un camp romain avec double enceinte et oppidum, et les imposants remparts qui protègent le côté nord de la place. La porte romane qui garantissait l'accès au village a été détruite au début du xxe siècle. Le château médiéval est ouvert aux visiteurs depuis 1950. Certains historiens pensent que l'emplacement actuel du village n'était occupé que par le château. Le village aurait été situé à 2 km, près de la chapelle Saint-Vincent où il ya encore des ruines. Le lieu est cité une première fois en 1035 sous le nom de "Gordone". Le château reconstruit par les comtes de Provence au XIIe siècle sur les soubassements de celui construit au IXe et Xe siècles. Il resta leur possession jusqu'en 1235. Le comte Raimond Bérenger en fit don. Il est devenu la propriété de la maison de Grasse de Bar le 3 avril 1235. Il passa en 1389, par mariage, aux Villeneuve-Flayosc. En 1469, Louis de Villeneuve reçoit l'hommage des habitants du village. En 1495, le roi Charles VII confirme les privilèges de la seigneurie. Par mariage le château passa ...
- published: 28 Dec 2011
- views: 504
- author: Jean-François Victor
"Ballade" Moto dans les Alpes-Maritimes : Levé de Soleil à la Cime de la Bonette (2012)
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- Duration: 3:58
- Updated: 06 Jul 2012
Un petit tour à la Cime de la Bonette, Alt 2802 m à 5h30 du matin un samedi de juin 2012 pour y contempler de nouveau un levé de soleil sur les Alpes... Enjoy...
http://wn.com/Ballade_Moto_dans_les_Alpes-Maritimes_Levé_de_Soleil_à_la_Cime_de_la_Bonette_2012
Un petit tour à la Cime de la Bonette, Alt 2802 m à 5h30 du matin un samedi de juin 2012 pour y contempler de nouveau un levé de soleil sur les Alpes... Enjoy...
- published: 28 Jun 2012
- views: 116
- author: BendY Did
Sortie detection de loisir et de metaux samedi 19 mai 2012 Alpes Maritimes
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:12
- Updated: 03 Sep 2012
Une petite sortie détection ce matin avec mon ami Ben dans les Alpes Maritimes quelques modestes trouvailles
http://wn.com/Sortie_detection_de_loisir_et_de_metaux_samedi_19_mai_2012_Alpes_Maritimes
Une petite sortie détection ce matin avec mon ami Ben dans les Alpes Maritimes quelques modestes trouvailles
- published: 19 May 2012
- views: 767
- author: Patrick0639
Die "Cote d'Azur" - Küste von Südfrankreich, Procence, Alpes maritimes
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 39:02
- Updated: 18 Nov 2012
Canne,Nice, Vence, Villefranche, Grand Corniche, La Turbie, Eze, Iles de Lérins, St Honorat, Vielle ville, Fort de Nice, Nizza, Cap Ferat Ferrat, Ferry-Boat, Monaco, Nice Nizza Hafen, Canne Hafen, Villefranche Hafen, Mont Alban, Vauban,
http://wn.com/Die_Cote_d'Azur_Küste_von_Südfrankreich,_Procence,_Alpes_maritimes
Canne,Nice, Vence, Villefranche, Grand Corniche, La Turbie, Eze, Iles de Lérins, St Honorat, Vielle ville, Fort de Nice, Nizza, Cap Ferat Ferrat, Ferry-Boat, Monaco, Nice Nizza Hafen, Canne Hafen, Villefranche Hafen, Mont Alban, Vauban,
- published: 16 Nov 2012
- views: 78
- author: Pascal Ettinger
Air France, Airbus A320 Cockpit View Takeoff in Nice (Cote d'Azur, Alpes Maritimes), in 3D + HD
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- Duration: 5:19
- Updated: 23 Dec 2012
Air France, Airbus A320 Takeoff in Nice (Cote d'Azur, Alpes Maritimes), in 3D + HD
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Air France, Airbus A320 Takeoff in Nice (Cote d'Azur, Alpes Maritimes), in 3D + HD
- published: 19 May 2012
- views: 1465
- author: Pascal Viola
Alpes-Maritimes : les vols de deux-roues ont doublé en trois mois
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- Duration: 1:12
- Updated: 30 Mar 2012
Dans les Alpes-Maritimes, les vols de deux-roues ont quasiment doublé depuis le mois de novembre. Selon la police, un trafic de pièces détachées vers la Tunisie pourrait expliquer cette hausse.
http://wn.com/Alpes-Maritimes_les_vols_de_deux-roues_ont_doublé_en_trois_mois
Dans les Alpes-Maritimes, les vols de deux-roues ont quasiment doublé depuis le mois de novembre. Selon la police, un trafic de pièces détachées vers la Tunisie pourrait expliquer cette hausse.
