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Saint-Cyr-l'École
Saint-Cyr-l'École () is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. It used to host the training school for officers of the French army, the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr (ESM), which was relocated to Coëtquidan in 1945. The old buildings of the ESM are now used by the lycée militaire de Saint-Cyr (military high school of Saint-Cyr). Inhabitants are called ''Saint-Cyriens'' (uppercase, with students or graduates from the school called ''saint-cyriens'' with lowercase). Geography Saint-Cyr lies in the ''arrondissement'' of Versailles, west of the Park of Versailles. It is named after St. Cyricus. Saint-Cyr-l'École is served by Saint-Cyr station, which is an interchange station on Paris RER line C, on the Transilien Line U suburban rail line, and on the Transilien Line N suburban rail line. Saint-Cyr-l'Ecole airfield is long established and lies on the edge of the commune. It is used by light aircraft flown by priva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
École Spéciale Militaire De Saint-Cyr
The École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr (ESM, literally the "Special Military School of Saint-Cyr") is a French military academy, and is often referred to as Saint-Cyr (). It is located in Coëtquidan in Guer, Morbihan, Brittany. Its motto is ''Ils s'instruisent pour vaincre'', literally meaning "They study to vanquish" or, more freely put, "Training for victory". French cadet officers are called ''saint-cyriens'' or ''cyrards''. France's other most senior military education institute is the ''École de guerre'' (EdG) (School of Warfare), located in the ''École militaire'' complex, in Paris. French students who enter Saint-Cyr as cadets are about 21 years old, and undergo three years of training. All ESM cadets graduate with a Master of Arts or a Master of Science and are commissioned officers. The academy was founded in Fontainebleau in 1802 by Napoleon. It was moved in 1806 to the buildings of the former ''Maison Royale de Saint-Louis'', in Saint-Cyr-l'École, west of Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Versailles
The arrondissement of Versailles is an arrondissement of France in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region. It has 23 communes. Its population is 417,560 (2019), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Versailles, and their INSEE codes, are: # Bailly (78043) # Bois-d'Arcy (78073) # Bougival (78092) # Buc (78117) # La Celle-Saint-Cloud (78126) # Châteaufort (78143) # Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt (78158) # Les Clayes-sous-Bois (78165) # Fontenay-le-Fleury (78242) # Guyancourt (78297) # Jouy-en-Josas (78322) # Les Loges-en-Josas (78343) # Montigny-le-Bretonneux (78423) # Noisy-le-Roi (78455) # Plaisir (78490) # Rennemoulin (78518) # Saint-Cyr-l'École (78545) # Toussus-le-Noble (78620) # Trappes (78621) # Vélizy-Villacoublay (78640) # Versailles (78646) # Villepreux (78674) # Viroflay (78686) History The arrondissement of Versailles was created in 1800 as part of the department Seine-et-Oise. In 1968 it became part of the new departm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Françoise D'Aubigné, Marquise De Maintenon
Françoise d'Aubigné (27 November 1635 – 15 April 1719), known first as Madame Scarron and subsequently as Madame de Maintenon (), was a French noblewoman who secretly married King Louis XIV. Although she was never considered queen of France, she was one of the King's closest advisers and the royal children's governess. In 1686, she founded the Maison royale de Saint-Louis, a school for girls from poorer noble families. Childhood Birth at Niort Françoise d'Aubigné was born on 27 November 1635, in Niort, France. A plaque suggests her birthplace was at the Hotel du Chaumont, but some sources indicate she was born in or just outside the local prison, where her Huguenot father Constant d'Aubigné was incarcerated for conspiring against King Louis XIII's powerful chief minister, Cardinal Richelieu. Her mother, Jeanne de Cardilhac, was the daughter of the prison director and was probably seduced by the incarcerated Constant. She was a fervent Catholic and had her child bapt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycée Militaire De Saint-Cyr
