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Péronne (Somme)
Péronne is the name or part of the name of several communes in France: * Péronne, Saône-et-Loire, in the Saône-et-Loire département * Péronne, Somme, in the Somme département ** Château de Péronne * Péronne-en-Mélantois, in the Nord département * Peronne Goguillon Peronne Goguillon (died 29 May 1679) was an alleged French witch. She and the other women who were accused with her are regarded the last women to have been burned at the stake for witchcraft in France. Life On 8 May 1679, four soldiers from the gar ...
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Péronne, Saône-et-Loire
Péronne () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. See also *Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 565 communes of the Saône-et-Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Saône-et-Loire {{SaôneLoire-geo-stub ...
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Péronne, Somme
Péronne () is a commune of the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is close to where the 1916, first 1918 and second 1918 Battles of the Somme took place during the First World War. The Museum of the Great War (known in French as the ''Historial de la Grande Guerre'') is located in the château. Geography Péronne is situated in the old region of Santerre, home of the early French kings. It is located in the Somme valley. The autoroutes A1 and A16 pass close by. The national road, the N17, traverses the town. Demography History On a hill, dominating the Somme river and its lakes, Péronne was a well-fortified place during the early Middle Ages. The ramparts were built in the 9th century. All that remains today of the ancient fortress is the ''Porte de Bretagne''. Few towns have been as involved in the history of France, few towns so often devastated, as Péronne. Burned and pillaged in the time of the Normans; gravely damaged during the time o ...
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Château De Péronne
The Château de Péronne is a partly ruined castle in the ''commune'' of Péronne in the Somme ''département'' of France. It consists of the ruins of three towers and the curtain walls connecting them. The castle is the property of the commune. It has been listed since 1924 as a '' monument historique'' by the French Ministry of Culture. Within the castle is the Historial de la Grande Guerre, a museum of the First World War. See also *List of castles in France This is a list of castles in France, arranged by Region and Department. ;Notes: # The French word ''château'' has a wider meaning than the English ''castle'': it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vine ... References External links * Historial de la Grande Guerre website Castles in Hauts-de-France Chateau Peronne {{France-castle-stub ...
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Péronne-en-Mélantois
Péronne-en-Mélantois () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Peronneenmelantois French Flanders {{Nord-geo-stub ...
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