Allier
Allier ( , , ; oc, Alèir) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region that borders Cher to the west, Nièvre to the north, Saône-et-Loire and Loire to the east, Puy-de-Dôme to the south, and Creuse to the south-west. Named afte ...
department
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Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in central
France
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Population
Notable people
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Henri Harpignies
Henri-Joseph Harpignies (; June 28, 1819 – August 28, 1916) was a French people, French Landscape art, landscape painter of the Barbizon school.
Life
He was born at Valenciennes. His parents intended for him to pursue a business career, but ...
(28 June 1819 – 28 August 1916), 19th century painter of the
Barbizon school
The Barbizon school of painters were part of an art movement towards Realism in art, which arose in the context of the dominant Romantic Movement of the time. The Barbizon school was active roughly from 1830 through 1870. It takes its name f ...
who made many pictures of Hérisson and the surroundings.
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Louis Bignon
Louis Bignon (26 June 1816 – 18 May 1906) was a famous French chef whose Café Riche became the most fashionable in Paris. He was also a noted agriculturalist, won prizes for his products and was awarded the Legion of Honour.
Early years
Louis ...
(26 June 1816 - 18 May 1906), restaurateur, who made the Café Riche the most fashionable in Paris.
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Olivier Perrier
Olivier Perrier (born 15 September 1940) is a French actor. He appeared in more than forty films since 1972.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1940 births
Living people
French male film actors
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(born 15 September 1940), actor, codirector of the "Théâtre des Fédérés".
Gallery
Église_Notre-Dame_d'Hérisson_-_Allier_003.JPG, Church of Notre-Dame
01._Hérisson_(Allier).JPG, Chapelle du Calvaire
Hérisson (Allier) Eglise de Chateloy (2).jpg, Église de Châteloy
Hérisson (Allier) Eglise de Chateloy (3).jpg, Église de Châteloy: Interior
Hérisson (Allier) Eglise de Chateloy (5).jpg, Église de Châteloy: Fresco
Hérisson - Allier 011.JPG, Old church of église Saint-Sauveur
Hérisson - Allier 002.JPG, Porte de Varenne