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La Source, Orléans
The neighborhood La Source () is one of the twelve Neighbourhood, neighborhoods of the Communes of France, French commune of Orléans, a city located in the Loiret department in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It is the largest neighborhood in Orléans, where the most important places, the university and the Parc Floral de la Source, floral park, are surrounded by numerous residences and businesses. Etymology The neighborhood takes its name from the "Bouillon," the source of the Loiret, a resurgence of the Loire, which appeared in 1672. History In 1959, the city of Orléans purchased land from the municipality of Saint-Cyr-en-Val to build the La Source neighborhood. The Minister of Reconstruction and Urbanism, Pierre Sudreau, announced the creation of a campus at the La Source site, described by the press of the time as a future "Oxford-on-Loire." A university scientific college (CSU) affiliated with the Faculty of Sciences of Paris was established at the Château de L ...
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Neighbourhood
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourhoods are often social communities with considerable face-to-face interaction among members. Researchers have not agreed on an exact definition, but the following may serve as a starting point: "Neighbourhood is generally defined spatially as a specific geographic area and functionally as a set of social networks. Neighbourhoods, then, are the Neighbourhood unit, spatial units in which face-to-face social interactions occur—the personal settings and situations where residents seek to realise common values, socialise youth, and maintain effective social control." Preindustrial cities In the words of the urban scholar Lewis Mumford, "Neighborhoods, in some annoying, inchoate fashion exist wherever human beings congregate, in permanent famil ...
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Orléans Source Du Loiret 3
Orléans (,"Orleans"
(US) and
; ) is a city in north-central France, about 120 kilometres (74 miles) southwest of . It is the prefecture of the department of and of the of

Stade De La Source
Stade de la Source is a football stadium in Orléans, France. It is the current home of US Orléans. The stadium is able to hold 7,533 people and was opened in 1976. References Source Source may refer to: Research * Historical document * Historical source * Source (intelligence) or sub source, typically a confidential provider of non open-source intelligence * Source (journalism), a person, publication, publishing institute ... US Orléans Buildings and structures in Orléans Sports venues completed in 1976 Sports venues in Loiret 1976 establishments in France {{France-sports-venue-stub ...
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Orléans Château De La Source 2
Orléans (,"Orleans"
(US) and
; ) is a city in north-central France, about 120 kilometres (74 miles) southwest of Paris. It is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Loiret and of the Regions of France, region of Centre-Val de Loire. Orléans is located on the river Loire nestled in the heart of the Loire Valley, classified as a Loire Valley, World Heritage Site, where the river curves south towards the Massif Central. In 2020, the city had 117,026 inhabitants within its municipal boundaries. Orléans is the center of Orléans Métropole that has a population of 290,346. The larger Functional area (France), metropolitan area has a population of 454,208, the 20th largest in France. ...
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