Village étape
A Village étape (France) or a Village relais (Québec) is a small town, typically under five thousand people, designated to provide a complete set of services for national or provincial highway travellers. While most do provide natural or cultural landmarks, activities or attractions in some form, the core requirements address quality or hours of operation for amenities such as restaurants, grocers, lodging and tourist information. Village étape In France, a village étape is a village standing or just off a motorway or national dual-carriageway that has been accepted by the "Village étape" Association as meeting the following criteria: * Population under 5000 * A range of "basic" shops (butcher, baker, newsagent, grocer) * A range of varied eating places * A classified hotel * A Tourist Information Point or Centre * A shaded parking area * A telephone * A picnic area * Public toilets * A Cash machine The shopkeepers, hoteliers or restaurant keepers involved in the Village éta ...
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Philemon may refer to: In the Bible * Epistle to Philemon, a book in the New Testament * Philemon (biblical figure), recipient of Saint Paul's Epistle to Philemon Arts and entertainment * ''Philémon'' (comics), a Franco-Belgian comic book series by Fred * ''Philemon'' (musical), a 1975 off-Broadway musical by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt * Philemon Arthur and the Dung, a music group from Scania, Sweden, consisting of two members, whose real names are unknown * Philemon, a character from the ''Persona'' video game series People *Helen Philemon (born 1980), track and field athlete from Papua New Guinea *Philemon (given name), a list of people with the given name *Philemon (poet), an Athenian poet and playwright of the New Comedy *Philemon (geographer), an Ancient Greek geographer of the 1st century AD Other * Baucis and Philemon, the couple from the ''Metamorphoses'' of Greek mythology * Philemon, a wise spirit guide in '' The Red Book'', by Carl Jung * Philemon Foundation, a ...
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Donzenac
Donzenac () is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Geography Commune of the urban area of Brive-la-Gaillarde located in the Massif Central on the national road N20, 10 km north of Brive-la-Gaillarde. Perched on an outcrop dominating the Maumont, resulting from the confluence of the Maumont Blanc and the Maumont Noir. Another tributary of the Maumont, the Clan stream waters the western part of the communal territory. The Château district, Donzenac, a former fortified village, still retains its medieval appearance with its high walls, narrow, winding lanes that all return to the Church district. The village of Travassac, located 3 km above the town, is one of the most important hamlets of the commune. It is a typical village once inhabited by slate workers who worked in the quarry. This hamlet is home to a vertically operated former open slate quarry. This unique site in Europe is now open to the public. Population See also *Communes of the Cor ...
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Haute-Marne
Haute-Marne (; English: Upper Marne) is a department in the Grand Est region of Northeastern France. Named after the river Marne, its prefecture is Chaumont. In 2019, it had a population of 172,512.Populations légales 2019: 52 Haute-Marne
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Haute-Marne is one of the original 83 departments created during the on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the of

Joinville, Haute-Marne
Joinville () is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Marne Departments of France, department in north-eastern France. Originally spelled ''Jonivilla'' or ''Junivilla'' in Latin language, Latin, in the Middle Ages it was the site of Lordship of Joinville, an important lordship in the county of Champagne. Its medieval Castle, château-fort, which gave to members of the House of Guise their title, ''Prince de Joinville'', was demolished during the French Revolution, Revolution of 1789, but the 16th-century Château du Grand Jardin built by Claude, Duke of Guise, Claude de Lorraine, duc de Guise, has been restored. Population Transport Joinville station is served by regional trains between Saint-Dizier and Chaumont station, Chaumont. Joinville Mussey Airport (ICAO code LFFJ) is a small aifield, mainly used for gliding. Twin towns – sister cities Joinville is Twin towns and sister cities, twinned with: * Buckingham, United Kingdom Personalities * Jean de Joinville * ...
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Grand-Fougeray
Grand-Fougeray (; ) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France. Geography The river Chère forms most of the commune's southern border. Population Inhabitants of Grand-Fougeray are called ''Fulkériens'' in French. See also *Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department The following is a list of the 333 Communes of France, communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):

