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Sorigny
Sorigny () is a French commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire. Sorigny has been twinned with the village of Box, in Wiltshire, Great Britain, since 2016. History It is a parish that was confirmed in March 1031 by a charter of Robert II of France. It was formerly divided into two fiefs. Hydrography The municipal hydrographic network, with a total length of 31.09 km, includes two notable rivers, the Bourdin (3.075 km) and the Montison (2.731 km), and ten small rivers that flow at certain times. The Bourdin, with a total length of 14.8 km, rises in the commune of Louans and flows into the Indre at Veigné after crossing five communes. Transport Transport in Sorigny is managed by the Centre-Val de Loire region and trains are operated by Transdev Touraine on the Rémi rail network. There are links between Tours and Sorigny via lines G, H, H1 and H2. Economy In 2018, the commune planned to establish a "brand village" on 20 hectares ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Gaumont
Marcel Gaumont was a French sculptor born on 27 January 1880 in Tours. He died in Paris on 20 November 1962. Biography Gaumont was a pupil at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris and studied under Louis-Ernest Barrias, François-Léon Sicard and Jules Coutan. He was the joint winner of the 1908 "Prix de Rome" along with Camille Crenier and this took him to Rome's Villa Médicis from 1909 to 1912. He exhibited regularly at the Salon de la Société des artistes français and in 1935 won their gold medal. In 1937 his four Metopes won the major prize at the Exposition internationale de Paris. These works had decorated the western façade of the Palais de Tokyo at that exhibition. In 1938 he was made an officer of the "Légion d'honneur". In 1939 he became professor at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and in 1944 he was elected to the French Académie des Beaux-Arts taking the chair vacated by Paul Gasq. Works from Gaumont's time studying at the Beaux- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |