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Latour Castle
Latour may refer to: People * LaTour, American musician Surname * House of Baillet **Alfred de Baillet Latour (1901–1980), **Henri de Baillet-Latour (1876–1942), Belgian aristocrat and the third president of the International Olympic Committee **Maximilian Anton Karl, Count Baillet de Latour (1737–1806), a general in Austrian service **Theodor Franz, Count Baillet von Latour (1780–1848), Austrian soldier and statesman *Bertrand Latour (born 1963), French writer published by Éditions Denoël * Bruno Latour (1947-2022), French sociologist * Georges de Latour, founder of Beaulieu Vineyard in Rutherford, California *Hanspeter Latour (born 1947), Swiss football manager and former goalkeeper *Henri Fantin-Latour (1836–1904), French painter and lithographer *Joseph Latour (1806-1863), French Romantic Drawer and painter *Jason Latour, American comic book artist and writer *Jean Théodore Latour (1766–1837), composer *José Latour (born 1940), Cuban crime fiction writer *Pete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LaTour
Latour may refer to: People * LaTour, American musician Surname * House of Baillet ** Alfred de Baillet Latour (1901–1980), ** Henri de Baillet-Latour (1876–1942), Belgian aristocrat and the third president of the International Olympic Committee **Maximilian Anton Karl, Count Baillet de Latour (1737–1806), a general in Austrian service **Theodor Franz, Count Baillet von Latour (1780–1848), Austrian soldier and statesman *Bertrand Latour (born 1963), French writer published by Éditions Denoël * Bruno Latour (1947-2022), French sociologist * Georges de Latour, founder of Beaulieu Vineyard in Rutherford, California * Hanspeter Latour (born 1947), Swiss football manager and former goalkeeper * Henri Fantin-Latour (1836–1904), French painter and lithographer * Joseph Latour (1806-1863), French Romantic Drawer and painter * Jason Latour, American comic book artist and writer *Jean Théodore Latour (1766–1837), composer *José Latour (born 1940), Cuban crime fiction writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phyllis Latour
Phyllis "Pippa" Latour MBE (born 8 April 1921) is a South African-born former agent of the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) organisation during World War II in France. Early life Latour's father, Philippe, was a French doctor and married to Louise, a British citizen living in South Africa, where Phyllis was born in April 1921. Her father died three months later in French Equatorial Africa (AEF) and her mother remarried three years later. Her stepfather was a racing driver, and would let his new wife race his automobiles as well. During one such race, her mother's car malfunctioned and she was killed when the car crashed into a barrier. Latour then went to live with her father's cousin in the AEF. She later returned to South Africa. WAAF and Special Operations Executive She moved from South Africa to England and joined the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) in November 1941 (Service Number 718483) as a flight mechanic for airframes. Because of her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château Latour
Château Latour is a French wine estate, rated as a First Growth under the 1855 Bordeaux Classification, owned by Groupe Artemis. Latour lies at the very southeastern tip of the commune of Pauillac in the Médoc region to the north-west of Bordeaux, at its border with Saint-Julien, and only a few hundred metres from the banks of the Gironde estuary. The estate produces three red wines in all. In addition to its ''Grand vin'' ( LWIN 1012316), Latour has also produced the second wine Les Forts de Latour ( LWIN 1010309) since 1966, and a third wine, simply named Pauillac ( LWIN 1013821), has been released every year since 1989. An '' impériale'' (six-litre bottle) of 1961 Château Latour sold for £135,000 in 2011. History The site has been occupied since at least 1331 when Tor à Saint-Lambert was built by Gaucelme de Castillon, and the estate dating to at least 1378. A garrison fort was built 300 metres from the estuary to guard against attack during the Hundred Years' War. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latour-de-France
Latour-de-France (; ca, La Tor de França) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Latour de France is situated by the original frontier between France and Catalonia. Its military significance ended with the Treaty of the Pyrenees peace between Louis XIV of France and Philip IV of Spain that ended the Franco-Spanish War of 1648–59 but is still evinced in street names such as place de l’hôpital and place d’Armes. This village of approximately 1,000 inhabitants has its own Appellation Contrôlée associated with the forward-looking cave co-operative, a garage, pharmacy, post office, primary school, bakers, two restaurant / bars, a small grocery store and a blacksmith. There are two tennis courts, a skate park (new in 2018), a children's playground, and several locations used by petanque enthusiasts. At its perimeter, there is a mix of ancient and modern while the old central village is a labyrinth of narrow streets. Thirty years ago, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Latour-de-France
