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Apinac
Apinac () is a village and commune in the Loire department in central France. Apinac is in the extreme southwest of the Loire department, southwest of Saint-Étienne. The church, dated to the 19th century, is noted for its colorful stained glass windows. Vivaro-Alpine, is the local dialect, which is also spoken in Ardèche or the Southern Alps. History According to the mayor of Estivareilles, in 1839, the residents of four hamlets in the commune of Apinac voted to become part of Estivareilles rather than Apinac, their reasoning being that not only had they always buried their dead in Estivareilles rather than Apinac but "since time immemorial", they had been spiritually connected with Estivareilles rather than Apinac. In 1881, it had a population of 1,120 people. In 1982, Apinac had a population of 355, with 406 reported in 2019.
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Apinac () is a village and Communes of France, commune in the Loire (department), Loire Departments of France, department in central France. Apinac is in the extreme southwest of the Loire department, southwest of Saint-Étienne. The church, dated to the 19th century, is noted for its colorful stained glass windows. Vivaro-Alpine dialect, Vivaro-Alpine, is the local dialect, which is also spoken in Ardèche or the Southern Alps (Europe), Southern Alps. History According to the mayor of Estivareilles, Loire, Estivareilles, in 1839, the residents of four hamlets in the commune of Apinac voted to become part of Estivareilles rather than Apinac, their reasoning being that not only had they always buried their dead in Estivareilles rather than Apinac but "since time immemorial", they had been spiritually connected with Estivareilles rather than Apinac. In 1881, it had a population of 1,120 people. In 1982, Apinac had a population of 355, with 406 reported in 2019.< ...
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Jean-Claude Courveille
Jean-Claude Courveille (15 May 1787 – 15 September 1866) was a Catholic priest who took the initiative of establishing the Marists, or Society of Mary, of which he was the first superior general. Following a scandal, he retired to Cistercian abbey of Notre-Dame of Aiguebelle, then Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye and finally to the Benedictine Solesmes Abbey, where he died. Early years Jean-Claude Courveille was the son of Marguerite Beynieux and Claude Courveille, a merchant of Usson-en-Forez. He was born in this town on 15 May 1787. During the French Revolution his parents, devout Catholics, hid in their house a statue of the Virgin that was venerated in the village as "Our Lady of Chambriac" and was said to have miraculous powers. The boy suffered from smallpox in 1797, and injury to his cornea made him half-blind. He lost his father in 1805. The statue of Our Lady of Le Puy-en-Velay in Le Puy Cathedral was burned during the revolution on 8 June 1794 by Louis Guyardin, who had been ...
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Loire Forez Agglomération
Loire Forez Agglomération is the ''communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Montbrison. It is located in the Loire department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, southeastern France. It was created in January 2017 by the merger of the former ''communauté d'agglomération de Loire Forez'' and three communautés de communes. Its area is 1321.0 km2. Its population was 110,772 in 2019, of which 15,915 in Montbrison.Comparateur de territoire
INSEE. Retrieved 12 December 2022.


Composition

The Loire Forez Agglomération consists of the following 87 communes:
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Communes Of The Loire Department
The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC
Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020.
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Canton Of Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert
The canton of Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert is a French administrative division located in the department of Loire and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 12 to 18 communes: * Aboën * Apinac * Bonson * Chambles * Estivareilles * Merle-Leignec *Périgneux *Rozier-Côtes-d'Aurec * Saint-Bonnet-le-Château * Saint-Cyprien *Saint-Hilaire-Cusson-la-Valmitte *Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert *Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez *Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois *Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas *Sury-le-Comtal *La Tourette La Tourette () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the ... * Usson-en-Forez See also * Cantons of the Loire department References Cantons of Loire (department) {{Loire-geo-stub ...
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Usson-en-Forez
Usson-en-Forez (, literally ''Usson in Forez'') is a commune in the Loire The Loire (, also ; ; oc, Léger, ; la, Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône ... Departments of France, department in central France. Population Personalities *Congregation of the Mission, Lazarite priest Jean-Claude Faveyrial (1813–1893), author of the first book on the history of Albania. See also *Communes of the Loire department References

