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Pontivy
Pontivy (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Morbihan Departments of France, department in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in north-western France. It lies at the confluence of the river Blavet and the Canal de Nantes à Brest. Inhabitants of Pontivy are called ''Pontivyens'' in French. Map History A monk called Ivy built a bridge nearby over the river Blavet in the 7th century, and the town is named after him ("''pont-Ivi''" being the Breton for "Ivy's bridge"). From November 9, 1804, the name was changed to Napoléonville after Napoléon Bonaparte, under whom it had around 3,000 inhabitants. After his downfall, it was renamed Pontivy again, then later Bourbonville, and Napoléonville again after Napoléon III came to power. Population Economy This is a largely agricultural town. Breton language The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 8 August 2004. As part of that plan, all road signs in the town centre are bilingual. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaston-Auguste Schweitzer
Gaston-Auguste Schweitzer (born in Montreuil-sous-Bois on 1 September 1879; died in Paris in 1962) was a French sculptor. Brief biography His father was from Alsace. He studied at the Paris École des Beaux-Arts under Alexandre Falguière, Antonin Mercié, Paul Auban and Victor Peter. He started exhibiting at the Salon des artistes français in 1903 and in 1908 was awarded a salon medal for the work entitled "L'Aveugle". He gave this work to Pontivy and it stands in the town's square Langlais. Called up in the 1914–1918 war, he developed lung problems and was posted to Pontivy to recuperate and developed an affection for the village and spent much of his life thereafter gravitating between studios in Paris and Pontivy. He was commissioned to work on several war memorials in the Pontivy area, namely those at Bubry, Pontivy, Noyal-Pontivy, Guémené-sur-Scorff, Silfiac, Naizin, Cléguérec and Priziac. He also worked on the monument dedicated to the painter Léon Lhermitte at Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohan (family)
The House of Rohan () is a Bretons, Breton family of viscounts, later dukes and princes in the French nobility, coming from the locality of Rohan, Morbihan, Rohan in Brittany. Their line descends from the viscounts of Porhoët and is said to trace back to the legendary Conan Meriadoc. Through the Porhoët family, the Rohans are related to the Dukes of Brittany, with whom the family intermingled again after its inception. During the Middle Ages, it was one of the most powerful families in the Duchy of Brittany. The Rohans developed ties with the French and English royal houses as well, and they played an important role in History of France, French and History of Europe, European history. The only surviving line of the family is the branch of Rohan-Rochefort, Duchy of Montbazon, Dukes of Montbazon, Dukes of Bouillon and Austrian Princes of Rohan, who migrated in the early 19th century to what is now Austria.Fernand de Saint-Simon, Etienne de Séréville, ''Dictionnaire de la noble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blavet
The Blavet (; ) river flows from central Brittany and enters the Atlantic Ocean on the south coast near Lorient. It is long. The river is canalised for most of its length, forming one of the links in the Brittany canal system. It connects with the Canal de Nantes à Brest at Pontivy and runs to Hennebont, a distance of 60 km. From the last lock at Polvern, the river is tidal and considered as a maritime waterway, giving access to the seaport of Lorient and the Atlantic Ocean. It became more important when the western half of that system was cut off by the construction of the Guerlédan dam and hydropower plant. Today, boats coming from Nantes via Redon have to take the Canal du Blavet in order to reach the ocean near Lorient. The source of the Blavet is east of Bulat-Pestivien, Côtes-d'Armor. It flows through the following ''départements'' and towns: * Côtes-d'Armor: Saint-Nicolas-du-Pélem, Gouarec * Morbihan: Pontivy, Hennebont, Lorient Lorient (; ) is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Morbihan Department
The following is a list of the 249 Communes of France, communes of the Morbihan Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):Périmètre des groupements en 2025 BANATIC. Accessed 28 May 2025. *CA Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération *CA Lorient Agglomération *Communauté d'agglomération de la Presqu'île de Guérande Atlantique (partly) *CA Redon Agglomération (partly) *Communauté de communes Arc Sud Bretagne *Communauté de communes Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique *CC Baud Communauté *Communauté de communes de Belle-Île-en-Mer *Communauté de communes de Blavet Bellevue Océan *CC Centre Morbihan Communauté *Communauté de communes de l'Oust à Brocéliande *CC Ploërmel Communauté *CC Pontiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kan Ar Bobl