The lycée militaire de Saint-Cyr (or Coldo) is one of six (formerly 'lycées militaires') of the French Ministry of Defence. Situated at Saint-Cyr-l'École (Yvelines), it occupies a particularly historic building - it succeeds the Maison royale de Saint-Louis The Maison Royale de Saint-Louis was a boarding school for girls set up on 15 June 1686 at Saint-Cyr (what is now the commune of Saint-Cyr-l'École, Yvelines) in France by king Louis XIV at the request of his second wife, Françoise d'Aubigné, Mar ..., the Prytanée militaire and the École spéciale militaire. The lycée's motto is " he real school of command is therefore general knowledge.Charles de Gaulle, ''Vers l'Armée de Métier'', Berger-Levrault, 1934. References External links Lycée militaire de Saint-Cyr {{DEFAULTSORT:Lycee Militaire De Saint-Cyr Military training establishments of France Boarding schools in France Lycées in Yvelines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maison Royale De Saint-Louis
The Maison Royale de Saint-Louis was a boarding school for girls set up on 15 June 1686 at Saint-Cyr (what is now the commune of Saint-Cyr-l'École, Yvelines) in France by king Louis XIV at the request of his second wife, Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, who wanted a school for girls from impoverished noble families. The establishment lost its leading role on the deaths of Louis and then Maintenon, but it nevertheless marked an evolution in female education under the Ancien Régime. Its notable students included Maintenon's niece Marthe-Marguerite Le Valois de Villette de Mursay, marquise de Caylus, and Napoleon's sister Elisa Bonaparte, grand duchess of Tuscany. It remained in existence during the first years of the French Revolution, but closed for good in March 1793, with its empty buildings being taken over by the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr in 1808. However, the ''Maison royale'' later provided Napoleon with the inspiration for his ''Maison des demoise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycée Militaire De Saint-Cyr
The lycée militaire de Saint-Cyr (or Coldo) is one of six (formerly 'lycées militaires') of the French Ministry of Defence. Situated at Saint-Cyr-l'École (Yvelines), it occupies a particularly historic building - it succeeds the Maison royale de Saint-Louis The Maison Royale de Saint-Louis was a boarding school for girls set up on 15 June 1686 at Saint-Cyr (what is now the commune of Saint-Cyr-l'École, Yvelines) in France by king Louis XIV at the request of his second wife, Françoise d'Aubigné, Mar ..., the Prytanée militaire and the École spéciale militaire. The lycée's motto is " he real school of command is therefore general knowledge.Charles de Gaulle, ''Vers l'Armée de Métier'', Berger-Levrault, 1934. References External links Lycée militaire de Saint-Cyr {{DEFAULTSORT:Lycee Militaire De Saint-Cyr Military training establishments of France Boarding schools in France Lycées in Yvelines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonnyrigg
Bonnyrigg ( sco, Bonnyrigg) is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, eight miles (13 kilometres) southeast of Edinburgh city centre. The town had a population of 14,663 in the 2001 census which rose to 15,677 in the 2011 census, both figures based on the 2010 definition of the locality which, as well as Bonnyrigg and the adjacent settlement of Lasswade, includes Polton village, Poltonhall housing estate and modern development at Hopefield. The estimated population for 2018 is 18,120, the highest of any town in Midlothian. Along with Lasswade, Bonnyrigg is a twin town with Saint-Cyr-l'École, France. History Early maps of the locality show various versions of the village name. It first appears as a small hamlet on William Roy's map of c.1750 as ''Bonnebrig''. From 1763, it is called ''Bannockrigg'' or ''Bannoc Rig''. In 1817 the village is named ''Bonny Ridge'', then ''Bonny Rigg'' in 1828, ''Bonnyrig'' in 1834, ''Bonny Rig'' in 1850 until, finally, the Ordnance Survey map of 185 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butzbach
