Calonne (river)

	Calonne (river) Calonne may refer to: * Charles Alexandre de Calonne, a French statesman * Jacques Calonne, a Belgian artist, musician, and writer * Michel Calonne, a French writer * The Calonne (river), a minor tributary of the Touques (river) in Normandy * Calonne, Wallonia, a village in the municipality of Antoing, Belgium * Calonne-Ricouart, commune of the Pas-de-Calais department in France * Calonne-sur-la-Lys Calonne-sur-la-Lys (, literally ''Calonne on the Lys'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village some north of Béthune and west of Lille, at the junction of the D180, D1 ... , commune of the Pas-de-Calais department in France {{disambig, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Charles Alexandre De Calonne Charles Alexandre de Calonne (20 January 173430 October 1802), titled Count of Hannonville in 1759, was a French statesman, best known for his involvement in the French Revolution. Realizing that the Parlement de Paris would never agree to reform, Calonne handpicked an Assembly of Notables in 1787 to approve new taxes. When they refused, Calonne's reputation plummeted and he was forced to leave the country. Origins and rise to prominence Born in Douai of an upper-class family, he entered the legal profession and became a lawyer to the general council of Artois, procureur to the ''parlement'' of Douai, ''Master of Requests (France)'', intendant of Metz (1768) and of Lille (1774). He seems to have been a man with notable business abilities and an entrepreneurial spirit, while generally unscrupulous in his political actions. In the terrible crisis preceding the French Revolution, when successive ministers tried in vain to replenish the exhausted royal treasury, Calonne was summoned a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Jacques Calonne Jacques Calonne (10 August 1930 – 7 February 2022) was a Belgian artist, composer, singer, actor, logogramist, and writer. Life Born in Mons, Calonne studied music from 1944 until 1946 at the conservatories of Mons and Brussels, with amongst others the composer André Souris, who introduced him to the surrealist movement. He then pursued a course of art studies at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels from 1947 to 1949, when he attended ''La fin et les moyens'' (The End and the Means), the first Belgian exhibition of the COBRA group at the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles, where he met Christian Dotremont. He immediately attached himself to this movement, becoming its youngest member and taking part in its meetings in the rue de la Paille, as well as in its review and at the exposition "L'Objet à travers les âges" (The Object through the Ages). Dividing himself between music and visual arts, he continued to pursue a double career after the dissolution of COBRA. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Michel Calonne Michel Calonne (28 March 1927, Grenoble - 4 March 2019) was a French writer. Works 1958: ''Le Plus Jeune fils de l'écureuil'' (short stories), éditions Robert Laffont 1960: ''Une folie au bord de la mer'' (novel), ed. Robert Laffont 1981: ''Hurleville'' (novel), Éditions Jean-Claude Lattès 1990: ''Les Enfances'' (novel), , ( Grand prix Jean-Giono 1991). 1991: ''Un silex à la mer'' (poetry), Éditions Gallimard,prix Heredia1992). 1993: ''L'Arbre jongleur'' (poetry), Maison de Poésie Fondation Émile Blémont/Presses universitaires de Nancy, (prix Verlaine). 1997: ''Les Angelicos'' (theatre), L'Harmattan Éditions L'Harmattan, usually known simply as L'Harmattan (), is one of the largest French book publishers. It specialises in non-fiction books with a particular focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. It is named after the Harmattan, a trade wind in ... 2003: ''Le Bonbonnier'', Pré carré 2009: ''Chroniques de la destruction de Paris : poème en dix-huit scènes'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Calonne (river) Calonne may refer to: * Charles Alexandre de Calonne, a French statesman * Jacques Calonne, a Belgian artist, musician, and writer * Michel Calonne, a French writer * The Calonne (river), a minor tributary of the Touques (river) in Normandy * Calonne, Wallonia, a village in the municipality of Antoing, Belgium * Calonne-Ricouart, commune of the Pas-de-Calais department in France * Calonne-sur-la-Lys Calonne-sur-la-Lys (, literally ''Calonne on the Lys'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village some north of Béthune and west of Lille, at the junction of the D180, D1 ... , commune of the Pas-de-Calais department in France {{disambig, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Touques (river) The Touques () is a small coastal river in Pays d'Auge in Normandy, France. The Touques is officially navigable up to the Pont des Belges, from its estuary. Its source is in the Perche hills, south of Gacé. The river runs northwards, and flows into the English Channel between the communes of Deauville and Trouville-sur-Mer in North-Western Calvados. Two ports, the Port of Trouville-sur-Mer and Port of Deauville are situated on the river mouth opposite each other. The Touques was diverted and straightened at the end of the 19th century and the neighbouring swamps dried and built on. Trouville-Deauville station was built on the river's former bed. Trouville's harbour dock wall was rebuilt at the end of the 1990s due to erosion of the dock's stone wall. The Touques flows through the following ''départements'' and towns: Orne: Gacé Calvados: Lisieux, Pont-l'Évêque, Touques, Trouville-sur-Mer, Deauville Deauville () is a commune in the Calvados department, Normandy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Calonne, Wallonia Calonne is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Antoing, located in the Hainaut Province, province of Hainaut, Belgium. The village is mentioned in written sources in the early 12th century, and became a parish of its own towards the end of the century. The village was directly subordinate to the cathedral chapter of Tournai Cathedral. Stone has been quarried in the village since at least 1349. The current village church dates from 1843 but replaced a far older structure on the same site when it was built. References External links * {{Hainaut-geo-stub Populated places in Hainaut (province) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Antoing Antoing (; pcd, Antweon) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Antoing, Bruyelle, Calonne, Fontenoy, Maubray, and Péronnes-lez-Antoing. History The Battle of Fontenoy, a major battle in the War of Austrian Succession, was fought near Fontenoy on 11 May 1745. Places of interest * Antoing Castle, originally from the 12th century, restored by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century Image:Antoing.01.jpg, Antoing Castle, castle of the Princes de Ligne (13th - 16th centuries) File:Antoing, toren van de l'église Saint-Pierre foto5 2013-05-09 11.23.jpg, Churchtower (l'église Saint-Pierre) Famous inhabitants Raoul Cauvin Raoul Cauvin (26 September 1938 – 19 August 2021) was a Belgian comics author and one of the most popular in the humorist field. Biography Raoul Cauvin was born in Antoing, Belgium in 1938.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "Raoul Cauvin". In België ges ..., co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Calonne-Ricouart Calonne-Ricouart () is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Calonne-Ricouart is an ex-coalmining town some southwest of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D70 and the D341 roads, by the banks of the river Clarence (river), Clarence. History The village and the old castle were burned down in 1537 by the troops of Francis I of France, Francis I. The church of St. Pierre was rebuilt between the years 1763 to 1781. In 1786, a new chateau was built at the present location of the cemetery. Around the same time, through the initiative of Bernard Calonne, the watermill was built on the north bank of the river Clarence. It was sold during the French Revolution, Revolution and ceased functioning as a working mill in 1945. Nowadays, only a small part of the original building still exists. Features The spoil heaps from the years of mining coal are now disappearing, as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]