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Ouzouer-le-Marché
Ouzouer-le-Marché () is a former commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in north-central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Beauce la Romaine. 6 November 2015 Ouzouer-le-Marché is a dynamic rural town of nearly 2,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Cantons of the Loir-et-Cher department, canton of canton of La Beauce, La Beauce. History There are several hypotheses of the origins of Ouzouer-le-Marché. First hypothesis: Formerly in the Bronze Age, the town was called because of the swamps: Ouzouer le Marais. To pass these swamps, it was necessary to check uncouple the wagons where the market name to the wheels. According to historians, this marsh gave birth to a stream that flowed into the Loire by mauves, which seems unlikely today, the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauce La Romaine
Beauce la Romaine (, literally ''Beauce, France, Beauce the Roman'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Loir-et-Cher Departments of France, department of central France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Ouzouer-le-Marché (the seat), La Colombe, Loir-et-Cher, La Colombe, Membrolles, Prénouvellon, Semerville, Tripleville and Verdes. 6 November 2015 Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher departmentReferences Communes of Loir-et-Cher {{LoirCher-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of La Beauce
The canton of La Beauce (French: ''Canton de la Beauce'') is a canton (an administrative division) of the Loir-et-Cher department, central France. Its seat is Beauce-la-Romaine. It was created at the canton reorganisation that came into effect in March 2015. Since then it elects two members of the Departmental Council of Loir-et-Cher. Composition The canton of La Beauce consists of the following communes: # Autainville # Avaray # Beauce-la-Romaine #Binas # Boisseau # Briou #La Chapelle-Saint-Martin-en-Plaine # Conan # Concriers # Courbouzon # Cour-sur-Loire # Épiais # Josnes # Lestiou # Lorges # La Madeleine-Villefrouin # Marchenoir # Maves # Mer #Muides-sur-Loire # Mulsans # Oucques la Nouvelle #Le Plessis-l'Échelle # Rhodon # Roches # Saint-Laurent-des-Bois # Saint-Léonard-en-Beauce # Séris # Suèvres # Talcy # Vievy-le-Rayé #Villeneuve-Frouville # Villermain # Villexanton See also *Beauce Beauce may refer to: * Beauce, France, a natural region in north-central Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Mesmin, Dordogne
Saint-Mesmin (; Limousin: ''Sent Maimin'') is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Geography The commune is located in the north-east corner of the Dordogne department, on a hill above the river Auvézère. The village is located north-east of Périgueux. The area consists of forests and farmland. History From the creation of the departments in 1790 Saint-Mesmin was first included in the Corrèze department. Three years later in 1793 it joined the Dordogne department. Population The largest population that the census recorded was 1,168 in 1886. Since World War I, the population has gradually been declining until it reached its lowest point in 2009. Sights *The Auvézère has eroded a more than 100 meter deep gorge in limestone rock. There are footpaths through the gorge, offering access to the cascades. *The Puy des Ages is a long rocky ridge on the border of the communes of Saint-Cyr-les-Champagnes and St-Mesmin. Its maximu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Loir-et-Cher Department
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of Algeria ** Communes of Angola ** Communes of Belgium ** Communes of Benin ** Communes of Burundi ** Communes of Chile ** Communes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ** Communes of France ** Communes of Italy, called ''comune'' ** Communes of Luxembourg ** Communes of Moldova, called ''comună'' ** Communes of Niger ** Communes of Romania, called ''comună'' ** Communes of Switzerland ** Commune-level subdivisions (Vietnam) *** Commune (Vietnam) *** Commune-level town (Vietnam) ** People's commune, highest of three administrative levels in rural China, 1958 to 1983 Government and military/defense * Agricultural commune, intentional community based on agricultural labor * Commune (rebellion), a synonym for uprising or r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meung-sur-Loire
Meung-sur-Loire () is a commune in the Loiret department, north-central France. It was the site of the Battle of Meung-sur-Loire in 1429. Geography Meung-sur-Loire lies 15 km to the west of Orléans on the north bank of the river Loire at the confluence with . The Mauves, actually three rivers, have their source in the water table of the productive agricultural region of the Beauce. Image:loire meung sur loire.jpg, The Loire at Meung-sur-Loire Image:chmeung.jpg, The Mauve in Meung-sur-Loire History There is evidence of Mesolithic settlements at "Mousseau" and "La Haute-Murée". A Gallo-Roman fortified village recorded as ''Magdunum'' was built in the marais adjoining the river, which in 409 was fired by the invading Alans. The marais was drained, according to tradition by Saint Liphard around the year 520. The canalisation formed the watercourses known as the mauves. He went on to build the chapel which was to become the monastery and the abbey. His relics were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loire Valley
