Tauriers () is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Ardèche department in southern
France
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.
[Commune de Tauriers (07318)]
INSEE
History
* 1790: Tauriers was detached from
Chassiers.
* 1 December 1974 : Tauriers attached to
Largentière.
[
* 1 January 1989 : Tauriers was re-established as an independent commune.][
]
Population
Its inhabitants are called ''Taurierois'' (male) and ''Taurieroises'' (female) in French.
People linked to the commune
* Michel Sima (1912–1987), Polish sculptor, photographer and ceramicist best known for his photographic portraits of Picasso and of almost all the artists of the School of Paris
The School of Paris (french: École de Paris) refers to the French and émigré artists who worked in Paris in the first half of the 20th century.
The School of Paris was not a single art movement or institution, but refers to the importance ...
,Erika Billeter
Erika Billeter (also known as Erika Gysling-Billeter, née Erika Schulze; November 8, 1927 – August 12, 2011), was a German-born Swiss art historian, curator, writer, and museum director. She was a prolific author and specialized in writing ...
, ''Michel Sima'' (Ateliers d'artiste), Gand, éditions Snoeck, 2008 p.201 to p.203 Louis-Gabriel Suchet
Louis-Gabriel Suchet (2 March 1770 – 3 January 1826), Duke of Albufera (french: Duc d'Albuféra), was a French Marshal of the Empire and one of the most successful commanders of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He is regarded ...
, Duke of Albufera, (1770–1826), Marshal of the Empire
Marshal of the Empire (french: Maréchal d'Empire) was a civil dignity during the First French Empire. It was created by '' Sénatus-consulte'' on 18 May 1804 and to a large extent reinstated the formerly abolished title of Marshal of France. Ac ...
, Pair de France
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The prestigious title and position of Peer of France (french: Pair de France, links=no) was ...
, French soldier during Revolution
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and the Empire
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.
See also
* Communes of the Ardèche department
References
Communes of Ardèche
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