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Vendômois
The Vendômois () is a traditional area of France equivalent to the arrondissement of Vendôme Vendôme (, ) is a subprefecture of the department of Loir-et-Cher, France. It is also the department's third-biggest commune with 15,856 inhabitants (2019). It is one of the main towns along the river Loir. The river divides itself at the ..., to the north of Loir-et-Cher, and on both sides of Loir. References *Jean-Jacques Loisel, Jean Vassort (ed.), ''Histoire du Vendômois'', Vendôme, Éditions du Cherche-Lune, 2007, Geography of Loir-et-Cher {{LoirCher-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vendôme
Vendôme (, ) is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Departments of France, department of Loir-et-Cher, France. It is also the department's third-biggest Communes of France, commune with 15,856 inhabitants (2019). It is one of the main towns along the river Loir. The river divides itself at the entrance of Vendôme, intersecting it into numerous different arms. The town has a rich Middle Ages, medieval history and many historical monuments. History Vendôme (in la, Vindocinum) appears originally to have been a Gaul, Gallic , replaced later by a feudal castle, around which the modern town arose. Christianity was introduced by in the 5th century, and the important abbey of the Trinity (which claimed to possess a tear shed by Jesus at the tomb of Lazarus of Bethany, Lazarus) was founded about 1030. When the reign of the House of Capet began, Vendôme formed the chief town of a county belonging to Bouchard, called "the Venerable", who died in the monastery of in 1 ... [...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] |
Loir-et-Cher
Loir-et-Cher (, ) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Its name is originated from two rivers which cross it, the Loir in its northern part and the Cher in its southern part. Its prefecture is Blois. The INSEE and La Poste gave it the number 41. It had a population of 329,470 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 41 Loir-et-Cher INSEE History The department of Loir-et-Cher covers a territory which had a substantial population during the prehistoric period. However it was not until the that local inhabitants built various castles and other fortifications to enable them to withstand a series of invasions of |
Loir
The Loir () is a long river in western France. It is a left tributary of the Sarthe. Its source is in the Eure-et-Loir department, north of Illiers-Combray. It joins the river Sarthe in Briollay, north of the city of Angers. It is indirectly a tributary of the Loire, and runs roughly parallel to it and slightly north of it for much of its length, and so might be regarded as a Yazoo type river. Departments and towns crossed include * Eure-et-Loir (28): Illiers-Combray, Bonneval, Châteaudun, Cloyes-sur-le-Loir * Loir-et-Cher (41): Fréteval, Morée, Vendôme, Montoire-sur-le-Loir * Sarthe (72): La Chartre-sur-le-Loir, Château-du-Loir, Le Lude, La Flèche * Maine-et-Loire (49): Durtal, Lézigné, Seiches-sur-le-Loir Tributaries include * Ozanne * Yerre * Braye * Aigre Aigre () is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aigrinois'' or ''Aigrinoises'' The commune has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
