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Vassieux (quarter)
Vassieux may refer to: * Vassieux-en-Vercors, a municipality in the department of Drôme, France * Vassieux (quarter), a neighborhood in Caluire-et-Cuire, France * Jean Vassieux (1949-2021), a former ice hockey player in the French Ice Hockey Hall of Fame The French Ice Hockey Hall of Fame, was founded in 2008 by the French Ice Hockey Federation, in the commune of Chamonix, on the occasion of the centenary of the French Championship. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vassieux-en-Vercors
Vassieux-en-Vercors is a commune in the department of Drôme in southeastern France. The town is known for its assistance to the French Resistance during World War II, for which it was awarded the Ordre de la Libération. Geography The village is built on a polje of limestone and dominated by a vast Karst landscape. This polje lies on a syncline generally known as the "Plateau de Vassieux". The Plateau de Vassieux is the site of numerous other karst phenomena, such as limestone pavements and caves, which are studied and explored by local speleology groups. History Vassieux-en-Vercors is home to several prehistoric archaeological sites, and has a Museum of Prehistory which was created in May 1970 after the discovery of a flintknapping workshop. In June and July 1944, during the Second World War, the French Resistance, known as the Maquis du Vercors, staged a major uprising against the German occupation in Vercors Massif, Vercors and proclaimed the Free Republic of Vercors. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drôme
Drôme (; Occitan: ''Droma''; Arpitan: ''Drôma'') is the southernmost department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Named after the river Drôme, it had a population of 516,762 as of 2019.Populations légales 2019: 26 Drôme INSEE Drôme's prefecture is Valence. History Saint-Vallier in Drôme was the birthplace of one of France's most famous courtesans, the noble-born |
Vassieux (quarter)
Vassieux may refer to: * Vassieux-en-Vercors, a municipality in the department of Drôme, France * Vassieux (quarter), a neighborhood in Caluire-et-Cuire, France * Jean Vassieux (1949-2021), a former ice hockey player in the French Ice Hockey Hall of Fame The French Ice Hockey Hall of Fame, was founded in 2008 by the French Ice Hockey Federation, in the commune of Chamonix, on the occasion of the centenary of the French Championship. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caluire-et-Cuire
Caluire-et-Cuire (; frp, Caluéres-et-Cuéres) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It is the fifth-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and lies 4 km north-by-east of Lyon. Population Neighbourhoods * Le Bourg * Vassieux * Cuire-le-Bas (quarter) * Cuire-le-Haut (quarter) * Saint-Clair * Le Vernay * Montessuy * Bissardon See also * Parc Saint-Clair is a public greenspace in the quarter of Saint-Clair in the commune Caluire-et-Cuire near Lyon. The park has an area of , is bordered by the Rhône to the south and the to the north and east. It was designed by landscape architect Alain Provo ... References External links Town council website(in French) {{DEFAULTSORT:Caluireetcuire Communes of Lyon Metropolis Lyonnais ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Vassieux
Jean Vassieux (31 October 1949 – 29 December 2021) was a French ice hockey player. Life and career Vassieux played as a forward. He was a member of the French national team and participated in the Ice Hockey World Championships in 1978 and 1979. He was a team captain from 1976 to 1979. He played professionally for Ours de Villard-de-Lans and was awarded the Albert Hassler Trophy in 1978. In 2013, he was inducted into the French Ice Hockey Hall of Fame The French Ice Hockey Hall of Fame, was founded in 2008 by the French Ice Hockey Federation, in the commune of Chamonix, on the occasion of the centenary of the French Championship. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |