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Mézières
Mézières may refer to: People * Alfred Jean François Mézières (1826–1915), French journalist, politician and historian of literature * Jean-Claude Mézières (1938-2022), French comic book artist * Rob De Mezieres, South African writer and director * Nicolas Le Camus de Mézières (1721–1789), French architect and theoretician * Philippe de Mézières (1327–1405), French soldier and author * Eleanor Oglethorpe de Mezieres (1684–1775), an English Jacobite who settled in France after James II was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688 Places * Mézières, Ardennes, commune and chef-lieu of the Ardennes department of northern France, to be merged in 1965 with Charleville to form Charleville-Mézières * Mézières, Fribourg, municipality of the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland ** Mézières Castle, a castle in the municipality of Mézières of the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance * Mézières, Vaud, municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Claude Mézières
Jean-Claude Mézières (; 23 September 1938 – 23 January 2022) was a French ''bandes dessinées'' artist and illustrator. Born in Paris and raised in nearby Saint-Mandé, he was introduced to drawing by his elder brother and influenced by comics artists such as Hergé, Andre Franquin and Morris and later by Jijé and Jack Davis. Educated at the École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d'art, he worked upon graduation as an illustrator for books and magazines as well as in advertising. A lifelong interest in the Wild West led him to travel to the United States in 1965 in search of adventure as a cowboy, an experience that would prove influential on his later work. Returning to France, Mézières teamed up with his childhood friend, Pierre Christin, to create ''Valérian and Laureline'', the popular, long-running science fiction comics series for which he is best known and which influenced many science fiction and fantasy films, including '' Star Wars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charleville-Mézières
or ''Carolomacérienne'' , image flag=Flag of Charleville Mezieres.svg Charleville-Mézières () is a commune of northern France, capital of the Ardennes department, Grand Est. Charleville-Mézières is located on the banks of the river Meuse. History Charleville and Mézières were originally separate communities on opposite banks of the Meuse, about from one another. Charleville was founded by Charles Gonzaga, the 8th duke of Mantua, in 1606. Its inhabitants were known as Carolopolitans (' or ''Carolopolitaines''). It was prosperous from the 17th century, although its fortifications were dismantled under LouisXIV in 1687 and it passed into French hands in 1708. It was plundered by the Prussians in 1815. France's royal armaments factory was formerly located there and gave its name to the Charleville musket, before being relocated and divided between Tulle and Châtellerault. In the 19th century, the city continued to produce arms through private firms, as well as nails, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mézières, Vaud
Mézières is a former municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 July 2016, the former municipalities of Mézières, Carrouge, and Ferlens merged into the new municipality of Jorat-Mézières. History Mézières is first mentioned in 1228 as ''Messeretes''. Geography Mézières has an area, , of . Of this area, or 61.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 23.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 16.1% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 8.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.7%. Out of the forested land, 19.3% of the total land area is heavily forest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mézières, Fribourg
Mézières (; frp, Mèsiéres ) is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Mézières is first mentioned in 1179 as ''de Maseriis''. On 1 January 2004 the former municipality of Berlens merged into the municipality of Mézières.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 4 April 2011 Geography Mézières has an area, , of . Of this area, or 79.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 13.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.8% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Charleville-Mézières
The arrondissement of Charleville-Mézières is an arrondissement of France in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region. It has 157 communes. Its population is 158,005 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Charleville-Mézières, and their INSEE codes, are: # Aiglemont (08003) # Anchamps (08011) # Antheny (08015) # Aouste (08016) # Arreux (08022) # Aubigny-les-Pothées (08026) # Aubrives (08028) # Auge (08030) # Auvillers-les-Forges (08037) # Les Ayvelles (08040) # Baâlons (08041) # Barbaise (08047) # Belval (08058) # Blanchefosse-et-Bay (08069) # Blombay (08071) # Bogny-sur-Meuse (08081) # Bossus-lès-Rumigny (08073) # Boulzicourt (08076) # Bourg-Fidèle (08078) # Bouvellemont (08080) # Brognon (08087) # Cernion (08094) # Chagny (08095) # Chalandry-Elaire (08096) # Champigneul-sur-Vence (08099) # Champlin (08100) # Charleville-Mézières (08105) # Charnois (08106) # Le Châtelet-sur-Sormonne (08110) # Chilly (081 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prix-lès-Mézières
Prix-lès-Mézières (, literally ''Prix Lès, near Charleville-Mézières, Mézières'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Ardennes (department), Ardennes Departments of France, department in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ardennes department References Communes of Ardennes (department) Ardennes communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ardennes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe De Mézières
Philippe de Mézières (c. 1327 – May 29, 1405), a French soldier and author, was born at the chateau of Mézières in Picardy. Period of soldiering (1344–1358) Philippe belonged to the poorer nobility. At first, he served under Luchino Visconti in Lombardy but within a year he entered the service of the husband of Joanna I of Naples, Andrew, Duke of Calabria, who was the son of the King Charles I of Hungary. Andrew was assassinated very soon in September 1345. In the autumn of that year, Philippe set out for the East in the French army. After the Battle of Smyrna in 1346 he was made a knight, and when the French army was disbanded, he made his way to Jerusalem. He realized the advantage which the discipline of the Saracens gave them over the disorderly armies of the West, and conceived the idea of a new order of knighthood, but his efforts proved fruitless. The first sketch of the order was drawn up by him in his ''Nova religio passionis'' (1367–1368; revised and enlarge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AS Prix-lès-Mézières
Association Sportive de Prix-lès-Mézières (; commonly referred to as AS Prix-lès-Mézières) is a French football club based in Prix-lès-Mézières in the Champagne-Ardenne region. The club was founded on 24 July 1948 and currently plays in the Championnat National 3, the fifth tier of French football Association football is the most popular sport in France. The French Football Federation (FFF, Fédération Française de Football) is the national governing body and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of association football in the cou ..., after being promoted in 2019. Managers * -2016 : Sami Smaïli * 2016-2017 : Farid Fouzari * 2017-01/2018 : Teddy Pellerin * 01/2018-06/2018 : Éric Luczkow * 2018-2021: Laurent Billard * 2021-present: Cédric Elzéard References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Prix-les-Mezieres Association football clubs established in 1948 Football clubs in France 1948 establishments in France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Séry-lès-Mézières
Séry-lès-Mézières (, literally ''Séry near Mézières'') is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aisne department The following is a list of the 799 communes in the French department of Aisne. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Aisne Aisne communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{SaintQuentin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mézières-sur-Oise
Mézières-sur-Oise (, literally ''Mézières on Oise'') is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aisne department The following is a list of the 799 communes in the French department of Aisne. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Aisne Aisne communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{SaintQuentin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mézières-sur-Couesnon
Mézières-sur-Couesnon (, literally ''Mézières on Couesnon''; ; Gallo: ''Maézierr'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Geography Mézières-sur-Couesnon is located northeast of Rennes and south of Mont Saint-Michel. As its name indicates, it is situated on the Couesnon River. The bordering communes are Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux, Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon, Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon, Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, Gahard, and Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon. Population Inhabitants of Mézières-sur-Couesnon are called ''Mézièrais'' in French. See also *Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department The following is a list of the 333 Communes of France, communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine 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] |
Mézières Castle
Mézières Castle is a castle in the municipality of Mézières of the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. See also * List of castles in Switzerland * Château A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions. Nowaday ... References Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Fribourg Castles in the canton of Fribourg {{Switzerland-castle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
