Couronne (pl.: ''Couronnes'') is a
French
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word meaning
crown
A crown is a traditional form of head adornment, or hat, worn by monarchs as a symbol of their power and dignity. A crown is often, by extension, a symbol of the monarch's government or items endorsed by it. The word itself is used, partic ...
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Places in France
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La Couronne, Charente
La Couronne () is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
The commune lies to the southwest of Angoulême.
Jean-Edmond Laroche-Joubert (1820–1884) was born in La Couronne.
He established two modern paper manufacturing ...
, a municipality in the Charente department, Poitou-Charentes
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La Couronne, Bouches-du-Rhône
La Couronne is a village in the south of France on the Côte Bleue on the Mediterranean coast, notable for its ancient quarries and lighthouses.
Description
La Couronne, formerly known as ''Queyroun'', is a village in the commune of Martigues in ...
, a village of Martigues, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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Grand-Couronne
Grand-Couronne () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A small suburban town with a huge container port and considerable light industry situated by the banks of the river Seine, som ...
, a municipality in the Seine-Maritime department, Upper Normandy
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Grande Couronne, the inner geographical region of the urban agglomeration of Paris
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Canton of Grand-Couronne, a canton in the Seine-Maritime department, Upper Normandy
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Petit-Couronne
Petit-Couronne () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A port town of oil refineries, light industry and forestry situated by the banks of the Seine, just south of the centre of Roue ...
, a municipality in the Seine-Maritime department, Upper Normandy
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Petite Couronne
Vincent Aycocho, or better known as Petite is a Filipino actor, comedian, singer and TV show host. He is known for as a Filipino comedian in '' Comedy Bar'', Punch line and Clowns, together with their other celebrities; Boobay, Iyah, Donita Nose ...
, the outer geographical region of the urban agglomeration of Paris
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Couronnes (Paris Métro)
Couronnes () is a station on Paris Métro Line 2, on the border of the 11th and 20th arrondissements.
History
The station was opened on 31 January 1903 as part of the extension of line 2 (known at the time as "2 Nord") from Anvers to ''Bagn ...
, a metro station of Paris
Transport
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French ship La Couronne, the name of 13 French ships
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