Kan ar Bobl ( Breton for ''Song of the people'') is a Breton music competition created in 1973, that takes place in Lorient as part of the Festival Interceltique de Lorient. It was the brainchild of Polig Montjarret. Presentation At the time of the festival's inauguration, Celtic music was quite popular, with Alan Stivell, Dan Ar Braz, Glenmor and Gilles Servat being big names in the field. Quickly, its success had put pressure on the organisers to hold local heats all over Brittany before the final (1975). This formula is still in use today, and offers the advantage that only the best musicians can play at the final. Since 1993, the festivities have been held in Pontivy (Morbihan The Morbihan ( , ; ) is a departments of France, department in the administrative region of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Gulf of Morbihan, Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton ...), and in 1997 it was passed into the hands of i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morbihan
The Morbihan ( , ; ) is a departments of France, department in the administrative region of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Gulf of Morbihan, Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton language, Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline. It had a population of 759,684 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 56 Morbihan INSEE It is noted for its Carnac stones, which predate and are more extensive than the Stonehenge monument in Wiltshire, England. Three major military educational facilities are located in Guer, including École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, the national military academy for officers. History The Morbihan is one of the original 83 departments created on 4 March 1790 d ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napoleonville, Louisiana
Napoleonville, is a village and the parish seat of Assumption Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 660 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Pierre Part Micropolitan Statistical Area. The village is best known as the location where the film '' Because of Winn-Dixie'', based on Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Prize-winning novel, was shot. The book was set in (fictional) Naomi, Florida. History As early as 1807 the community that later became Napoleonville was known as "Canal". This canal extended west from Napoleonville to Lake Verret. The village that later developed was named by a former French soldier who served under Napoleon Bonaparte. The French veteran, Pierre Charlet, is buried in the cemetery of Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church in the nearby community of Plattenville in Assumption Parish. The first permanent settlements in this region were made by the French and Spanish (including Isleños) about the middle of the 18th century along Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesseling
Wesseling () is an industrial German city on the Rhine bordering Cologne city on the south. With three chemical plants and a petroleum refinery within its city limits, it has an important place in the international petrochemical industry. History and etymology The find of Roman consecration altars, the excavation of a Roman country house and Franconian burial grounds are early evidence of the settlement of the place. Wesseling originates from the Latin "Wasliacum" which means "Village of Waslica". The story that Wesseling originates from "changing of the rope" () from when Rhine boats were pulled by horses is an urban legend, because the name Wesseling is centuries older than the horse-changing station, which was located in Wesseling in the 18th century. Around 1700 there was a team changing point for towing boats in Wesseling. Until industrialization, the place between Cologne and Bonn remained rather insignificant. Only in 1793 did a tannery hint at the coming industrial age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tavistock, Devon
Tavistock ( ) is an ancient stannary and market town and civil parish in the West Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. It is situated on the River Tavy, from which its name derives. At the United Kingdom 2011 Census, 2011 census, the three electoral wards (North, South and South West) had a population of 13,028. The town traces its recorded history back to at least 961 when Tavistock Abbey, whose ruins lie in the centre of the town, was founded. Its most famous son is Francis Drake, Sir Francis Drake. History Middle Ages The area around Tavistock (formerly Tavistoke), where the River Tavy runs wide and shallow allowing it to be easily crossed, and near the secure high ground of Dartmoor, was inhabited long before historical records. The surrounding area is littered with archaeological remains from the Bronze Age, Bronze and Iron Ages. The abbey of Mary, the mother of Jesus, Saint Mary and Saint Rumon was founded in 961 by Ordgar, Earl of Devon. After destruction b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mali
Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east by Niger, to the northwest by Mauritania, to the south by Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast, and to the west by Guinea and Senegal. The population of Mali is about 23.29 million, 47.19% of which are estimated to be under the age of 15 in 2024. Its Capital city, capital and largest city is Bamako. The country has 13 official languages, of which Bambara language, Bambara is the most commonly spoken. The sovereign state's northern borders reach deep into the middle of the Sahara, Sahara Desert. The country's southern part, where the majority of inhabitants live, is in the Sudanian savanna and has the Niger River, Niger and Senegal River, Senegal rivers running through it. The country's economy centres on agriculture and mining with its most promine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
