Allègre (; oc, Alègre) is a
commune in the
Haute-Loire department
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Government and military
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in south-central
France.
Population
Sights
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Château d'Allègre
300px, Château d'Allègre
The Château d'Allègre is a ruined castle in the '' commune'' of Allègre in the Haute-Loire ''département'' of France.
Description
The ruins consist of two corner towers of the former keep, joined by a section of m ...
: ruined castle, protected since 1935 as a ''
monument historique
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''
Personalities
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Germaine Tillion (30 May 1907 – 19 April 2008),
French
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anthropologist
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, was born in Allègre.
See also
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Claude Allègre
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Communes of the Haute-Loire department
References
External links
Official Web site
Communes of Haute-Loire
Auvergne
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