- published: 25 Jan 2012
- views: 1507
- author: BFMTV
QUANTUM TOUCH : Extrait d'une formation dans les Alpes Maritimes
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- Duration: 4:45
- Updated: 26 May 2012
Un extrait d'une formation Quantum Touch dans les Alpes Maritimes ou un groupe s'unit dans l'énergie du cœur et peut équilibrer un postural, enlever des douleurs physiques et émotionnelles sans manipulation, juste en posant les mains et utiliser les principes de résonance. " La faculté de soigner est tout simplement un don qu'il nous suffit de découvrir, nous la possédons dés notre naissance." " Il n'est pas primordial de tout savoir, seulement les choses importantes."
http://wn.com/QUANTUM_TOUCH_Extrait_d'une_formation_dans_les_Alpes_Maritimes
Un extrait d'une formation Quantum Touch dans les Alpes Maritimes ou un groupe s'unit dans l'énergie du cœur et peut équilibrer un postural, enlever des douleurs physiques et émotionnelles sans manipulation, juste en posant les mains et utiliser les principes de résonance. " La faculté de soigner est tout simplement un don qu'il nous suffit de découvrir, nous la possédons dés notre naissance." " Il n'est pas primordial de tout savoir, seulement les choses importantes."
- published: 24 May 2012
- views: 1633
- author: Franck Grignon
sortie detection de loisir et de metaux - 06 - alpes maritimes vendredi 27-04-2012
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 10:20
- Updated: 23 Nov 2012
Une sortie détection de loisir et de metaux bien sympathique sur un petit plateau de moyenne montagne dans les Alpes Maritimes. Une belle romaine à la clé.
http://wn.com/sortie_detection_de_loisir_et_de_metaux_06_alpes_maritimes_vendredi_27-04-2012
Une sortie détection de loisir et de metaux bien sympathique sur un petit plateau de moyenne montagne dans les Alpes Maritimes. Une belle romaine à la clé.
- published: 28 Apr 2012
- views: 2093
- author: Patrick0639
Ballade moto GO PRO HD Alpes Maritimes
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- Duration: 37:42
- Updated: 25 Dec 2012
Ballade moto
http://wn.com/Ballade_moto_GO_PRO_HD_Alpes_Maritimes
Marineland, Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 47:27
- Updated: 08 Nov 2012
En 1970, le comte Roland de La Poype, un industriel, ancien pilote de chasse héroïque de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et passionné du monde marin, crée le Marineland d'Antibes sur la Côte d'Azur avec pour mission de faire connaître la vie du milieu difficilement accessible des grands animaux marins et de la mer à un large public.
http://wn.com/Marineland,_Antibes,_Alpes-Maritimes,_France
En 1970, le comte Roland de La Poype, un industriel, ancien pilote de chasse héroïque de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et passionné du monde marin, crée le Marineland d'Antibes sur la Côte d'Azur avec pour mission de faire connaître la vie du milieu difficilement accessible des grands animaux marins et de la mer à un large public.
