Martine Roure

Martine Roure (born 28 September 1948 in Lyon) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the south-east of France. She is a member of the Socialist Party, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

She is also vice-chair of the delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China, and a substitute for the Committee on Budgets.

She was Secretary of local Socialist Party association from 1985 to 1989. She was a Member of the Socialist Party executive committee and national council from 1992 to 1996 and has been a Member of the European Parliament since 1999.

Honors and awards

Knight (1992) and Officer (1999) of the Order of Academic Palms

External links

Roure

Roure is a commune located in the department of Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Its inhabitants are called Rourois. It is a medieval village with agro-pastoral architecture.

Geography

The village is situated at the entrance of the Tinée Valley, at the edge of the Mercantour National Park, at an elevation of 1100 m. The village is accessible by road from Nice through the RN 202, towards Digne then 2205 RD, the RD 30 and RD 130. Also by path through the GR 5. The village contains five little villages: Rougios, lost in the mountains, Tiecs, la Cerise, Puch and Valabres where there was a priest and a school until 1904.

Toponymy

The first indication of the village dates from 1067 under the name "Rora", derived from the Latin word "robur" which means "oak". Villagers raised and tended cows and goat herds on behalf of their owners and concluded business under a large oak tree. Hence, the origin of the village’s name.

Population

Sights

Roure, Piedmont

Roure is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) west of Turin in the Val Chisone.

Roure borders the following municipalities: Bussoleno, San Giorio di Susa, Mattie, Coazze, Fenestrelle, Perosa Argentina, Massello, and Perrero.

References