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La Rochelle (other)
La Rochelle is a city in Charente-Maritime, France. La Rochelle may also refer to: Places *La Rochelle, Manitoba, Canada * Arrondissement of La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France *La Rochelle-1, La Rochelle-2, etc.; nine cantons in Charente-Maritime's 1st constituency The 1st constituency of Charente-Maritime ( French: ''Première circonscription de la Charente-Maritime'') is one of five electoral districts in the department of the same name, each of which returns one deputy to the French National Assembly ..., France *La Rochelle, Haute-Saône, France *La Rochelle-Normande, Manche, France *La Rochelle, Johannesburg, South Africa *La Rochelle (Zimbabwe), a country estate Sport *ES La Rochelle, a French association football club *Stade Rochelais, a French rugby union club Other uses *John of la Rochelle (died 1245), French Franciscan theologian *Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, (1893–1945), French writer * La Rochelle, a restaurant in Aoyama, Tokyo owned by Hiroyuki Sakai See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Rochelle
La Rochelle (, , ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''La Rochéle''; oc, La Rochèla ) is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. With 75,735 inhabitants in 2017, La Rochelle is the most populated commune in the department and ranks fifth in the New Aquitaine region after Bordeaux, the regional capital, Limoges, Poitiers and Pau. Its inhabitants are called "les Rochelaises" and "les Rochelais". Situated on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean the city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988. Since the Middle-Ages the harbour has opened onto a protected strait, the Pertuis d'Antioche and is regarded as a "Door océane" or gateway to the ocean because of the presence of its three ports (fishing, trade and yachting). The city has a strong commercial tradition, having an active port from very early on in its history. La Rochelle underwent sustained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Rochelle, Manitoba
La Rochelle is a locality within the Rural Municipality of De Salaberry in south-eastern Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately 60 kilometers (37 miles) south of Winnipeg. Established by Métis families in 1859, La Rochelle is the oldest community of the Rural Municipality of De Salaberry. La Rochelle was the site of a small prisoner-of-war camp that held German soldiers captured during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin .... References Localities in Manitoba World War II prisoner-of-war camps in Canada {{Manitoba-geo-stub Unincorporated communities in Eastman Region, Manitoba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of La Rochelle
The Arrondissement of La Rochelle (french: arrondissement de La Rochelle, link=no) is an arrondissement of France, located in the Charente-Maritime department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It has 58 communes. Its population is 215,707 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of La Rochelle, and their INSEE codes, are: # Andilly (17008) # Angliers (17009) # Angoulins (17010) # Ars-en-Ré (17019) # Aytré (17028) # Benon (17041) # Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré (17051) # Bourgneuf (17059) # Charron (17091) # Châtelaillon-Plage (17340) # Clavette (17109) # La Couarde-sur-Mer (17121) # Courçon (17127) # Cramchaban (17132) # Croix-Chapeau (17136) # Dompierre-sur-Mer (17142) # Esnandes (17153) # Ferrières (17158) # La Flotte (17161) # La Grève-sur-Mignon (17182) # Le Gué-d'Alleré (17186) # L'Houmeau (17190) # La Jarne (17193) # La Jarrie (17194) # Lagord (17200) # La Laigne (17201) # Loix (17207) # Longèves (17208) # Marans (17218) # Marsilly (1722 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charente-Maritime's 1st Constituency
The 1st constituency of Charente-Maritime ( French: ''Première circonscription de la Charente-Maritime'') is one of five electoral districts in the department of the same name, each of which returns one deputy to the French National Assembly in elections using the two-round system, with a run-off if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the first round. Since 2012, the constituency has been represented by Olivier Falorni, first as a Miscellaneous Left deputy and then as a deputy for the Radical Party of the Left. The constituency covers the city of La Rochelle and the Isle of Rhé. Description The constituency is made up of 11 pre-2015 cantons: those of Ars-en-Ré, La Rochelle-1, La Rochelle-2, La Rochelle-3, La Rochelle-4, La Rochelle-5, La Rochelle-6, La Rochelle-7, La Rochelle-8, La Rochelle-9, and Saint-Martin-de-Ré. At the time of the 1999 census (which was the basis for the most recent redrawing of constituency boundaries, carried out in 2010) the 1s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Rochelle, Haute-Saône
La Rochelle () is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. See also *Communes of the Haute-Saône department The following is a list of the 539 communes in the French department of Haute-Saône. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Haute-Saône {{HauteSaône-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Rochelle-Normande
La Rochelle-Normande () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Sartilly-Baie-Bocage. 14 December 2015 See also *Communes of the Manche department
The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):
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La Rochelle, Johannesburg