- published: 12 Aug 2011
- views: 2428
- author: Jean-Paul Cerny
photo: WN / Janice Sabnal
27 Dec 2012
Washington. Six people, including two young children, were left dead in weather-related accidents, as winter snowstorms complicated travel for many Americans in the Midwest and Northeast on Wednesday. Snow totals in parts of Indiana ranged from 6 to 12 inches, CNN reported. About 350 snowploughs were clearing roads throughout the city. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told residents they should avoid nonessential travel ... IANS ... ....(size: 2.2Kb)
photo: US Navy / HMC Josh Ives
27 Dec 2012
Imperial adventures are nothing new in the Middle East. Neither is their glorification, as Peter O’Toole’s pained Lawrence of Arabia eternally reminds us. But for a decade or so now, things have been heating up, as if to coincide with climate change and fears of declining petroleum reserves ... The Belly for Belligerence? ... The question loomed over beltway intelligentsia like an ephemeral Gordian knot ... We’re All Hawks Now ... While George W ... ....(size: 9.3Kb)
photo: AP / Khalil Hamra, File
26 Dec 2012
Cairo • The official approval of Egypt’s disputed, Islamist-backed constitution Tuesday held out little hope of stabilizing the country after two years of turmoil and Islamist President Mohammed Morsi may now face a more immediate crisis with the economy falling deeper into distress ... Join the Discussion. The battle over the constitution left Egypt deeply polarized at a time when the government is increasingly cash-strapped ... The U.S ... " ... ....(size: 5.7Kb)
photo: AP / K.M.Chaudary
27 Dec 2012
Large crowds of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) supporters are gathering to mark the fifth anniversary of the murder of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Ms Bhutto died in a gun and bomb attack during her 2007 election campaign. Hundreds of thousands of people have set up camp near the Bhutto family's ancestral home in Sindh province ... He cannot contest an election until his 25th birthday. Show of strength ... ....(size: 2.4Kb)
photo: AP / Remy de la Mauviniere
18 Nov 2012
Both candidates have claimed victory in the race to become France's next opposition leader, in a contest marred by allegations of vote-rigging. Hundreds of votes are said to separate right-wing candidate Jean-Francois Cope and ex-PM Francois Fillon ... A UMP deputy mayor backing Mr Cope said that there had been "a certain number of irregularities" in polling stations in the Alpes-Maritimes area ... ....(size: 2.5Kb)
The Washington Post
06 Nov 2012
Poor Sigmund Freud. The couch is looking awfully ratty. His clinical theories are repressed in the cabinet of historical curiosities somewhere between Gertrude Stein and Madame Blavatsky ... Sometimes a hack is just a hack. But what a pungent storyteller he was ... . He wrote art.”. Loading... Recommend. Personal Post ... Two English couples who don’t like each other much have rented a villa together in the Alpes-Maritimes near Nice ... ....(size: 7.0Kb)
The Daily Telegraph
26 Aug 2012
Italian wolves, which crossed into the French Alps around 1993, are estimated to have multiplied to about 250 animals in 20 packs, ranging to the Auvergne in the West and the Vosges in the North. The bulk of wolf attacks take place in the Alpes-Maritimes or the Var, where hunters have just been authorised to shoot an animal after a spate of killings....(size: 13.9Kb)
The Guardian
01 Aug 2012
Far from it being a recipe set in stone, even the choice of fish in a salade niçoise is up for debate. How do you make yours?. Felicity's perfect salad niçoise. Photograph. Felicity Cloake ... In the cafes of the Alpes Maritime, however, the constituent parts are far more of a lottery – and tuna, in my happy experience, is definitely less popular than the diminutive anchovy ... Just ask any chef.The matter of fish ... Photograph. Felicity Cloake ... 1 ... 2....(size: 13.8Kb)
The Daily Telegraph
29 Jul 2012
Olympic launch to inspire a generation. Sir Chris Hoy with children leading in Great Britain in a blizzard of biodegradable tickertape Photo. Owen Humphreys/POOL/PA. 7.00AM BST 29 Jul 2012. Comments. SIR – The Flotilla, the Flypast, the Fellowship, the Fun, the Famous, the Flags, the Flame, the Fireworks ... the Future. Fabulous!. David Prichard. Sherborne, Dorset. SIR – Spectacular. Percy Potts ... Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France ... ....(size: 17.2Kb)
The Examiner
22 Jul 2012
Related topics. Avenue RestaurantJersey Shorefresh seafoodtunaRecipes. Advertisement. A brief background about Salade Niçoise is that it is traditionally a mixed salad consisting of various vegetables topped with tuna and anchovies ... The Cailletier is a cultivar of olives grown primarily in the Alpes-Maritimes region near Nice, hence the name Niçoise, which signifies its curing method ... Salade Niçoise is perfect for a light summer supper ... ....(size: 9.7Kb)
Business Wire
10 Jul 2012
