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Maisons-Alfort
Maisons-Alfort () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Maisons-Alfort is famous as the location of the National Veterinary School of Alfort. The Fort de Charenton, constructed between 1841 and 1845, has since 1959 housed the ''Commandement des Écoles de la Gendarmerie Nationale''. Name Originally, Maisons-Alfort was called simply Maisons. The name Maisons comes from Medieval Latin ''Mansiones'', meaning "the houses". At the creation of the commune during the French Revolution, the name of the hamlet of Alfort was joined with the name of Maisons. The name Alfort comes from the manor built there by Peter of Aigueblanche, Bishop of Hereford (England), in the middle of the 13th century. The name of this Manor of Hereford was corrupted into ''Harefort'', then ''Hallefort'', and eventually Alfort. The National Veterinary School of Alfort was settled several centuries later in the manor and its estate. History On 1 Apri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort De Charenton
Fort de Charenton is a fortification built in 1842 in the community of Maisons-Alfort, and part of the Paris defences planned by Adolphe Thiers. After the fall of Napoleon I in 1814, and again after Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo in 1815, Paris was occupied by foreign forces. To counter new invasion and occupation, defensive works were planned. In 1841 a new fortified enclosure of Paris was proposed, becoming known as the Thiers wall after its chief proponent, prime minister Adolphe Thiers. The plan involved the construction of a new fortified wall around an expanded Paris, the Thiers wall proper, and the building of sixteen new forts a few kilometers farther out. The Fort de Charenton was planned as part of this system. Presently occupied by the National Gendarmerie, the fort saw passing regiments as well as foreign occupation forces at the time of the Franco-Prussian war of 1870 and the Second World War. History of the Thiers Wall Before the Napoleonic Wars, Paris had no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musée Fragonard D'Alfort
The Musée Fragonard d'Alfort, often simply the Musée Fragonard, is a museum of anatomical oddities located within the École Nationale Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort, 7 avenue du Général de Gaulle, in Maisons-Alfort, a suburb of Paris. It is open several days per week in the cooler months; an admission fee is charged. The École Nationale Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort is one of the world's oldest veterinary schools, and the museum, created in 1766 with the school, is among France's oldest. The museum attracted incredible international attention since the school's founding and was a critical component of the school's identity in the eighteenth century. It opened to the public in 1991, and today consists of three rooms containing a large collection of anatomical oddities and dissections, most of which date from the 19th and early 20th centuries. In addition to animal skeletons and dissections, such as a piglet displayed in cross-section, the museum contains a substantial coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
École Nationale Vétérinaire D'Alfort
The National veterinary school of Alfort ( or ''ENVA'') is a French public institution of scientific research and higher education in veterinary medicine, located in Maisons-Alfort, Val-de-Marne, close to Paris. It is operated under the supervision of the ministry of Agriculture. This is one of the four schools providing veterinary education in France. :''See detailed article Veterinary education in France'' The school was established in 1765 by Claude Bourgelat and moved to its current location in 1766. The school received immediate international recognition throughout the eighteenth century, and was especially famous for its collection of anatomical and natural history specimens. In 2007, ENVA came close to the University; she was a founding member of the PRES Université Paris-Est ; she became an external school of the university of Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne in January 2012. Today the school contains about 700 students, 75 lecturers, and 45 researchers. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Maisons-Alfort
The canton of Maisons-Alfort is an administrative division of the Val-de-Marne department, Île-de-France region, northern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Maisons-Alfort. It consists of the following communes: #Maisons-Alfort Maisons-Alfort () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Maisons-Alfort is famous as the location of the National Veterinary School of Alfort. The Fort de Charenton, constructed betw ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Maisons-Alfort Cantons of Val-de-Marne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfortville
Alfortville () is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. History The commune of Alfortville was created on 1 April 1885 from part of the commune of Maisons-Alfort. Transport Alfortville is served by two stations on Paris RER line D: Maisons-Alfort – Alfortville and Le Vert de Maisons. Alfortville is located at only 500 meters from the metro station Ecole vétérinaire de Maisons Alfort on Paris Métro Line 8 Population Armenian community The Armenian community of Alfortville is very significant. The Armenian Apostolic Church, located south of the city, is an important place for the Armenian community. There are streets named after Komitas Vartabed, Missak Manouchian, and the city of Yerevan. A roundabout has recently been named Place d'Achtarak after the Armenian city Ashtarak. After military clashes in the Armenian-populated breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region between Armeni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Tourneur
