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Faugères Station , an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) wine from Faugères, Hérault
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Faugères may refer to the following places in France: * Faugères, Ardèche, a commune in the department of Ardèche * Faugères, Hérault, a commune in the department of Hérault ** Faugères AOC Faugères (; also known as Coteaux-du-Languedoc Faugères) is an ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region in France and is named after the town of Faugères, Hérault, Faugères, which lies 30 km nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faugères, Ardèche
Faugères (; ) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ardèche department The following is a list of the 335 communes of the Ardèche department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Ardèche Ardèche communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ardèche-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardèche
Ardèche (; , ; ) is a Departments of France, department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Southeastern France. It is named after the river Ardèche (river), Ardèche and had a population of 328,278 as of 2019.Populations légales 2019: 07 Ardèche INSEE Its Prefectures of France, prefecture is in Privas, but its largest city is Annonay. History Prehistory and ancient history Humans have inhabited the area at least since the Upper Paleolithic, as attested by the famous cave paintings at Chauvet Cave, Chauvet Pont d'Arc. The Ardèche river plateau has extensive standing stones (mainly dolmens and some menhirs), erected thousands of years ago. The river has one of Europe's largest canyons, and the caves that dot the cliffs—which go as high as 300 metres (1,00 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faugères, Hérault
Faugères (; Languedocien: ''Faugièiras'') is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. Faugères is known for its wine, Faugères AOC. Faugères is also known for the old windmills that overlook the village from a nearby hill to the north. One of the windmills has now been restored using ancient techniques and may be seen in operation between June and September. History The castle of Faugères dates back to at least 1030AD, but it was heavily damaged during the Wars of Religion and today only small sections of the keep, the watch tower and castle wall remain. Four Protestant churches have existed in Faugères over time and two remain today. The most recently built church dates from 1837 and was built with stones taken from the old castle ruins. In the hills around Faugères are many ''capitelles'', round dry-stone shelters with vaulted roofs, built to protect shepherds and farmers from the elements. These are many centuries old. Population Personal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hérault
Hérault (; , ) is a departments of France, department of the Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault (river), Hérault River, its Prefectures in France, prefecture is Montpellier. It had a population of 1,175,623 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 34 Hérault INSEE History Hérault is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the Provinces of France, former province of Languedoc. At the beginning of the 20th century, viticulture in the wine-growing region was devastated by a slump in sales combined with disease affecting the vines. Thousands of small scale producers revolted. This revolt was suppressed very harshly by the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
