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La Madeleine (other)
La Madeleine may refer to: Places Canada * Magdalen Islands (French: ''Les Îles de la Madeleine''), an archipelago in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence * Urban agglomeration of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada ** Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, one of the two municipalities forming the urban agglomeration * Cap-de-la-Madeleine, a former city in Quebec, Canada at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River and the St. Lawrence River France * La Madeleine (Laneuville-devant-Nancy), a former commune that is now a part of Laneuveville-devant-Nancy in the Meurthe-et-Moselle ''département'' * La Madeleine, Manche, a village in Normandy * La Madeleine, Nord, a town in the Nord ''département'' * La Madeleine-de-Nonancourt, in the Eure ''département'' * La Madeleine-Villefrouin, in the Loir-et-Cher ''département'' * La Madeleine-Bouvet, in the Orne ''département'' * La Madeleine-sur-Loing, in the Seine-et-Marne ''département'' * Lamadeleine-Val-des-Anges, a commune in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magdalen Islands
The Magdalen Islands (french: Îles de la Madeleine ) are a small archipelago in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with a land area of . While part of the Province of Quebec, the islands are in fact closer to the Maritime provinces and Newfoundland than to the Gaspé Peninsula on the Quebec mainland. The islands are considered a part of the Mi'kma'ki, of the Mi'kmaw Nation, who call the islands Menagoesenog. Administratively, the islands are part of the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region in the Canadian province of Quebec. The islands form the territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and the census division (CD) of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine. Their geographical code is 01. The islands are also coextensive with the urban agglomeration of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, which is divided into two municipalities: Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine ( 2011 census pop. 12,291), the central municipality, and Grosse-Île (pop. 490). Their mayors are Gaétan Richard and Rose El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamadelaine
Lamadelaine (; ) is a town in the commune of Pétange, Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan .... , the town has a population of 2,335. References Pétange Towns in Luxembourg {{Esch-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ouvrage De La Madeleine
Ouvrage Rimplas is a work (''gros ouvrage'') of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line, known also as the Little Maginot Line. The ouvrage consists of one entry block, two infantry blocks and three artillery blocks at an altitude of . It was the first ''ouvrage'' of any portion of the Maginot Line to be completed, in 1928. The ''ouvrage'' features an aerial tram entrance. Located on a height to the southwest of Rimplas, the position was originally called Ouvrage de la Madeleine. While it was a prototype for later work, it is not entirely typical of Maginot fortifications, with large expanses of wall armored with 20 cm steel plate and other sections overlaid with stone masonry. The construction encountered problems with soil consistency and water infiltration. The underground portion of the ''ouvrage'', containing the ammunition magazines, living quarters, command spaces, generating plant and communication galleries between the combat blocks covers three levels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
