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Sauveterre (Gard)
Sauveterre is the name or part of the name of several communes in France: * Sauveterre, Gard, in the Gard ''département'' * Sauveterre, Gers, in the Gers ''département'' * Sauveterre, Hautes-Pyrénées, in the Hautes-Pyrénées ''département'' * Sauveterre, Tarn, in the Tarn ''département'' * Sauveterre, Tarn-et-Garonne, in the Tarn-et-Garonne ''département'' * Sauveterre-de-Béarn, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques ''département'' * Sauveterre-de-Comminges, in the Haute-Garonne ''département'' * Sauveterre-de-Guyenne, in the Gironde ''département'' * Sauveterre-de-Rouergue, in the Aveyron ''département'' * Sauveterre-la-Lémance, in the Lot-et-Garonne ''département'' * Sauveterre-Saint-Denis, in the Lot-et-Garonne ''département'' * Causse de Sauveterre The Causses () are a group of limestone plateaus (700–1,200 m) in the Massif Central. They are bordered to the north-west by the Limousin and the Périgord uplands, and to the east by the Aubrac and the Cévennes. Lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commune In France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sauveterre, Gard
Sauveterre (; oc, Sauvatèrra) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Geography The village is located between the towns of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon in the south and Roquemaure in the north, and bounded by the Rhône River in the east, and the commune of Pujaut in the west. Amenities The village is primarily a farming community, with a dozen or so shops providing essential local foodstuffs and services, including bakeries, a hairdresser, a grocery, a video rental, two bar-restaurants, a car repair garage, a post office, the town hall and community centre, and a small modern housing development. The main road runs along the foot of a steep escarpment on which the majority of the older houses are located in a labyrinth of steep narrow lanes. To the east of the road the farmland land is the flat former flood plain of the Rhone River, and is planted mainly with apples, melons, pumpkins, asparagus, and market garden produce from organic agriculture. Administra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sauveterre, Gers
Sauveterre (; oc, Sauvatèrra) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. Geography Localisation Hydrology The river Gesse forms part of the commune's southern border, then flows into the Save, which forms most of its eastern border. Population See also *Communes of the Gers department The following is a list of the 461 communes of the Gers department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Gers {{Gers-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sauveterre, Hautes-Pyrénées
Sauveterre (; oc, Sauvatèrra) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ... References Communes of Hautes-Pyrénées {{HautesPyrénées-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sauveterre, Tarn
Sauveterre (; , meaning ''safe land'') is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. Geography The Thoré forms the commune's northern border. See also *Communes of the Tarn department The following is a list of the 314 communes of the Tarn department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Tarn (department) {{Tarn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sauveterre, Tarn-et-Garonne
Sauveterre (; oc, Salvatèrra) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie Occitanie may refer to: *Occitania, a region in southern France called ''Occitanie'' in French *Occitania (administrative region) Occitania ( ; french: Occitanie ; oc, Occitània ; ca, Occitània ) is the southernmost administrative region of ... region in southern France. Geography The Barguelonne flows westward through the commune. See also * Communes of the Tarn-et-Garonne department References Communes of Tarn-et-Garonne {{TarnGaronne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sauveterre-de-Béarn
Sauveterre-de-Béarn (, literally ''Sauveterre of Béarn''; oc, Sauvatèrra; eu, Salbaterra Bearno) is a medieval village perched above the Gave d'Oloron and facing the Pyrenees in south-western France. It is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department. History While the stone portions of the drawbridge remain, the wooden section is no longer there and the terminal of the bridge has been walled. The church and many buildings remain in their original condition. In the Middle Ages the town was used to keep a watch from its lofty heights on Gascony and the bordering Navarre. The remains of the bridge provide the most impressive view of the town above. Miscellaneous Sauveterre de Bearn appeared in the Trevanian (aka Rod Whitaker) novel '' The Summer of Katya'' under the name Alos. In the book, it is where the Festival of the Drowned Virgin takes place. See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department The following is a list of the 546 communes of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sauveterre-de-Comminges
Sauveterre-de-Comminges (, literally ''Sauveterre of Comminges''; oc, Sauvatèrra de Comenge) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area .... Population See also * Communes of the Haute-Garonne department References Communes of Haute-Garonne Comminges {{HauteGaronne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sauveterre-de-Guyenne
Sauveterre-de-Guyenne (, literally ''Sauveterre of Guyenne''; Gascon: ''Sauvatèrra de Guiana'') is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Toponymy Before 1896, Sauveterre-de-Guyenne was better known as Sauveterre-de Bazadais. This Bastide was built in a small village called "Athala" and was first named Salva-Terra (Salvation of the land), which later became Saubeterre and then Sauveterre. History Sauveterre-de-Guyenne was founded as an English Bastide in 1281 by King Edward I of England, in the name of ending rivalries among the lords. He signed the "Charte des Coutumes de la Cité" in 1283, which protected the inhabitants and set the rules of life in the village community. Structure Sauveterre-de-Guyenne is a very well maintained Bastide, having the typical Bastide 'grid' layout. The entry points into the city were through four stone tower gates. The central market square is surrounded by stone houses and the typical arcades on the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sauveterre-de-Rouergue
Sauveterre-de-Rouergue (, literally ''Sauveterre of Rouergue''; oc, Sauvatèrra) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. It is one of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (most beautiful villages of France). Population See also *Communes of the Aveyron department The following is a list of the 285 communes of the Aveyron department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Sauveterre-de-Rouergue (in English) Communes of Aveyron [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sauveterre-la-Lémance
Sauveterre-la-Lémance (; oc, Salvatèrra de Lemança) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. Geography Surrounded by green hills and situated in the Lémance valley on the borders of Bouriane and Périgord noir, it borders the departments of Dordogne and Lot. Sauveterre-la-Lémance station has rail connections to Périgueux and Agen. Château Château des Rois ducs (also known as Château de Sauveterre) is a fortified castle located above the village. It was built at the end of the thirteenth century by Edward I of England in a strategic position between Périgord and Agen. During the Hundred Years' War, it became a center-piece in the Franco-English war of attrition. It was burnt down in 1789 during the French Revolution. It was bought by aviator Jean Mermoz in 1936, a year before his death. The castle has been classified as historical monument since September 19, 2003. As of 2020, it is a private property and is not open to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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