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Pierrefonds Broncos
Pierrefonds may refer to: * Pierrefonds, Oise commune in Oise, France ** Château de Pierrefonds, castle in Pierrefonds, restored by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc * Pierrefonds-Roxboro, a borough of Montreal, Canada **Pierrefonds Comprehensive High School, a high-school in the borough **Pierrefonds-Senneville, the borough that preceded the current one **Pierrefonds, Quebec, a defunct city now part of the borough *Pierrefonds—Dollard, a federal district on the island of Montreal *Pierrefonds Airport Pierrefonds Airport (french: Aéroport de Saint-Pierre - Pierrefonds) is an airport located west-northwest of Saint-Pierre in Réunion. It is the smaller of the two airports located on the island, Roland Garros Airport being the other. The d ..., an airport in the island of Réunion * Pierrefonds River, a tributary of the Panache River in Quebec, Canada {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierrefonds, Oise
Pierrefonds () is a commune in the Oise department in the Hauts-de-France region in Northern France, known for its Château de Pierrefonds. In 2019, it had a population of 1,833. See also * Château de Pierrefonds * Communes of the Oise department The following is a list of the 679 communes of the Oise department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Oise {{Oise-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château De Pierrefonds
The Château de Pierrefonds () is a castle situated in the ''commune'' of Pierrefonds in the Oise department in the region of Picardy, France. It is on the southeast edge of the Forest of Compiègne, northeast of Paris, between Villers-Cotterêts and Compiègne. The Château de Pierrefonds includes most of the characteristics of defensive military architecture from the Middle Ages, though it underwent a major restoration in the 19th century. History In the 12th century, a castle was built on this site. Two centuries later, in 1392, King Charles VI turned the County of Valois (of which Pierrefonds was part) into a Duchy and gave it to his brother Louis, Duke of Orléans. From 1393 to his death in 1407, the latter had the castle rebuilt by the court architect, Jean le Noir. In March 1617, during the early troubled days of Louis XIII's reign, the castle, then the property of François-Annibal d'Estrées (brother of the beauty Gabrielle d'Estrées), who joined the "parti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierrefonds-Roxboro
Pierrefonds-Roxboro is a Boroughs of Montreal, borough of the city of Montreal. It was created January 1, 2006, following the demerger of parts of the city. Geography It is composed of the former municipalities of Pierrefonds, Quebec, Pierrefonds and Roxboro, Quebec, Roxboro, spanning the northern part of the West Island. Besides its land borders with the borough of L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève, as well as the boroughs of Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Saint-Laurent and Ahuntsic-Cartierville to the east, it borders the municipalities of Senneville, Quebec, Senneville, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Kirkland, Quebec, Kirkland, and Dollard-des-Ormeaux. The borough has an area of 27.1 km² (10½ sq. mi.) and a population of 69,297. Pierrefonds, Quebec, Pierrefonds has the largest nature park in the City of Montreal, the Cap-Saint-Jacques Nature Park. It is also home to several English elementary schools (St. Anthony School, St. Charles School, Greendal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierrefonds Comprehensive High School
Pierrefonds Community High School (often abbreviated as PCHS), is a non-denominational, English speaking educational facility located in the Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada with an enrollment capacity of approximately 1,200 students, in grades 7 through 11. It operates within the Lester B. Pearson School Board and has functioned as a secondary school since 1971. Having been originally named Pierrefonds Comprehensive High School, the slight name variation was added after the merge with Riverdale High School in 2019. The principal of the school is Lucia V. Coretti. History PCHS began as an academic and vocational high school for both English and French speaking Catholic students to accommodate West Island population expansion at the beginning of the 1970s. Prior to its opening in 1971, established West Island schools such as Saint Thomas High School, located in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, were doubling their enrolments to accommodate Catholic students. Prote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierrefonds-Senneville
Pierrefonds-Senneville is a former Montreal borough in the West Island area of Montreal, Quebec. It was formed by forced merger on January 1, 2002. After Senneville voted on June 20, 2004 to demerge from Montreal and returned to being an independent municipality on January 1, 2006, the Pierrefonds sector was merged with Roxboro to create the borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro. See also * List of former boroughs * Montreal Merger * Municipal reorganization in Quebec A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the g ... Pierrefonds-Roxboro Former Montreal boroughs Populated places established in 2002 2006 disestablishments in Quebec 2002 establishments in Quebec {{Montreal-geo-stub fr:Pierrefonds-Senneville ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierrefonds, Quebec
Pierrefonds () is a former city in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is located along the Rivière des Prairies on the northwestern part of the Island of Montreal. It was merged into Montreal on January 1, 2002, and is today part of the borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro. History Its origin dates back to the eighteenth century, and is intimately linked to that of Sainte-Geneviève, which was composed at the time of Pierrefonds, L'Île-Bizard, Sainte-Geneviève, Roxboro and Dollard-des-Ormeaux. In 1904, following several previous divisions, the Town of Sainte-Geneviève was split into two new villages: Sainte-Geneviève and Sainte-Geneviève de Pierrefonds. This was the first appearance of the name Pierrefonds. At the heart of the conflict leading to the separation was the notary and local member of the Legislative Assembly Joseph-Adolphe Chauret, who, in 1902, had a "seigniorial" residence built for himself reminiscent of the community of Pierrefonds in France’s Department of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierrefonds—Dollard
Pierrefonds—Dollard is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. Its population was 108,587 at the 2016 Canadian Census. This riding occupies the northwest part of the Island of Montreal on Lac des Deux-Montagnes and Rivière des Prairies. It contains the cities of Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Pierrefonds, Roxboro and L'Île-Bizard. This riding is home to a number of pharmaceutical companies. Manufacturing is the main industry, followed by retail trade. Over 17% of the population has a university degree, while just over 4% has less than a Grade 9 education. The average family income is $75,497 with an unemployment rate of 6.5%. According to the 2001 Canada Census, 37% of the population lists English as their mother tongue, while French is the first language for 32%. There are also significant populations who speak Arabic, Italian, Spanish and Chinese. This is an ethnically mixed riding, including Italian, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierrefonds Airport
Pierrefonds Airport (french: Aéroport de Saint-Pierre - Pierrefonds) is an airport located west-northwest of Saint-Pierre in Réunion. It is the smaller of the two airports located on the island, Roland Garros Airport being the other. The distance between the two airports is by air and by road. Réunion is a French island located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar and about southwest of Mauritius. In 2008, the airport served 135,000 passengers Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring . Airlines and destinations Statistics See also * Roland Garros Airport Roland Garros Airport (french: Aéroport de la Réunion Roland Garros) , formerly known as Gillot Airport, is located in Sainte-Marie on Réunion, France. The airport is east of Saint-Denis; it is named after the French aviator Roland Garros ... References External links Aéroport de la Réunion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