The Canton of Latour-de-France is a French former canton of Pyrénées-Orientales department, in Languedoc-Roussillon. It had 5,200 inhabitants (2012).Populations légales 2012: 66 Pyrénées-Orientales INSEE It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 10 communes, which joined the new in 2015. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latour-de-Carol
Latour-de-Carol (; ca, La Tor de Querol) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Localization Latour-de-Carol is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Transport The village's main claim to fame is as the site of the international railway station, Gare de Latour-de-Carol-Enveitg (). This station is the terminus of three lines, each with different gauges: * the Spanish state operator Renfe's gauge line running north from Barcelona via Ripoll * the French state operator SNCF's gauge line running south from Toulouse via Foix * SNCF's gauge line (known as the ''Yellow Train'') running west from Villefranche-de-Conflent As the French and Spanish tracks are different gauges, no trains run the whole way from Toulouse to Barcelona. Passengers have to change trains, which are however no longer scheduled to offer direct connections. Occasional freight-trains cross the border and are wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latour-Bas-Elne
Latour-Bas-Elne (; ca, La Torre d'Elna) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Latour-Bas-Elne is located in the canton of La Plaine d'Illibéris and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales department is composed of 226 communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan is still spoken (in addition to French) by a si ... References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latour-en-Woëvre
Latour-en-Woëvre () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Since 2015 it has been twinned with the village Rainhill in the United Kingdom. See also *Communes of the Meuse department The following is a list of the 499 communes of the Meuse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Latourenwoevre {{Meuse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latour, Haute-Garonne
Latour (; oc, La Tor) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Geography The commune is bordered by five other communes, three of them is in Haute-Garonne, and two in Ariège: Bax to the north, Lapeyrère to the east, Montesquieu-Volvestre to the west, and finally by the department of Ariège to the southeast and south by the communes of Loubaut and Méras. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Garonne department The following is a list of the 586 communes of the French department of Haute-Garonne. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Haute-Garonne {{HauteGaronne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miramont-Latour
Miramont-Latour (; oc, Miramont e La Tor) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. Geography The river Auroue The Auroue is a long river in the Gers, Lot-et-Garonne and Tarn-et-Garonne '' départements'', south western France. Its source is at Crastes, northeast of Auch. It flows generally north. It is a left tributary of the Garonne into which it f ... forms part of the commune's eastern border. Population See also * Communes of the Gers department References Communes of Gers {{Gers-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marnhagues-et-Latour
Marnhagues-et-Latour (; oc, Marnhagas e la Tor) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Geography The Sorgues flows west-northwest through the commune; the Latour hamlet lies on its right bank. The Marnhagues hamlet lies in the valley of the Matas brook, a tributary of the Sorgues. The third hamlet in the commune, Laroquaubel, lies in the valley of the Annou, another tributary of the Sorgues. Population Sights *The Nonenque Charterhouse ( or ''Chartreuse de Nonenque'') lies north of Laroquaubel, in the same valley. See also *Communes of the Aveyron department The following is a list of the 285 Communes of France, communes of the Aveyron Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020): References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latour, Suriname
Latour is a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District Paramaribo is a district of Suriname, encompassing the capital city of Paramaribo and the surrounding area. Paramaribo district has a population of 240,924, almost half the population of the entire country, and an area of 182 km2. The a .... Its population at the 2012 census was 29,526. Latour is a low income neighbourhood with large unemployment. Latour is the most populous resort of Paramaribo. One of the most active NGOs in Latour is Stibula, which works to provide development to the area's youth. References {{coord, 5, 47, 48, N, 55, 12, 23, W, type:adm2nd_source:kolossus-itwiki, display=title Resorts of Suriname Populated places in Paramaribo District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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