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Vermorel
Établissements V. Vermorel was a French engineering businessLinz, Schrader: ''Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie.'' that existed between 1850 and 1965: for more than a century, until the death in 1957 of Édouard Vermorel, it was a family-run business. The company presented its first automobile in 1899, but waited for some years before becoming a regular automobile producer. Between 1908 and 1930 Vermorel was noteworthy as an automobile manufacturer, and commercial vehicle production continued till 1932. Origins The origins of Vermorel go back at least to the business set up in 1843 by Antoine Vermorel in a small village called Beauregard, in the countryside up-river of Lyon. Vermorel manufactured agricultural machinery: products included a successful threshing machine.http://gazoline.net/article2.php?id_article=361#.UwOYTc7w9kQ Article on Vermorel Most sources date the start of the business at 1850 which is when activities were relocated across the river to larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villefranche-sur-Saône
Villefranche-sur-Saône (, ; frp, Velafranche) is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. It lies 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the river Saône, and is around north of Lyon. The inhabitants of the town are called ''Caladois''. History Villefranche-sur-Saône was founded in 1212 by Guichard IV, count of Beaujeu ( frp, Bôjor/Biôjœr), and became in the 14th century the capital of the Beaujolais ( frp, Biôjolês) province. It endured three sieges in the 15th and 16th centuries. The town walls were taken down early in the 19th century. Population The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of Villefranche-sur-Saône proper, in its geography at the given years. The commune of Villefranche-sur-Saône absorbed the former communes of Béligny and Ouilly (partly) in 1853. Economy Industries include wine-trading, metallurgy, textiles, and chemicals. Transport The Autoroute du Sud (the principal road from Paris to the south of France) is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