La Rochelle is a suburb of Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Dem ..., South Africa. South of the Johannesburg CBD, the suburbs of Turffontein and Rosettenville lie to its south. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. History Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called ''Turffontein''. It became a suburb in 1895, and named after the estate owned by Josias Eduard de Villiers and the French town of La Rochelle. References Johannesburg Region F {{Johannesburg-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Rochelle (Zimbabwe)
The La Rochelle Estate is a country estate owned by the National Trust Zimbabwe, situated in the Imbeza Valley in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe close to the border with Mozambique and approximately 20 km from the city of Mutare (formerly Umtali). The site comprises approximately 108 ha. History The house at La Rochelle was built by Sir Stephen Courtauld and his wife Virginia (Lady Courtauld), who settled in Southern Rhodesia in 1951. Architects were invited to design an ambitious property intended for entertainment on a grand scale. The construction of the house was completed in April 1953 and the Courtaulds' fine collection of furniture, paintings and other art from their former home Eltham Palace in London was brought to La Rochelle. A large botanical garden incorporating an arboretum and pinetum was established with the professional help of the British horticulturist John Henry Mitchell. The indigenous wild bush lands in the grounds were also carefully preserved. Orchid hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ES La Rochelle
Entente Sportive La Rochelle, commonly known as ES La Rochelle, is a French association football club based in the commune of La Rochelle in the Charente-Maritime department, western France. The club was founded in 1904 and the senior team currently plays in the Division d'Honneur Centre-Ouest, the sixth tier of the French football league system. During the early 1970s La Rochelle played two seasons in Division 2; in 1971–72 and again in 1973–74. Honours * Division 3 Group Sud-Ouest: 1970–71 * Division 4 Group G: 1985–86 * Division d'Honneur Division or divider may refer to: Mathematics *Division (mathematics), the inverse of multiplication *Division algorithm, a method for computing the result of mathematical division Military *Division (military), a formation typically consisting ... Centre-Ouest: 1969–70, 1995–96 References External links Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:La Rochelle, ES Association football clubs established in 1904 ES La Rochelle ES La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade Rochelais
Stade Rochelais (), commonly called La Rochelle, is a French rugby union club who compete in the Top 14. They were founded in 1898 and play at Stade Marcel-Deflandre (capacity 16,000). They wear yellow and black. They are based in La Rochelle in the Charente-Maritime ''département'' of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. 98% of the shares are owned by the Stade Rochelais Association. Stadium The stadium is named after Marcel Deflandre, who was the president of the club born of the fusion between the rugby league and rugby union clubs during World War II in La Rochelle, after the Vichy government banned the game of Rugby League and forced all of its assets to be handed to the French Rugby Union. Honours * Top 14 ** Runners-up: 2020–21 * European Rugby Champions Cup ** Champions: 2021–22 ** Runners-up: 2020–21 * EPCR Challenge Cup ** Runners-up: 2018–19 * Challenge Yves du Manoir ** Champions: 2002, 2003 (March) Current standings Current squad The La Roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Of La Rochelle
John De La Rochelle, O.F.M. (also known as Jean de La Rochelle, John of Rupella, and Johannes de Rupella; 1200 – 8 February 1245), was a French Franciscan and theologian. Life He was born in La Rochelle (Latin: ''Rupella''), towards the end of the 12th century, and seems to have entered the Franciscan Order at an early age. He was a pupil of Alexander of Hales and was the first Franciscan to receive a bachelor's degree of theology from the University of Paris. He produced multiple treatises, sermons, commentaries on scripture, and also played a large role in the ''Summa fratris Alexandri'', a theological ''Summa'' written by Alexander. “Hales left the beginnings of the theological Summa, and it was completed by John of la Rochelle and others”. By 1238, he was a master of theology, with his own pupils, for his name is found in the list of masters convoked in that year by William of Auvergne, Bishop of Paris, to discuss the question of ecclesiastical benefices. “For Jea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Drieu La Rochelle
Pierre Eugène Drieu La Rochelle (; 3 January 1893 – 15 March 1945) was a French writer of novels, short stories and political essays. He was born, lived and died in Paris. Drieu La Rochelle became a proponent of French fascism in the 1930s, and was a well-known collaborationist during the German occupation. Early life Drieu was born into a middle class family from Normandy, based in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. His father was an unsuccessful lawyer and businessman and womanizer who relied on his wife's dowry and ended up squandering it, being "responsible for a sharp decline in the family's social status" by the time of his son's adolescence. Although a brilliant student, Pierre failed his final exam at the École Libre des Sciences Politiques. Wounded three times, his experience as a soldier during World War I had a deep influence on him and marked him for the rest of his life. In 1917, Drieu married Colette Jéramec, the sister of a Jewish friend. They divorced in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