Butzbach () is a town in the Wetteraukreis district in Hessen, Germany. It is located approximately 16 km south of Gießen and 35 km north of Frankfurt am Main. In 2007, the town hosted the 47th Hessentag state festival from 1 to 10 June. The "Landgrafenschloss" ("landgraves' castle"), used by the United States Army until 1990, is now utilized by the city council. The so-called "Roman Way Housing" of the United States Army with more than 1000 apartments was returned to the German Government in October 2007 and since has been renovated and rented out to the public. The town's market place is enclosed by timber framing. The "Schrenzer" hill (or Heidelbeerberg, 385 m) overlooks the town and the country north of Frankfurt, called ''Wetterau''. Another much higher mountain nearby is the Hausberg which features a look-out tower. Boroughs of Butzbach Butzbach consists of the boroughs Bodenrod, Butzbach (urban core), Ebersgöns, Fauerbach vor der Höhe, Griedel, Hausen-Oes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Cyr Station
Saint-Cyr refers to the popular child-saint Saint Quiricus (Cyriacus), whose following was strong in France because relics were brought back from Antioch by the 4th-century Bishop Saint Amator of Auxerre. Saint-Cyr may refer to: Places France * École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, a French military academy; ''Saint-Cyr'' is a common name for the academy * École de Saint-Cyr, a boarding school for girls founded in 1684 by Madame de Maintenon * Saint-Cyr, Ardèche, in the department of Ardèche * Saint-Cyr, Haute-Vienne, in the department of Haute-Vienne * Saint-Cyr, Manche, in the department of Manche * Saint-Cyr, Saône-et-Loire, in the department of Saône-et-Loire * Saint-Cyr, Vienne, in the department of Vienne * Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or, in the department of Rhône * Saint-Cyr-de-Favières, in the department of Loire * Saint-Cyr-de-Salerne, in the department of Eure * Saint-Cyr-des-Gâts, in the department of Vendée * Saint-Cyr-de-Valorges, in the department of L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communauté D'agglomération Versailles Grand Parc
The Communauté d'agglomération Versailles Grand Parc is the ''communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Versailles. It is located in the Yvelines and Essonne departments, in the Île-de-France region, northern France. It was created in November 2002.CA Versailles Grand Parc (CAVGP) (N° SIREN : 247800584) BANATIC. Accessed 7 April 2022. Its area is 123.6 km2. Its population was 267,033 in 2018, of which 85,205 in Versailles proper.Comparateur de territoire INSEE, accessed 7 April 2022.
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Albert Camus
Albert Camus ( , ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, and journalist. He was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His works include '' The Stranger'', '' The Plague'', ''The Myth of Sisyphus'', '' The Fall'', and '' The Rebel''. Camus was born in French Algeria to '' Pieds Noirs'' parents. He spent his childhood in a poor neighbourhood and later studied philosophy at the University of Algiers. He was in Paris when the Germans invaded France during World War II in 1940. Camus tried to flee but finally joined the French Resistance where he served as editor-in-chief at '' Combat'', an outlawed newspaper. After the war, he was a celebrity figure and gave many lectures around the world. He married twice but had many extramarital affairs. Camus was politically active; he was part of the left that opposed Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Union because of their totali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Hugo
Victor-Marie Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. He is considered to be one of the greatest French writers of all time. His most famous works are the novels ''The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'' (1831) and ''Les Misérables'' (1862). In France, Hugo is renowned for his poetry collections, such as (''The Contemplations'') and (''The Legend of the Ages''). Hugo was at the forefront of the Romanticism, Romantic literary movement with his play ''Cromwell (play), Cromwell'' and drama ''Hernani (drama), Hernani''. Many of his works have inspired music, both during his lifetime and after his death, including the opera ''Rigoletto'' and the musicals ''Les Misérables (musical), Les Misérables'' and ''Notre-Dame de Paris (musical), Notre-Dame de Paris''. He produced more than 4,000 drawings in his lifetime, and campaigned for social cau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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