Hospital and SDIS 06 to Both Provide Automated Chest Compressions to Cardiac Arrest Patients ... The 12 AutoPulse devices, financed by the Alps Maritime Regional Council, will be deployed between the hospital’s intensive care unit and SDIS 06, the local fire brigade that serves this Mediterranean seaport in southeast France ... Rennert, President of ZOLL ... About the AutoPulse ... About Sudden Cardiac Arrest ... About Nice University Hospital ... ....(size: 8.2Kb)
The Independent
08 Jun 2012
This is a coast of two very different halves, whose 600km is divided by the river Rhône ... Inland, behind Nice and Marseille, lies the evocative landscape of Provence. orange-roofed villages clinging to rugged crags of white limestone under impossibly blue skies ... Languedoc-Roussillon service details are on languedoc.angloinfo.com; beyond.fr, does a similar job for Provence and Alpes-Maritimes, Côte d'Azur (often abbreviated to Paca) ... ....(size: 10.6Kb)
France24
31 May 2012
Penned by the city’s mayor, Christian Estrosi, the charter is an ambitious text that aims to ensure that “the emotion that accompanies [a wedding] must be expressed in public places without exuberance and with respect to all sensibilities” ... “The Right in the Alpes Maritimes [region] often takes on the role of the National Front”, Hétier said, referring to France’s far-right party ... ....(size: 4.1Kb)
The Daily Mail
24 May 2012
Stunning footage shows daredevil free-diver Guillaume Néry plummeting to the depths of the world's deepest swimming pool. The astonishing video sees the 29-year-old plunging, without any breathing equipment whatsoever, a staggering 33metres to the bottom of the NEMO 33 ... The constant-weight free-diving specialist broke the world record in 2002 by descending 87metres in the Villefranche-sur-Mer harbour, in Alpes-Maritimes, France ... Name....(size: 6.3Kb)
The Guardian
07 May 2012
Ministry of the Interior France total 81 51.7 48.3 Sarkozy Ain 82.92 42.78 79.7 57.22 79.8 Sarkozy Aisne 80.32 52.4 82.4 47.60 85.6 Hollande Allier 82.37 56.89 82.6 43.11 71.0 Hollande Alpes De Haute Provence 83.6 51.06 101.6 48.94 84.8 Hollande Hautes Alpes 83.65 50.91 100.6 49.09 81.4 Hollande Alpes Maritimes 80.33 35.77 81.9 64.23 ......(size: 40.9Kb)
The Guardian
04 May 2012
The best swimming on the Côte d'Azur is not in the Mediterranean, but in turquoise pools and waterfalls in the mountains above. Daniel Start chooses the best spots from his new guidebook, Wild Swimming in France Diving into a pool at Clue d'Aiglun ... What better way to quench the heat of a Provence summer? ... Here, water flowing down from the Alpes-Maritimes has sculpted countless grottoes and rock passages in the white limestone ... Close. ....(size: 7.3Kb)
The Guardian
01 May 2012
Le Mas, which recently elected a leftwing mayor, cast 42% of its first-round presidential votes for the Front National Marine Le Pen topped the first-round voting in Le Mas. Photograph. Ian Langsdon/EPA. I won't, sadly, be able to go eveywhere readers are recommending ... Nick Alexander writes in from the tiny village of Le Mas, in the Alpes Maritimes, which he justifiably describes as "a very interesting case" ... I'd say so ... Close. ....(size: 4.3Kb)
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| Alpes-Maritimes | |||
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| Coordinates: 43°50′N 7°10′E / 43.833°N 7.167°E / 43.833; 7.167Coordinates: 43°50′N 7°10′E / 43.833°N 7.167°E / 43.833; 7.167 | |||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | ||
| Prefecture | Nice | ||
| Subprefectures | Grasse | ||
| Government | |||
| • President of the General Council | Éric Ciotti (UMP) | ||
| Area1 | |||
| • Total | 4,299 km2 (1,660 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 1,082,465 | ||
| • Rank | 18th | ||
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Department number | 06 | ||
| Arrondissements | 2 | ||
| Cantons | 52 | ||
| Communes | 163 | ||
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |||
Alpes-Maritimes (French pronunciation: [alp.ma.ʁi.tim]; Occitan: Aups Maritims) is a department in the extreme southeast corner of France.
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History[link]
Alpes Maritimae was created by Octavian as a Roman military district in 14 BC, and became a full Roman province in the middle of the 1st century with its capital first at Cemenelum (today Cimiez, a neighbourghood in Nice) and subsequently at Embrun. At its greatest extent in AD 297, the province reached north to Digne and Briançon.
A first French département of Alpes-Maritimes existed in the same area from 1793 to 1814. Its boundaries differed from those of the modern department, however. In 1793 Alpes-Maritimes included Monaco and San Remo, but not Grasse which was then part of the départment of Var.
The department was reconstituted in 1860 when the county of Nice was annexed to France. It included the county of Nice as well as the previously (at least nominally) independent towns of Menton and Roquebrune, and the arrondissement of Grasse in the department of Var.
In 1947, following the Treaty of Paris and a referendum in the affected areas, the department was enlarged by the addition of the communes of Tende and La Brigue, which had remained Italian after the 1860 annexation, as well as by other minor adjustments to the Franco-Italian border,including the later created Isola 2000.
