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Timeline Of Bourges
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bourges, France. Prior to 20th century * ca.250 CE – Roman Catholic diocese of Bourges established. * 475 CE – Visigoths in power (until ca.507). * 762 – Siege and conquest by the Franks under King Pepin the Short. * 1195 – Bourges Cathedral construction begins (approximate date). * 1225 – Religious Council of Bourges held. * 1312 – Coutume de Berry (law) written (approximate date). * 1380 – Public clock installed (approximate date). * 1412 - during the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War. * 1424 - Bourges astronomical clock installed in the cathedral. * 1438 – Religious council held, resulting in the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges issued by Charles VII of France. * 1453 - Palais Jacques Coeur completed. * 1463 – University of Bourges founded by Louis XI. * 1487 – . * 1492 – (town hall) built. * 1510 – built. * 1528 – Religious council held. * 1573 – founded. * 1584 – Religious council hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Cher (department)
Cher (; ; Berrichon: ''Char'') is a department in the administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is named after the river Cher. In 2019, it had a population of 302,306.Populations légales 2019: 18 Cher INSEE History Cher is one of the original 83 departments created during the on 4 March 1790. Most of it was created, along with the adjacent department of Indre from the former province of . The southeastern corne ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serge Lepeltier
Serge Lepeltier (born 12 October 1953 in Le Veurdre, Allier) is a French politician. He studied at HEC Paris. He was mayor of Bourges in 1995 and again in 2001. He was elected senator of the Cher ''département'' on 27 September 1998. He won the municipal elections in Bourges in 1995 over the communist candidate. He briefly acted as President of the Rally for the Republic in 2002 after Michèle Alliot-Marie was nominated as Minister of Defence, and just before the Party was officially dissolved within the Union for a Popular Movement. On 31 March 2004, Jean-Pierre Raffarin's government announced a reshuffle because of the massive losses in the French regional elections. Serge Lepeltier became Minister of the Environment, while Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, generally known as Roselyne Bachelot (née Narquin; born 24 December 1946) is a French politician who served as Minister of Culture in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex (2020–2022) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botanic Gardens Conservation International
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) is a plant conservation biology, conservation Charitable organization, charity based in Kew, Surrey, England. It is a membership organisation, working with 800 botanic gardens in 118 countries, whose combined work forms the world's largest plant conservation network. Founded in 1987, BGCI is a Charitable organization, registered charity in the United Kingdom, and its members include the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, as two of its key supporters. The founder and director from 1987 to 1993 was Professor Vernon H Heywood. He was followed in 1994 by Dr. Peter Wyse Jackson (as Secretary-General) who led BGCI till 2005 when Sara Oldfield succeeded him. She was then followed by Paul Smith in 2016 (current acting Secretary-General of BGCI). BGCI's patron is Charles III. Lady Suzanne Warner was Chair of BGCI from December 1999 to December 2004. She received an OBE in the Queen's 2006 New Year's Honours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservatoire National Du Pélargonium
The Conservatoire national du Pélargonium is a municipal botanical garden specializing in pelargoniums, which is located within the municipal greenhouses (''serres municipales'') on the Chemin Tortiot, Bourges, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The collection was established in 1986 and now contains 250 pelargonium species and 1,100 cultivars. It describes itself as the largest such collection in France, and has been designated a member of the French ''Conservatoire des collections végétales spécialisées'' (CCVS). See also * List of botanical gardens in France This list of botanical gardens in France is intended to contain all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in France. Ain * Arboretum de Cormoranche sur Saône, Cormoranche-sur-Saône * Parc botanique de la Teyssonnière, Buellas Aisne ... References Conservatoire national du PélargoniumBGCI entryDomaine de Courson entry (French)* ''Conservatoire des collections végétales spécialisées'' (French Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Printemps De Bourges
Le Printemps de Bourges is an annual music festival that is held in Bourges, France, over the course of five days. It is now a major event in France and Europe. History The festival was created in 1977 (by , , and ). With its span of 35 years, its history reflects musical trends and evolution over time. Every springtime, thousands of spectators come from all parts of France and foreign countries to see an eclectic variety of concerts. The festival encompasses some 60 shows, with over 200 artists on 13 stages within a week; these shows represent diverse genres, and both well-known artists and young musical talents. The ever-growing public is composed primarily of young people (91% are under 35), and over 200,000 people attend the festival each year. Music professionals (over 600 each year) are present to recruit new talents. The festival also attracts media professionals (press, TV, radio), numbering over 500 each year. A parallel festival is hosted in the city, called ''Les Déco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bourges 18
