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Condeau
Condeau () is a former commune in the Canton of Bretoncelles, in the Arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche, in the department of Orne (and formerly within Le Perche region) in north-western France: on 1 January 2016, it merged into the new commune of Sablons-sur-Huisne. Origins and etymology Condeau is a town that lies near the river Huisne in Lower Normandy. The toponym "Condeau" is a diminutive of Condé, a neighboring town name as the confluence (Gaulish ''condate'') of the Huisne and Corbionne rivers. Demonym The French demonym for people who live in Condeau is ''Condoléen''. History In 1789, after the ''Décret de la division de la France en départements'' created townships, Condeau became chief town of its canton. In 1801, the canton was abolished. On 1 January 2016, Condeau merged into Sablons-sur-Huisne as a municipality under by Law Number 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010 on local government reform. The communes of Condeau, Condé-sur-Huisne, and Coulonge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colette Rossant
Colette Rossant (born 1932) is a French-American cookbook author, journalist, translator, and restaurateur, who is a member of the Pallache family. Background Born in Paris, Rossant traveled with her mother to Cairo to live with her father and her father's family during World War II. Her mother spent much of the war in Beirut (part of the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon), while her brother Eddy Palacci remained in Paris with their mother's parents. After World War II, Rossant returned to Paris and lived with her grandmother and brother, joined occasionally by her mother. In Paris, she studied at the Lycée La Fontaine. She spent a year learning English at Roedean School near Brighton, UK. She earned a B.A. in Comparative Literature at the Sorbonne in 1954. She married American architect James Rossant in 1955. Career Moving to New York with her husband in 1955, Rossant pursued several careers, often simultaneously: teaching, writing, translating, restaura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