Geography[link]
Overview[link]
The department is surrounded by the French departments of Var, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Italy and the principality of Monaco to the east, and the Mediterranean to the south.
Alpes-Maritimes includes the famous French Riviera coastline on the Mediterranean Sea with the important towns and cities of Cannes, Nice, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, and Antibes.
The area is mountainous right down to the coast. This Southern area of the Alps is termed the Maritime Alps.
Rivers include the following:
Subdivision[link]
Alpes-Maritimes is divided into 2 arrondissements (Grasse and Nice), 52 cantons and 163 municipalities (communes).
In 2002 they were created 14 intercommunalities (Intercommunalité).[1] 4 of them are metropolitan: 3 agglomeration communities (Pôle Azur Provence,[2] Riviera Française[3] and Sophia Antipolis[4]) and 1 urban community (Nice-Côte d'Azur[5]). The other 10 are Communauté de communes: Vallée de l'Estéron, Monts d'Azur, Pays des Paillons, Coteaux d'Azur, Vallées d'Azur, Tinée, Cians Var, Stations du Mercantour, Terres de Siagne and Vésubie Mercantour.
Below it is shown a list of most populated places of the department:
- Nice (348,721)
- Antibes (76,778)
- Cannes (71,790)
- Grasse (51,294)
- Cagnes-sur-Mer (49,551)
- Le Cannet (42,596)
- Vallauris (30,839)
- Saint-Laurent-du-Var (30,605)
- Menton (29,129)
- Mandelieu-la-Napoule (20,889)
- Mougins (20,250)
- Vence (19,659)
Economy[link]
The economy is largely driven by tourism. Nice is second only to Paris in the number and size of its hotels. Because of the mild climate, it is a year-round tourist attraction.
Other notable industry includes the perfume industry in Grasse and high-tech industry around Sophia-Antipolis.
Demographics[link]
The inhabitants of the department are called Maralpins, but are usually referred as Azuréens (inhabitants of the Côte d'Azur)
When Nice became French in 1860, it was still a small town; the department had fewer than 200,000 inhabitants. However, the population grew quickly from 300,000 at the beginning of the 20th century to over a million. The population is aging because of the number of retirees who move to the coast.
The population is now concentrated in the urban region that includes Antibes, Cannes, Grasse, Nice, and Menton, and which constitutes 90% of the total population.
The area is also known for its extremely large population of people of Italian descent. As much as 40% of the population of the Alpes-Maritimes list their ancestry as solely Italian, and about 80% can trace some of their ancestry to Italy, before it was late unified in the 1860s.
Politics[link]
The President of the General Council is Éric Ciotti of the Union for a Popular Movement. The UMP's majority on the general council is one of the largest majorities in any such institution in France.
| Party | seats | |
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| • | Union for a Popular Movement | 38 |
| Socialist Party | 3 | |
| • | Miscellaneous Right | 3 |
| French Communist Party | 3 | |
| Miscellaneous Left | 2 | |
| The Greens | 1 | |
| Ecologist | 1 | |
| • | New Centre | 1 |
Culture[link]
The Cannes Film Festival attracts wide attention and the cream of the film industry. Juan-les-Pins hosts an annual jazz festival.
Tourism[link]
Tourism in the department centers on the Riviera, known as the Côte d'Azur, known for its beaches and luxury hotels.
The area inland from the busy Côte d'Azur is an excellent base for many outdoor sports: cycling, mountain biking, skiing, walking, rock climbing, canyoning, canoeing, rafting, fishing, horse riding, forests of adventure, caving and the area has the first ever under ground via ferrata. The area has internationally renowned paragliding and hang gliding flying sites – Col-de-Bleyne, Gourdon, Gréolières and Lachens.
Trivia[link]
The asteroid 100122 Alpes Maritimes is named in the département's honour, on the occasion of the thousandth discovery made from its territory.
See also[link]
- Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department
- Cantons of the Alpes-Maritimes department
- Arrondissements of the Alpes-Maritimes department
References[link]
- ^ (French) See also: fr:Intercommunalités des Alpes-Maritimes
- ^ (French) Pôle Azur Provence official site
- ^ (French) Riviera Française official site
- ^ (French) Sophia Antipolis official site
- ^ (French) Nice-Côte d'Azur official site
External links[link]
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- (French) Prefecture website
- (French) General council website
- (French) French Riviera directory
- (English) Musical traditions in the Alpes-Maritimes department
- (English) About.com
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