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Compagnie Des Chemins De Fer De L'Ouest
The Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest (CF de l'Ouest), often referred to simply as ''L'Ouest'' or ''Ouest'', was an early French railway company which operated from the years 1855 through 1909. History Birth of the company The Compagnie de l'Ouest was created in 1855 by the merger of various small railway companies active in the western outskirts of Paris, in Normandy and in Brittany. These were: *Paris à Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain *Paris à Rouen *Rouen au Le Havre, Havre *Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Dieppe à Fécamp *Paris à Caen et à Cherbourg-Octeville, Cherbourg *the old Ouest (two lines from Paris to Versailles (city), Versailles and Paris–Rennes) Paris à Saint-Germain The Ouest's oldest line (still open to this day) is the line from Paris to Le Vésinet – Le Pecq (Paris RER), Le Pecq, built by Péreire brothers, Émile Péreire's ''Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Saint-Germain'' and inaugurated on 24 August 1837 by Maria Amalia of Naples ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Normandy
Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy comprises mainland Normandy (a part of France) and the Channel Islands (mostly the British Crown Dependencies). It covers . Its population is 3,499,280. The inhabitants of Normandy are known as Normans, and the region is the historic homeland of the Norman language. Large settlements include Rouen, Caen, Le Havre and Cherbourg. The cultural region of Normandy is roughly similar to the historical Duchy of Normandy, which includes small areas now part of the departments of Mayenne and Sarthe. The Channel Islands (French: ''Îles Anglo-Normandes'') are also historically part of Normandy; they cover and comprise two bailiwicks: Guernsey and Jersey, which are B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