Nicole Tourneur (9 August 1950 – 14 May 2011) was a French novelist. Biography Born in Maisons-Alfort, Tourneur trained as an accountant. She lived in Mexico. Works For adults * Le dernier soleil * Laurie ou le souffle du papillon, novel (Gunten, Dole), 2001 * Les fenêtres, novella (Gunten, Dole), 2002 * Passé compliqué, novel (Gunten, Dole), 2004 * Les Dieux sont servis, novel (Gunten, Dole), 2006 * Terre brûlante, novel (Gunten, Dole), 2009 * Où va le temps ... novella (Janus, Paris), 2010 * Le serpentin des mots novel (Editions du bout de la rue), 2011 For children * Clara et les nuages (Éditions du Bout de la Rue), 2007 * Girouette la chouette (Éditions du Bout de la Rue), 2007 * Les péripéties d’Antoine - le vaccin (Éditions du Bout de la Rue), 2007 * Le lama vert qui n'avait pas d'oreilles (Éditions du Bout de la Rue), 2009 * Oscar le suricate qui portait malheur (Éditions du Bout de la Rue), 2011 References External links Website of the author ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tariq Abdul-Wahad
Tariq Abdul-Wahad (born Olivier Michael Saint-Jean; November 3, 1974) is a French basketball coach and former player. As Olivier Saint-Jean, he played college basketball at Michigan and San Jose State. In 1997, the Sacramento Kings selected Saint-Jean in the first round of the NBA draft as the 11th overall pick, and Saint-Jean converted to Islam and changed his name to Tariq Abdul-Wahad. From 1997 to 2003, Abdul-Wahad played in the NBA for the Kings, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets, and Dallas Mavericks. He was the first player to be raised in France and play in the NBA. Early life and college years Olivier Saint-Jean was born in Maisons-Alfort near Paris. His mother George Goudet was a professional basketball player. His father Quinis Brower was a former Hofstra University and pro basketball player who was drafted by the ABA's New York Nets before a professional career in France, playing with the club team Limoges. After graduating from Lycee Aristide Briand in 1993, Abdul-Wahad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladjie Soukouna
Ladjie Soukouna (born 15 December 1990) is a French footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder. He is currently playing for French fifth tier side CO Les Ulis. Soukouna had previously played for the B-team of Créteil for two seasons and for English Football League side Plymouth Argyle for the 2011-12 season. Career Soukouna started his career for French Championnat National side US Créteil-Lusitanos. However, he did not make an appearance for the first team, only playing in reserve team matches. On 21 July 2011, he joined Football League Two club Plymouth Argyle, then managed by Peter Reid, on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract, after impressing during a pre-season trial. Soukouna had spent the earlier part of the year on trial with numerous English Football League clubs, including Brighton and Morecambe. He made his professional debut for Argyle in a 1–1 draw at Shrewsbury Town on 6 August. Soukouna scored his first goal for Plymouth in a 2–2 draw with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycée Eugène Delacroix (Maisons-Alfort)
Lycée Eugène Delacroix may refer to: * Lycée Eugène Delacroix in Drancy, Seine-Saint-Denis (Paris metropolitan area) * Lycée Eugène Delacroix in Maisons-Alfort, Val-de-Marne (Paris metropolitan area) * Lycée Franco-Hellénique Eugène Delacroix Lycée Franco-Hellénique Eugène Delacroix (LFH/LFHED el, Ελληνογαλλική Σχολή Ευγένιος Ντελακρουά) is a private French international school in Agia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château De Réghat
The Château de Réghat is a ''château'' in Maisons-Alfort, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France. History The château was built in the second half of the 18th century and in the 19th century. Architectural significance It has been listed as a ''monument historique ''Monument historique'' () is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which National Heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a coll ...'' since 1979. References Châteaux in Val-de-Marne Monuments historiques of Île-de-France {{France-castle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moers
Moers (; older form: ''Mörs''; archaic Dutch language, Dutch: ''Murse'', ''Murs'' or ''Meurs'') is a German List of cities and towns in Germany, city on the western bank of the Rhine, close to Duisburg. Moers belongs to the district of Wesel (district), Wesel. History Known earliest from 1186, the county of Moers was an independent principality within the Holy Roman Empire. During the Eighty Years' War it was alternately captured by Spanish and Dutch troops, as it bordered the Upper Quarter of Guelders. During the war it Siege of Meurs (1597), finally fell to Maurice of Orange. As it was separated from the Dutch Republic by Spanish Netherlands, Spanish Upper Guelders it did not become an integral part of the Republic, though Dutch troops were stationed there. After the death of William III of England, William III of Orange in 1702, Moers was inherited by the king of Prussia. All Dutch troops and civil servants were expelled. In 1795 it was annexed by France. At the Congress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Nogent-sur-Marne
The arrondissement of Nogent-sur-Marne is an arrondissement of France in the Val-de-Marne departement in the Île-de-France region. It has 14 communes. Its population is 510,395 (2019), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Nogent-sur-Marne, and their INSEE codes, are: # Bry-sur-Marne (94015) # Champigny-sur-Marne (94017) # Charenton-le-Pont (94018) # Fontenay-sous-Bois (94033) # Joinville-le-Pont (94042) # Maisons-Alfort (94046) # Nogent-sur-Marne (94052) # Noiseau (94053) # Ormesson-sur-Marne (94055) # Le Perreux-sur-Marne (94058) # Saint-Mandé (94067) # Villiers-sur-Marne (94079) # Vincennes (94080) History The arrondissement of Nogent-sur-Marne was created in 1966 as part of the department Seine. In 1968 it became part of the new department Val-de-Marne. On 25 February 2017, it lost 3 communes to and gained 2 communes from the arrondissement of Créteil. As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
