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Sainte-Radegonde (other)
Sainte-Radegonde is the name of several communes in France named after Radegund: * Sainte-Radegonde, Aveyron, in the Aveyron ''département'' * Sainte-Radegonde, Charente-Maritime, in the Charente-Maritime ''département'' * Sainte-Radegonde, Deux-Sèvres, in the Deux-Sèvres ''département'' * Sainte-Radegonde, Dordogne, in the Dordogne ''département'' * Sainte-Radegonde, Gers, in the Gers ''département'' * Sainte-Radegonde, Gironde, in the Gironde ''département'' * Sainte-Radegonde, Saône-et-Loire, in the Saône-et-Loire ''département'' Former communes * Sainte-Radegonde, Charente, in the Charente ''département'', now part of Baignes-Sainte-Radegonde * Sainte-Radegonde, Creuse, in the Creuse ''département'', now part of Budelière * Sainte-Radegonde-en-Touraine, in the Indre-et-Loire ''département'', now part of Tours * Sainte-Radegonde, Somme, in the Somme ''département'', now part of Péronne, Somme See also * Sainte-Radégonde, in the Vienne ''département'' * Sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radegund
Radegund ( la, Radegundis; also spelled ''Rhadegund, Radegonde, or Radigund''; 520 – 13 August 587) was a Thuringian princess and Frankish queen, who founded the Abbey of the Holy Cross at Poitiers. She is the patron saint of several churches in France and England and of Jesus College, Cambridge (whose full name is "The College of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist ''and the glorious Virgin Saint Radegund'', near Cambridge"). Life Radegund was born about 520 to Bertachar, one of the three kings of the German land Thuringia."St. Radegund", Jesus College, Cambridge Radegund's uncle, , killed Bertachar in battle, and took Radegund i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baignes-Sainte-Radegonde
Baignes-Sainte-Radegonde () is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Baignois'' or ''Baignoises''. The commune has been awarded one flower by the ''National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom'' in the ''Competition of cities and villages in Bloom''. Geography Baignes-Sainte-Radegonde is the capital of its Canton and also of ''Petit Angoumois'', a natural region of pine forests and lakes in the south-west of Charente. The commune is located some 15 km south-east of Jonzac and 18 km north of Montlieu-la-Garde. The northern, western, and southern borders of the commune are also the departmental border between Charente and Charente-Maritime. The town is located on the eastern border of the commune and is accessed by the D2 from Brossac in the south-east which passes through the town then continues west, changing to the D152 in Charente-Maritime, then continuing s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tours
Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Indre-et-Loire. The Communes of France, commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabitants as of 2018 while the population of the whole functional area (France), metropolitan area was 516,973. Tours sits on the lower reaches of the Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. Formerly named Caesarodunum by its founder, Roman Augustus, Emperor Augustus, it possesses one of the largest amphitheaters of the Roman Empire, the Tours Amphitheatre. Known for the Battle of Tours in 732 AD, it is a National Sanctuary with connections to the Merovingian dynasty, Merovingians and the Carolingian dynasty, Carolingians, with the Capetian dynasty, Capetians making the kingdom's currency the Livre tournois. Martin of Tours, Saint Martin, Gregory of Tours and Alcuin were all from Tours. Tours was once part of Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budelière
Budelière (; Auvergnat: ''Budeliere'') is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated some southwest of Montluçon at the junction of the D993 and the D64 roads. Between 1905 and 1955, the commune had a goldmine at Le Chatelet, which produced 11 tonnes of gold in those years. The commune is served by a TER railway. The river Tardes Tardes (; oc, Tardas) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A farming Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key deve ..., classified Natura 2000, forms all of the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Cher, northwest of the village. Population Sights * The church, dating from the nineteenth century. * The church at St.Radegonde, dating from the twelfth ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Radegonde, Aveyron
Sainte-Radegonde (; Languedocien: ''Senta Radegonda'') is a commune in the Aveyron department in Occitania in southern 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):Communes of Aveyron Aveyron communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Aveyron-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Radegonde, Saône-et-Loire
Sainte-Radegonde is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern 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 .... See also * Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department References Communes of Saône-et-Loire {{SaôneLoire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Radegonde, Gironde
Sainte-Radegonde (; oc, Senta Radegonda) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 communes of the Gironde department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Gironde {{Gironde-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