The Loire Valley (, ), spanning , is a valley located in the middle stretch of the Loire river in central France, in both the administrative regions Pays de la Loire and Centre-Val de Loire. The area of the Loire Valley comprises about . It is referred to as the ''Cradle of the French'' and the ''Garden of France'' due to the abundance of vineyards, fruit orchards (such as cherries), and artichoke, and asparagus fields, which line the banks of the river. Notable for its historic towns, architecture, and wines, the valley has been inhabited since the Middle Palaeolithic period. In 2000, UNESCO added the central part of the Loire River valley to its list of World Heritage Sites. Geography and climate The valley includes historic towns such as Amboise, Angers, Blois, Chinon, Montsoreau, Orléans, Saumur, and Tours. The climate is favorable most of the year, the river often acting as a line of demarcation in France's weather between the northern climate and the southern. The riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A10 Autoroute (France)
The A10, also called L'Aquitaine, is an Autoroute in France, running for 549 km (341 mi) from the A6 south of Paris to the A630 at Bordeaux. It is the longest motorway in France. It generally parallels the N10 Route Nationale, but deviates significantly from the older N10 between Paris and Tours and between Poitiers and Bordeaux. The closest Routes Nationale to those sections are the N20 from Paris to Orléans, the N152 from Orléans to Tours, the N11 from Poitiers to Niort, the N150 from Niort to Saintes, and the N137 from Saintes to Bordeaux. All of the A10 is part of the E-road E05; it is also part of the E50 north of the A11 split near Chartres and the E60 between exit 14 at Orléans and exit 19 at Tours. Most of the A10 is a toll road, but it is free north of the N104, near Paris, between exits 20 and 22 in Tours, and south of the N10 (exit 39), near Bordeaux. List of junctions Exits are numbered from north to south. {, class="plainrowheaders wikitable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blois
Blois ( ; ) is a commune and the capital city of Loir-et-Cher Departments of France, department, in Centre-Val de Loire, France, on the banks of the lower Loire river between Orléans and Tours. With 45,898 inhabitants by 2019, Blois is the most populated city of the department, and the 4th of the region. Historically, the city was the capital of the County of Blois, created in 832 until its integration into the Royal domain in 1498, when Count Louis II of Orléans became Louis XII, King Louis XII of France. During the Renaissance, Blois was the official residence of the King of France. History Pre-history Since 2013, excavations have been conducted by French National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research (''INRAP'' in French) in Blois-Vienne, Vienne where evidence was found of "one or more camps of Prehistory, Prehistoric hunter-gatherers, who also fished due to fishing traps found there. They were Neolithic farmer-herders, who were present in the area around 6,0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orléans
Orléans (,"Orleans" (US) and ; ) is a city in north-central France, about 120 kilometres (74 miles) southwest of Paris. It is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Loiret and of the Regions of France, region of Centre-Val de Loire. Orléans is located on the river Loire nestled in the heart of the Loire Valley, classified as a Loire Valley, World Heritage Site, where the river curves south towards the Massif Central. In 2020, the city had 117,026 inhabitants within its municipal boundaries. Orléans is the center of Orléans Métropole that has a population of 290,346. The larger Functional area (France), metropolitan area has a population of 454,208, the 20th largest in France. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chef-lieu
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and many African countries, a (, , ) is a town or city that is important from an administrative perspective. Algeria The capitals of Algerian provinces, districts, and communes are called . Belgium The in Belgium is the administrative centre of each of the ten provinces of Belgium. Three of these cities also give their name to their province (Antwerp, Liège and Namur). France The of a French department is known as the prefecture (). This is the town or city where the prefect of the department (and all services under their control) are situated, in a building also known as the prefecture. In every French region, one of the departments has preeminence over the others, and the prefect carries the title of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tripleville
Tripleville () is a former commune of the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Beauce la Romaine. 6 November 2015 Its population was 166 in 2022. See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department
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