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Les Essarts (other)
Les Essarts is the name of several places in France: It is the name of several communes: * Les Essarts, in the Eure ''département'' * Les Essarts, in the Loir-et-Cher ''département'' * Les Essarts, in the Vendée ''département'' It is also part of the name of several communes: * Les Essarts-le-Roi, in the Yvelines ''département'' * Les Essarts-lès-Sézanne, in the Marne ''département'' * Les Essarts-le-Vicomte, in the Marne ''département'' Several communes have a similar name: see Les Essards (other) Les Essarts is also the name of the Forbes family estate in Saint-Briac-sur-Mer. Essarts designates in French a spot in a forest supposed to be deforested (see assarting). See also *Les Essards (other) Les Essards may refer to the following communes in France: * Les Essards, Charente, in the Charente ''département'' * Les Essards, Charente-Maritime, in the Charente-Maritime ''département'' * Les Essards, Indre-et-Loire Les Essards () is a ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Essarts-lès-Sézanne
Les Essarts-lès-Sézanne (, literally ''Les Essarts near Sézanne'') is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac .... See also *Communes of the Marne department References Communes of Marne (department), Essartslessezanne {{Marne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Briac-sur-Mer
Saint-Briac-sur-Mer (, literally ''Saint-Briac on Sea''; ; Gallo: ''Saent-Beriac''), is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine Department in Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer are called ''briacins'' in French. Climate St Briac lies on the Gulf Stream which means it enjoys a warm climate, several degrees warmer than the surrounding areas. The village has fine examples of tropical palms and plants, along the streets, making strolls very enjoyable. Leisure Saint Briac has two campsites, seven beaches, four tennis courts, one soccer field, a yacht club, one mini golf, one 18 hole golf course, and more than 5 restaurants. History The name Saint Briac comes from the name of Saint Briag, an Irishman. Briag arrived from Ireland with Saint Tugdual in around 548. On 4 and 5 September 1758, a British fleet of 113 ships under the command of Admiral Richard Howe, landed east of the Garde Guerin, in Saint Briac. With a force of more than 12,000 me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forbes Family
The Forbes family is one of the components of the Boston Brahmins—they are a wealthy extended American family long prominent in Boston, Massachusetts. The family's fortune originates from trading opium and tea between North America and China in the 19th century plus other investments in the same period. The name descends from Scottish immigrants and can be traced back to Sir John de Forbes in Scotland in the 12th century. Family members include businessman John Murray Forbes (1813–1898), part of the first generation who accumulated wealth, and politician John Forbes Kerry (born 1943). Family origins The first member of the Forbes family to live in the United States was Rev. John Forbes (1740–1783). He was a clergyman who arrived to the colonies in 1763. The Reverend's first post on the North American continent was in British East Florida, where he became the first Anglican clergyman licensed to officiate during the English period of 1763–1783. The Forbes family has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Essarts, Forbes Family Estate
is the Forbes family estate at Saint-Briac, France, and the international family seat of the descendants of James Grant Forbes (b. Shanghai, China), a member of the Forbes family of China and Boston who settled in Brittany at . He is the grandfather of two famous politicians, Brice Lalonde, a Green Party candidate for President of France in 1981, and former US Secretary of State John Forbes Kerry, the Democratic nominee for President of the United States of America in 2004. Many of the Forbes family have socialized during summers spent in Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period ... at . had been occupied and used as a Nazi headquarters during World War II. When the Germans fled, they bombed and burnt it down. The sprawling estate was rebuilt in 1954. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Essards (other)
Les Essards may refer to the following communes in France: * Les Essards, Charente, in the Charente ''département'' * Les Essards, Charente-Maritime, in the Charente-Maritime ''département'' * Les Essards, Indre-et-Loire Les Essards () is a former commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Langeais. See also * Les Essarts (other) {{geodis ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Essarts-le-Vicomte
Les Essarts-le-Vicomte () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. Geography The river Aubetin has its source in the commune. See also *Communes of the Marne department The following is a list of the 613 communes in the French department of Marne. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Essartslevicomte {{Marne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marne (department)
Marne () is a department in the Grand Est region of France. It is named after the river Marne which flows through it. The prefecture (capital) of Marne is Châlons-en-Champagne (formerly known as Châlons-sur-Marne). The subprefectures are Épernay, Reims, and Vitry-le-François. It had a population of 566,855 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 51 Marne INSEE The vineyards producing the eponymous sparkling wine are in Marne. Name The department is named after the , which was called ''Matrona'' in |
Yvelines
Yvelines () is a department in the western part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,448,207.Populations légales 2019: 78 Yvelines INSEE Its is , home to the , the principal residence of the King of France from 1682 until 1789, a |
Les Essarts, Eure
Les Essarts () is a former commune in the Eure department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Marbois. 23 November 2015 Population See also *Communes of the Eure department
The following is a list of the 585 communes of the Eure department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):
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Les Essarts-le-Roi
Les Essarts-le-Roi () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. Geography Les Essarts-le-Roi is bordered by Coignières and Lévis-Saint-Nom to the northeast, Dampierre-en-Yvelines to the east, Senlisse to the southeast, Auffargis to the south, Le Perray-en-Yvelines to the southwest, Les Bréviaires to the west and Saint-Rémy-l'Honoré to the north. History An imperial decree in 1814 led to the creation of the commune of Les Essarts-le-Roi by combining the former communes of Essarts and Des Layes. In 1944, the young Paris-born boy Eddy Palacci received French Resistance radio transmissions for three Allied officers, so they could receive their instructions on when and where to sabotage French railway against Nazi occupying forces. Demographics Since the 1980s, Les Essarts-le-Roi has been home to a large number of Vietnamese, who mostly arrived in France following the Vietnam War. While refugees initially settled in Paris, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vendée
Vendée (; br, Vande) is a department in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France, on the Atlantic coast. In 2019, it had a population of 685,442.Populations légales 2019: 85 Vendée INSEE Its prefecture is . History The area today called the Vendée was originally known as the ''Bas-Poitou'' and is part of the former province of . In the southeast corner, the village of |
