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Carsac-Aillac
Carsac-Aillac (; oc, Carsac e Alhac) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population Notable people * Marius Rossillon, aka O'Galop (1867-1946), creator of the Bibendum Michelin, died in Carsac-Aillac * Solange Sanfourche, (1922–2013), alias Marie-Claude, was a French resistance fighter born in Carsac-Aillac Sights * Jardins d'Eau See also *Communes of the Dordogne department The following is a list of the 503 communes of the Dordogne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Dordogne {{Dordogne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solange Sanfourche
Solange Sanfourche (18 July 1922 – 12 June 2013), alias Marie-Claude, was a French Resistance fighter in Dordogne during World War II. Life and work She was born in Carsac-Aillac (Dordogne), France. In December 1945, Sanfourche married in Périgueux, Édouard Valéry (1924–2010), commissioner of operations in the Dordogne region for the resistance movement during World War II. Known by the code name Marie-Claude, she worked as a typist, secretary, mail carrier and liaison officer. During the German occupation, the Sanfourche family hid and housed dozens of clandestine freedom fighters in Périgueux who were wanted by the Gestapo or the militia of the occupied-French government. Sanfourche died at 90 on 12 June 2013, in Sarlat-la-Canéda Sarlat-la-Canéda (; oc, Sarlat e La Canedat), commonly known as Sarlat, is a commune in the southwestern French department of Dordogne, a part of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Sarlat and La Canéda were distinct towns until merged into one co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O'Galop
Marius Rossillon (June 8, 1867 – January 2, 1946), known professionally as O'Galop, was a French artist and cartoonist. He is best known for creating Bibendum, or the Michelin Man, the official mascot of the Michelin tyre company. Life O'Galop was born in Lyon, France in 1867. He began his career around 1893, drawing cartoons for magazines. He created his first advertisement for Michelin in 1898 and would continue creating posters for the company featuring Bibendum until 1911. He was also a pioneer in animation and created about 40 animated films between 1910 and 1927. O'Galop died in Carsac-Aillac Carsac-Aillac (; oc, Carsac e Alhac) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population Notable people * Marius Rossillon, aka O'Galop (1867-1946), creator of the Bibendum Michelin, died in Carsa ..., France in 1946. References External links * *Public Health Designed by O'Galop' (1918) aEuropa Film Treasures*You Have to Say ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jardins D'Eau
The Jardins d'Eau (Water Gardens, 3 hectares) are botanical gardens located in Saint Rome, Carsac-Aillac, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France. They are open May to October; an admission fee is charged. The gardens are set above the river Dordogne (river), Dordogne, and contain 16 lotus (plant), lotus species (Nelumbo and Nymphaea), and other aquatic plants including Caltha, Glyceria, Pontederia, and Sagittaria, as well as waterside plants including ''Cyperus papyrus'', ''Gunnera manicata'', Hosta, Iris (plant), Iris, and Lobelia. See also * List of botanical gardens in France References Les Jardins d'Eau Gardens in Dordogne, Jardins d'Eau Botanical gardens in France, Jardins d'Eau {{France-garden-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Dordogne Department
The following is a list of the 503 communes of the Dordogne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020. * *Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Périgueux * Communauté de communes des Bastides D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dordogne (département)
Dordogne ( , or ; ; oc, Dordonha ) is a large rural department in Southwestern France, with its prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and the Pyrenees, it is named after the river Dordogne, which runs through it. It corresponds roughly to the ancient county of Périgord. In January 2019, Dordogne had a population of 413,223. History The county of Périgord dates back to when the area was inhabited by the Gauls. It was originally home to four tribes. The name for "four tribes" in the Gaulish language was "Petrocore". The area eventually became known as the county of Le Périgord and its inhabitants became known as the Périgordins (or Périgourdins). There are four Périgords in thDordogne * The "Périgord Vert" (Green Périgord), with its main town of Nontron, consists of verdant valleys in a region crossed by many rivers and streams;. * The "Périgord Blanc" (White Périgord), situated around the depa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 332 arrondissements, and these are divided into cantons. The last two levels of government have no autonomy; they are the basis of local organisation of police, fire departments and, sometimes, administration of elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council ( ing. lur.. From 1800 to April 2015, these were called general councils ( ing. lur.. Each council has a president. Their main areas of responsibility include the management of a number of social and welfare allowances, of junior high school () buildings and technical staff, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014 through the merger of three regions: Aquitaine, Limousin and Poitou-Charentes. It covers – or of the country – and has 5,956,978 inhabitants (municipal population on 1 January 2017). The new region was established on 1 January 2016, following the regional elections in December 2015. It is the largest region in France by area (including overseas regions such as French Guiana), with a territory slightly larger than that of Austria. Its prefecture and largest city, Bordeaux, together with its suburbs and satellite cities, forms the seventh-largest metropolitan area of France, with 850,000 inhabitants. The region has 25 major urban areas, among which the most important after Bordeaux are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelin
Michelin (; ; full name: ) is a French multinational tyre manufacturing company based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ''région'' of France. It is the second largest tyre manufacturer in the world behind Bridgestone and larger than both Goodyear and Continental. In addition to the Michelin brand, it also owns the Kléber tyres company, Uniroyal-Goodrich Tire Company, SASCAR, Bookatable and Camso brands. Michelin is also notable for its Red and Green travel guides, its roadmaps, the Michelin stars that the Red Guide awards to restaurants for their cooking, and for its company mascot ''Bibendum'', colloquially known as the Michelin Man. Michelin's numerous inventions include the removable tyre, the pneurail (a tyre for rubber-tyred metros) and the radial tyre. Michelin manufactures tyres for Space Shuttles, aircraft, automobiles, heavy equipment, motorcycles, and bicycles. In 2012, the group produced 166 million tyres at 69 facilities located in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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