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Marist Brothers
The Marist Brothers of the Schools, commonly known as simply the Marist Brothers, is an international community of Catholic religious institute of brothers. In 1817, St. Marcellin Champagnat, a Marist priest from France, founded the Marist Brothers with the goal of educating young people, especially those most neglected. While most of the brothers minister in school settings, others work with young people in parishes, religious retreats and spiritual accompaniment, at-risk youth settings, young adult ministry and overseas missions. History St. Marcellin Champagnat decided to start an institute of consecrated brothers in the Marist tradition, building schools for the underprivileged where they might learn to become "Good Christians and Good people". The decision was inspired by an event, when as a parish priest he was called to administer the last rites to a dying boy named Jean Baptiste Montagne. Trying to lead the boy through his last moments in prayer, Marcellin was struck by t ...
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Institute Of The Brothers Of The Christian Schools
french: Frères des Écoles Chrétiennes , image = Signum Fidei.jpg , image_size = 175px , caption = , abbreviation = FSC , nickname = Lasallians , named_after = , formation = , founder = Jean-Baptiste de la Salle , founding_location = Rheims, Kingdom of France , type = Lay religious congregation of pontifical right (for men) , status = , purpose = Education , methods = , headquarters = Via Aurelia 476, Rome, Italy , region = Worldwide , services = Education , membership = 3,329 members as of 2020 , sec_gen = Br. Antxon Andueza, FSC , leader_title = Superior General , leader_name = Br. Armin A. Luistro, F.S.C. , leader_title2 = Vicar General , leader_name2 = Br. Carlos Gabriel Gómez Restrepo, , leader_title3 = Motto , leader_name ...
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Philippe Bransiet
Philippe is a masculine sometimes feminin given name, cognate to Philip. It may refer to: * Philippe of Belgium (born 1960), King of the Belgians (2013–present) * Philippe (footballer) (born 2000), Brazilian footballer * Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, father to Albert I of Belgium * Philippe d'Orléans (other), multiple people * Philippe A. Autexier (1954–1998), French music historian * Philippe Blain, French volleyball player and coach * Philippe Najib Boulos (1902–1979), Lebanese lawyer and politician * Philippe Coutinho, Brazilian footballer * Philippe Daverio (1949–2020), Italian art historian * Philippe Dubuisson-Lebon, Canadian football player * Philippe Ginestet (born 1954), French billionaire businessman, founder of GiFi * Philippe Gilbert, Belgian bicycle racer * Philippe Petit, French performer and tightrope artist * Philippe Petitcolin (born 1952/53), French businessman, CEO of Safran * Philippe Russo, French singer * Philippe Sella, French rugby pla ...
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Saint-Hilaire-Cusson-la-Valmitte
Saint-Hilaire-Cusson-la-Valmitte () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Sainthilairecussonlavalmitte {{Loire-geo-stub ...
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Christian Liturgy
Christian liturgy is a pattern for Christian worship, worship used (whether recommended or prescribed) by a Christian congregation or Christian denomination, denomination on a regular basis. The term liturgy comes from Greek and means "public work". The majority of Christian denominations hold church services on the Lord's Day (with many offering Sunday morning and Sunday evening services); a number of traditions have mid-week Wednesday evening services as well. In some Christian denominations, liturgies are held daily, with these including those in which the canonical hours are prayed, as well as the offering of the Eucharist, Eucharistic liturgies such as Mass (liturgy), Mass, among other forms of worship. In addition to this, many Christians attend services of worship on holy days such as Christmas, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Feast of the Ascension, Ascension Thursday, among others depending on the Christian denomination. In most Christian traditions, liturgies are presided o ...
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