Bourges 18 was a football club based in Bourges, France. In the summer of 2008, FC Bourges, which formerly spent eleven seasons in the Division 2, merged with Bourges-Asnières 18 to create Bourges 18. The club's colours were red and blue. In 2021, a merger with Bourges Foot created the new club Bourges Foot 18. History * 1966: ''Foyer Saint-François Bourges'' and ''Racing Club de Bourges'' were amalgamated to form ''FC Bourges''. * 1970–1994: The club played intermittently in the Division 2 * 1994–1998: The club played in the Championnat National but went bankrupt in January 1998, and was henceforth known as ''FC Bourges 18'' * 2005: after another bankruptcy, the club changed its name to ''Bourges Football Olympique Club'' * 2006: The club is renamed once more and becomes ''Bourges Football'' * 2008: ''Bourges Football'' and ''Bourges Asnières 18'' amalgamate to become ''Bourges 18''. *2021: ''Bourges 18'' and ''Bourges Foot'' merge to create ''Bourges Foot 18''. Honours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Fighter Group
5th Fighter Group "Kos" was a fighter group of the Polish Air Forces in France, formed in May 1940. It was based in Bourges, France, with the mission of protecting the Hanriot aircraft factories. The group included 7 pilots and had Curtiss P-36 Hawk fighter aircraft. It was disestablished after the Fall of France in 1940.''Pilot Wojenny''. 4(7)/2000, p. 44–65.''Pilot Wojenny''. 3(15)/2001, p. 143. The formation had 4 air victories without suffering its own casualties. Members * captain Bronisław Kosiński (leader) * lieutenant Marian Wesołowski * platoon-leader Jan Kremski * corporal Adolf Pietrasiak * corporal Wacław Giermer * lieutenant colonel Marcel Haegelen * sergeant Wilhelm Kosarz Wilhelm may refer to: People and fictional characters * William Charles John Pitcher, costume designer known professionally as "Wilhelm" * Wilhelm (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname Other uses * Moun ... Citations Notes Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bourges Airport
Bourges Airport (french: Aéroport de Bourges) is an airport serving Bourges, a commune in the Cher department of the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. It is located southwest of Bourges. Facilities Bourges Airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has an asphalt paved runway designated 06/24 which measures and a parallel grass Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns an ... runway measuring . Statistics References External links * Airports in Centre-Val de Loire Buildings and structures in Cher (department) Transport in Centre-Val de Loire Bourges {{France-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comité Des Travaux Historiques Et Scientifiques
The Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques (CTHS) (''Committee for Historic and Scientific Works'') is a French research institution created by the Minister of Public Education François Guizot on 18 July 1834 for the purpose of 'leading research and making available unpublished documents, with funds voted from the state budget." Its mission includes promoting the work of learned societies. It is currently affiliated to the École Nationale des Chartes. In 2017, its president was Maurice Hamon and its deputy head was Christophe Marion. Original remit While he was Minister of Public Instruction, François Guizot was much occupied with what he described in his report of 31 December 1833 as the "systematic publication of all significant materials about the history of our country which are still unedited." To this end he established a committee on 18 July 1834, charged with directing research into documents and, with the support of public funds, their publication in its jour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musée Du Berry
The Musée du Berry is a museum in Bourges, France. Its collection was founded by Claude-Denis Mater in 1834. At first, the museum was housed in part of the Palais Jacques-Cœur, and later in what is now the Hôtel d'Angleterre on rue Jacques Cœur. In 1891, it moved to its present home in the Hôtel Cujas. It was renamed the Musée du Berry in 1912. History The original collection of the museum was founded by Claude-Denis Mater. The foundation of the museum was established by the prefect of Cher, the Count of Lapparent, by the decree issued on June 30, 1834. Installed first in a room of the Palais Jacques-Coeur until 1837, then in a house belonging to M. Pelletier, the current Hôtel d'Angleterre, rue Jacques Cœur, with a 6-year lease, but in 1844, the owner of the premises no longer wishing to continue this lease, the museum had to move in 1848, but the premises having been bought out, the new owner extended the lease. In 1856, the city sold the Jacques-Coeur Palace to the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canal De Berry
The Canal de Berry is a disused canal in France which links the Canal latéral à la Loire at Marseilles-lès-Aubigny with the Cher (river), Cher at Noyers-sur-Cher, Noyers rejoining the Loire near Tours. With a branch from Montluçon it provided of canal with Lock (water transport), locks wide from 1840 until its closure in 1955. There is now a operational segment with five locks between Selles-sur-Cher and Noyers-sur-Cher. Construction Although discussed from 1484, it was not until 1780 when House of Bethune#House of Béthune-Charost, Armand II-Joseph, 6th Duke of Béthune Charost presented the first solid proposal to the provincial assembly. But work did not start until after an imperial decree in 1809 and was not completed until 1839. The work was designed by Joseph Dutens, Joseph-Michel Dutens:fr:Canal du Berry, French Wiki article and mainly carried out by Spanish prisoners of war in the 1820s. Because of the shortage of water near the summit level at Sancoins, the 96 lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
