commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
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Bouches-du-Rhône
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France
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French Foreign Legion
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hermit
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Description
In Christianity, the term was originally applied to a Ch ...
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martyr
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, massacred by the
Visigoths
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* Jacques Rigaud, designer and engraver, born in Puyloubier on 1 May 1680, died in Paris on 10 August 1754.
* Jean-Baptiste Rigaud, designer and engraver, born in Puyloubier on 17 April 1720, nephew of Jacques Rigaud.
* Rosalie Margalet, mother of the poet Victor Gélu, costumier, born in Puyloubier on 3 April 1770, died on 7 March 1854.
* Jean Planque, painter and collector of Swiss art, stayed here between 1948 and 1951.
* Francis Méano, international footballer, born in Puyloubier on 22 May 1931, died in a car accident near Reims on 26 June 1953.
* Pierre-Paul Jeanpierre, colonel in the Foreign Légion, killed in combat in 1958 near Guelma (Algeria,) interred in the ''carré des légionnaires'' in Puyloubier cemetery.
* Yvonne Gamy, actress, born Marseille on 10 June 1904, died in Marseille on 10 February 1997, was a longtime resident of Puyloubier.