Creuse
Creuse (; oc, Cruesa or ) is a department in central France named after the river Creuse. After Lozère, it is the second least populated department in France. It is bordered by Indre and Cher to the north, Allier and Puy-de-Dôme to the east, Corrèze to the south, and Haute-Vienne to the west. Guéret, the Prefecture of Creuse has a population approximately 12,000, making it the largest settlement in the department. The next biggest town is La Souterraine and then Aubusson. The department is situated in the former Province of La Marche. Creuse is one of the most rural and sparsely populated departments in France, with a population density of 21/km2 (56/sq mi), and a 2019 population of 116,617 - the second-smallest of any Departments in France.Populations légales 2019: 23 Creuse
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Gouzon
Gouzon (; Auvergnat: ''Gosom'') is a commune in the Creuse department in central France. Geography Gouzon is located about east of Guéret in the Massif Central The (; oc, Massís Central, ; literally ''"Central Massif"'') is a highland region in south-central France, consisting of mountains and plateaus. It covers about 15% of mainland France. Subject to volcanism that has subsided in the last 10,00 ... on the river Voueize, as well as its tributary Goze. The Route nationale 145 (European route E62) passes through the commune. The train station Parsac-Gouzon on the railroad line Montluçon - Saint-Sulpice-Laurière is located in the neighboring commune Parsac-Rimondeix. Population The inhabitants are known as ''Gouzonnais''. Sights *13th-century church with a shingle-covered steeple. *Church of St. Nicolas of the Forge (5 km) - Some medieval frescos. *''Étang de Grands-Champs'' – Fly-fishing lake *''Étang des Landes'' - 120 Hectares nature reserve. Bird Ob ...
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Florac
Florac is a former commune of the Lozère department in southern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Florac-Trois-Rivières. History Medieval Raymond of Anduze held the barony of Florac and is recorded as using the castle there in the 13th century. In 1363 local-born Pope Urban V lent the town 300 florins for the construction of ramparts. Such defences were not at all unusual and offered desirable security and protection for the townspeople. These medieval city walls finally came down in 1629 after the Edict of Alès which, despite allowing some concessions for Huguenots, insisted on the pulling down of fortifications at perceived 'strongholds'. 19th century Florac was visited by a young Robert Louis Stevenson and features as a chapter in his droll Victorian bestseller ''Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes'' (1879). The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (GR 70), a popular long-distance path following Stevenson's approximate route, runs through t ...
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Morbihan
Morbihan ( , ; br, Mor-Bihan ) is a department in the administrative region of Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline. It had a population of 759,684 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 56 Morbihan
INSEE It is noted for its Carnac stones, which predate and are more extensive than the monument in , England. Three major military educ ...
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Elven, Morbihan
Elven (; br, An Elven) is a commune, located in the department of Morbihan and region of Brittany, western France. Geography The village of Elven is located about from the Vannes-Rennes junction on route nationale 166. Until 2015, it was the seat of the former canton of Elven which also included Saint-Nolff, Monterblanc, Sulniac, Trédion and La Vraie-Croix. Elven is near the Lanvaux moor, surrounded by several woodlands: Helfaut wood, Coeby wood, Kerfily, and la Boissière. The Kerbiler stream leaves the land of the Château de Largoët and crosses la Boissière where it encounters the ruins of the Bragou mill (where it is still possible to see the mill wheel) and then flows down to the village via another old mill (the Elven mill) before emptying into the river Arz a few kilometres later. The terrain is mostly granite which is quarried in several places, one of which is the Parc quarry near the Château Largoët. The town centre spreads around the imposing church of St. ...
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Indre
Indre (; oc, Endre) is a landlocked department in central France named after the river Indre. The inhabitants of the department are known as the ''Indriens'' (masculine; ) and ''Indriennes'' (feminine; ). Indre is part of the current administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire and is bordered by the departments of Indre-et-Loire to the west, Loir-et-Cher to the north, Cher to the east, Creuse, and Haute-Vienne to the south, and Vienne to the southwest. The préfecture (capital) is Châteauroux and there are three subpréfectures at Le Blanc, La Châtre and Issoudun. It had a population of 219,316 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 36 Indre
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History

Indre is one of the original 83 departments created during the