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Belley (other)
Belley is a commune in Eastern France. Belley may also refer to: Places * Canton of Belley * Arrondissement of Belley People * Jean-Baptiste Belley (c.1746–1805), former slave and member of the National Convention and the Council of Five Hundred of France * Louis de Gonzague Belley, (1863–1930), Canadian politician * Marlène Belley (born 1963), Canadian poet See also * du Bellay family, a French noble family from the historic Anjou region * Lisa Ann Beley (born 1967), a Canadian voice actress * Belly (other) {{disambig, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belley
Belley () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. History Belley is of Roman origin, and in the 5th century became an episcopal see. It was the capital of the province of Bugey, which was a dependency of Savoy till 1601, when it was ceded to France. In 1385 the town was almost entirely destroyed by an act of incendiarism, but was municipalitysequently rebuilt by the dukes of Savoy, who surrounded it with ramparts of which little is left. Belley was the birthplace of the epicure Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. Ecclesiastical history Belley was the seat of the Bishop of Belley and the location of Belley Cathedral. Belley is the home region of St. Peter Chanel, the famous 19th-century Marist missionary martyr and proto-martyr of Oceania. Population Climate Belley features an oceanic climate (Cfb) but with strong continental influences due to its far inland position and its proximity to the Jura mountains under the Köppen system. Both temperatures a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Belley
The canton of Belley is one of the cantons of France and is located in the department of Ain and in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Geography This canton is organized around Belley in the Arrondissement of Belley. Its altitude is between 203 meters in (Brégnier-Cordon) and 1,020 meters in ( Conzieu) with an average of 286 m. Composition At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 24 to 37 communes (6 of which merged into the new communes Arboys-en-Bugey, Parves-et-Nattages and Chazey-Bons): *Ambléon *Andert-et-Condon * Arboys-en-Bugey *Belley *Brégnier-Cordon * Brens *La Burbanche *Ceyzérieu * Chazey-Bons * Cheignieu-la-Balme *Colomieu * Contrevoz * Conzieu * Cressin-Rochefort * Cuzieu * Flaxieu * Groslée-Saint-Benoît *Izieu *Lavours * Magnieu *Marignieu *Massignieu-de-Rives *Murs-et-Gélignieux * Parves-et-Nattages *Peyrieu *Pollieu *Prémeyzel *Rossillon *Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses *Saint-Martin-de-Bav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Belley
The arrondissement of Belley is an arrondissement of France in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 104 communes. Its population is 120,594 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Belley, and their INSEE codes, are: # L'Abergement-de-Varey (01002) # Ambérieu-en-Bugey (01004) # Ambléon (01006) # Ambronay (01007) # Ambutrix (01008) # Andert-et-Condon (01009) # Anglefort (01010) # Aranc (01012) # Arandas (01013) # Arboys-en-Bugey (01015) # Argis (01017) # Armix (01019) # Artemare (01022) # Arvière-en-Valromey (01453) # Belley (01034) # Bénonces (01037) # Bettant (01041) # Blyes (01047) # Bourg-Saint-Christophe (01054) # Brégnier-Cordon (01058) # Brens (01061) # Briord (01064) # La Burbanche (01066) # Ceyzérieu (01073) # Chaley (01076) # Champagne-en-Valromey (01079) # Champdor-Corcelles (01080) # Charnoz-sur-Ain (01088) # Château-Gaillard (01089) # Chazey-Bons (01098) # Chazey-sur-Ain (01099) # Cheignieu-l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Baptiste Belley
Jean-Baptiste Belley (c. July 1746 – 6 August 1805) was a Saint Dominican and French politician. A native of Senegal and former slave from Saint-Domingue, in the French West Indies, he was an elected member of the Estates General, the National Convention, and the Council of Five Hundred during the French First Republic. He was also known as Mars.Hall, Catherine Review of ''The Birth of the Modern World 1780–1914: Global Connections and Comparisons'' by C. A. Bayly online at history.ac.uk, accessed 7 August 2008 Life Belley was said to have been born on 1 July 1746 or 1747 on the island of Gorée, Senegal, but the precise dates of his birth and death are uncertain. At the age of two, he was sold to slavers sailing for the French colony of Saint-Domingue. With his savings, he later bought his freedom. In 1791, Saint Dominican Creoles began the French Revolution in Saint-Domingue; they incited a slave rebellion, aimed at the overthrow of the Bourbon Regime. As their f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis De Gonzague Belley
Louis de Gonzague Belley, (February 3, 1863 – July 9, 1930) was a Canadian politician. Born in St-Alexis de la Grande Baie, Canada East, he was a lawyer before being acclaimed at the age of 29 to the House of Commons of Canada for the Quebec riding of Chicoutimi—Saguenay in an 1892 by-election. A Conservative, he was defeated in the 1896 election. In September 1921, he was appointed Postmaster General in the cabinet of Arthur Meighen. He was defeated in the 1921 federal election. He died at his home in Quebec City Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Communauté métrop ... on July 9, 1930. References External links * 1863 births 1930 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Members of the King's Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlène Belley
Marlène Belley (born 1963) is a Canadian poet. She was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec and went on to teach French in Ottawa. Her first collection of poetry ''Les jours sont trop longs pour se mentir'', published in 1995, received the Prix Émile-Nelligan The Prix Émile-Nelligan is a literary award given annually by the Fondation Émile-Nelligan to a North American French language poet under the age of 35. It was named in honour of the Quebec poet Émile Nelligan and was first awarded in 1979, the 1 ... in the same year. References 1963 births Living people Canadian poets in French Canadian women poets People from Saint-Hyacinthe Writers from Quebec 20th-century Canadian poets 20th-century Canadian women writers 21st-century Canadian poets 21st-century Canadian women writers {{Canada-poet-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Du Bellay Family
The du Bellay family is a French noble family from the historic County of Anjou, Anjou region. Their origins go back to the twelfth century and they lend their name from the grounds of the château du Bellay in Allonnes, Maine-et-Loire, Allonnes (Maine-et-Loire department). Notable members of the family include: *Jean du Bellay (c. 1493-1560), cardinal and diplomat *Guillaume du Bellay (1491-1543), writer and general *Joachim du Bellay (c. 1522-1560), poet *Martin du Bellay (1495–1559), chronicler External linksDu Bellay family tree and bios Du Bellay family, French noble families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Ann Beley
Lisa Ann Beley is a Canadian voice actress who often voices over roles which have either regal, motherly, or older sisterly love and authority within them. Early life Beley grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, before moving to Vancouver, where she studied in the University of British Columbia's acting program and received her BFA in 1990. In 1995 she went back to school and received her MFA and Voice Teachers diploma from York University two years later Beley now lives in Washington D.C..Lisa Beley - Head of Voice and Text - Linkedin Voice roles Anime dubbing * '' .hack//Roots'' - Ender, Pi * ''Black Lagoon'' - Eda * ''Brain Powered'' - Dr. Irene Carrier, Kanan's Mother * ''The Daichis - Earth's Defense Family'' - Seiko Daichi * ''Death Note'' - Halle Lidner * ''Dragon Ball Z'' - Chi-Chi (Ocean Group dub) (Movie 1 '' Dead Zone'' and Movie 2 '' The World's Strongest'') * ''Dragon Drive'' - Agent L, Mukai's Mother * ''Elemental Gelade'' - Ofrus * '' Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture'' - M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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