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Rion-des-Landes
Rion-des-Landes (; oc, Arrion) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Boos was merged into Rion-des-Landes. 25 November 2016 Geography Rion-des-Landes is located in the center of the Landes department.Population Education *Middle School : Marie-Curie *Primary school : Jean-MenauxNotable residents *Marie-Thérèse Ordonez, also known as Maïté, restaurateur, actress and TV presenter *Gérard Dages, rugby player. Born on March 5, 1930 in Rion-des-Landes. Finalist of the French Rugby Championship in 1953 and 1959 with the |
Maïté
Marie-Thérèse Ordonez, known as Maïté, born on June 2, 1938, in Rion-des-Landes (Landes), is a French restaurateur, actress and TV presenter. She is mostly famous for hosting long-running cookery shows on French television, including ''La Cuisine des Mousquetaires'' with Micheline Banzet-Lawton, from 1983 to 1997, and ''À table'', from 1997 to 1999. Career At the beginning of her career, Maïté worked as an announcer for the SNCF, France's national railway company: she was in charge of alerting railway workers with a trumpet before a train arrived, so that they could let it pass. In 1983, Maïté was spotted by director Patrice Bellot during a news report about the Rion-des-Landes rugby team: she was the owner a nearby restaurant where the players would go after the games. Soon after, she began hosting the cooking show La Cuisine des Mousquetaires with Micheline Banzet-Lawton (1923-2020). In 1988, Maïté opened her first restaurant in Rion-des-Landes, which was later use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boos, Landes
Boos (; oc-gsc, Bòsc) is a former commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Rion-des-Landes. 25 November 2016 Population See also *Communes of the Landes department
The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Landes department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):
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Communes Of The Landes Department
The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Landes department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020. * *Communauté d'agglomération Mont-de-Marsan Agglomération
Mont-de-Marsan Agglomération is the ''communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Mon ...
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Château Bellegarde
Château Bellegarde is a château in Rion-des-Landes, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac .... It dates to the 14th century. Notes Houses completed in the 14th century Châteaux in Landes (department) {{France-castle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beylongue
Beylongue (; oc, Vath Longa) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Landes department The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Landes department of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories i ... References Communes of Landes (department) {{Landes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesperon
Lesperon (; oc, L'Esperon) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France. Geography Common located about 30 kilometres from the beaches of the Silver Coast, in the heart of the Landes Forest. History Built on a height protected by a stream below the Vignacq. Its original name was Arrast (of "Arx", that is to say, citadel). Around 1305, Armanieu d'Albret, lord of this parish, asserts his authority by building a castle and a church. It is endowed with an imposing fortified tower-tower, equipped with bretèches, armed with loopholes and breakthrough of machicolations. It is supposed that around this church, there would have been four columns, vestiges gone from a savage. At that time Edward II of England pointed this place to his subjects as a dangerous place because of its important junction on a route to Santiago de Compostela, an important stop from where one can continue by the continuation is by Navarre and Roncesvalles, or by Biscay. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laluque
Laluque (; oc-gsc, La Luca) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Landes department The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Landes department of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories i ... Toponymy Laluque would come from the Latin word Lucus which means sacred wood in Latin Sport There is a sports club called the USL (L'Union Sportive Laluquoise) evolving promotion level second division (formerly promotion first division) in the district of Landes. The Laluque Music School. History Henri Ferrand blew up 50 wagons on his one, he fought for the liberation of the France. The Laluque's museum is a Traditional house from the early 19th century with half-timbered walls and briquettes - the museum allows you to go back in time. The guides welcome you and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taller
Taller is a Communes of France, commune in the Landes (department), Landes Departments of France, department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. William II Sánchez of Gascony perpetrated a major defeat of the Vikings at Taller in 982 and they vanished as a serious threat thereafter. Population Etymology The origins of the name "Taller" are still uncertain but might come from the English word "tall", which could be related to the altitude of the village from which went from 70 to 90m in 982. Taller used to be called Talleyras. History Legends say that in 982 :fr:Guillaume Sanche de Gascogne, Guillaume Sanche duc d'Aquitaine (:fr:Gascogne, Gascogne) fought and won against the Normans (Vikings). During World War II, Taller used to be a German ammunition depot. Geography Taller is located in France, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the Landes department, near Dax Pilgrims walk through the village because it is part of the ":fr:Chemins de Compostelle, Chemin de Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
