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Blainville (provincial Electoral District)
Blainville may refer to: Places: *Blainville-Crevon in the Seine-Maritime ''département'', Haute-Normandie, France *Blainville-sur-Mer in the Manche ''département'', Basse-Normandie, France *Blainville-sur-Orne in the Calvados ''département'', Basse-Normandie *Blainville, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal, Quebec *Blainville (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada * Blainville (AMT), railway station in Blainville, Quebec People: * Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (; 12 September 1777 – 1 May 1850) was a French zoologist and anatomist. Life Blainville was born at Arques, near Dieppe. As a young man he went to Paris to study art, but ultimately devoted himself to natur ... (1777–1850), French zoologist Sports: * A.S. Blainville, a semi-professional soccer club in Quebec, Canada See also * Blaineville, Virginia United States * {{disambig, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blainville-Crevon
Blainville-Crevon () is a communes of France, commune in the Seine-Maritime ''departments of France, département'' of the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy region of northern France. Geography A farming village situated by the banks of the river Crevon in the Pays de Caux, some northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D12, D7 and the D98 roads. Toponymy Medieval place-name in ''-ville'' (from Gallo-Romance VILLA 'farm, estate'). Mentioned as ''Bleduinvilla'' in 1050 - 1060. Probably ''*Bladwinus'' 'estate, Germanic name ''*Bladwinus'' is never recorded, but belongs possibly to the developments of the anthroponymic element ''blad''. A similar name can be recognized in Blainville-sur-l'Eau (''Villa Bladini'' 10th century) 'the estate of ''Bladinus'' ' Crevon is a former parrish (''Chevron'' 1068 - 76, ''Kevron'' 13th century, ''Quevron'' → 16th). Crevon is the metathesis (linguistics), metathesis of the Norman ''Quevron'', that is ''chevron'' 'beam' in French, that is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blainville-sur-Mer
Blainville-sur-Mer (, literally ''Blainville on Sea'') is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac .... Population See also * Communes of the Manche department References Communes of Manche Populated coastal places in France {{Manche-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blainville-sur-Orne
Blainville-sur-Orne (, literally ''Blainville on Orne'') is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Geography Blainville-sur-Orne is on the west side of the Canal de Caen à la Mer, just south of Bénouville and the famous Pegasus Bridge of D-Day fame. The town is also home to a Renault Trucks (formerly Saviem) manufacturing plant. The plant is across the canal to the southeast, between the canal and the Orne River. Just across the river from the plant is the commune of Colombelles. Directly across the canal from Blainville-sur-Orne is the fourth commercial French port for the importation of exotic wood, generally coming from the Gulf of Guinea. The port also exports cereals that are produced in the area and has a silo capacity of 33,000 tons. It lies north of Caen and south of the English Channel. Population Twin towns Blainville-sur-Orne is twinned with: * Bomlitz, Germany, since 2004 * Sartirana Lomellina, Italy, since 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blainville, Quebec
Blainville is a suburb of Montreal located on the North Shore in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Blainville forms part of the Thérèse-De Blainville Regional County Municipality within the Laurentides region of Quebec. The town sits at the foot of the Laurentian Mountains and is located northwest of downtown Montreal. History Louis de Buade de Frontenac granted a vast territory that includes present-day Blainville to elite members of society, lords ("seigneurs") or ''seigneurs'', to promote the development of New France in 1683. The ''Seigneurie des Mille Îles'' (Lordship of the Thousand Islands) encompassed over along the northern shores of the Mille Îles River. In 1792, a disagreement between Seigneur Hertel and Seigneuresse Lamarque resulted in a division of the seigneurial territory along what was then-called the Great Line (present-day Boulevard du Curé-Labelle or Quebec Route 117). Blainville is named for the third lord of the seigneurie, Jean-Baptiste Céloron de Bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blainville (provincial Electoral District)
Blainville may refer to: Places: *Blainville-Crevon in the Seine-Maritime ''département'', Haute-Normandie, France *Blainville-sur-Mer in the Manche ''département'', Basse-Normandie, France *Blainville-sur-Orne in the Calvados ''département'', Basse-Normandie *Blainville, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal, Quebec *Blainville (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada * Blainville (AMT), railway station in Blainville, Quebec People: * Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (; 12 September 1777 – 1 May 1850) was a French zoologist and anatomist. Life Blainville was born at Arques, near Dieppe. As a young man he went to Paris to study art, but ultimately devoted himself to natur ... (1777–1850), French zoologist Sports: * A.S. Blainville, a semi-professional soccer club in Quebec, Canada See also * Blaineville, Virginia United States * {{disambig, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blainville (AMT)
Blainville station is a commuter rail station operated by Exo in Blainville, Quebec, Canada. It is served by the Saint-Jérôme line. The station is located in ARTM fare zone C, and currently has 576 parking spaces. Prior to the reform of the ARTM's fare structure in July 2022, it was in zone 6. Origin of name The station is named after the city of Blainville, Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ..., in which it is located. Location The station is located at 38, boul. De la Seigneurie Est in Blainville. Connecting bus routes CIT Laurentides References External links Blainville Commuter Train Station Information (RTM)Blainville Commuter Train Station Schedule (RTM)CIT Laurentides {{coord, 45, 40, 20, N, 73, 51, 57, W, region:CA_type:land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Marie Ducrotay De Blainville
Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (; 12 September 1777 – 1 May 1850) was a French zoologist and anatomist. Life Blainville was born at Arques, near Dieppe. As a young man he went to Paris to study art, but ultimately devoted himself to natural history. He attracted the attention of Georges Cuvier, for whom he occasionally substituted as lecturer at the Collège de France and at the Athenaeum Club, London. In 1812 he was aided by Cuvier in acquiring the position of assistant professor of anatomy and zoology in the Faculty of Sciences at Paris. Eventually, relations between the two men soured, a situation that ended in open enmity. In 1819, Blainville was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia. In 1825 he was admitted a member of the French Academy of Sciences; and in 1830 he was appointed to succeed Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in the chair of natural history at the museum. Two years later, on the death of Cuvier, he obtained the chair of comparative a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
