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Saint-Denis-lès-Martel
Saint-Denis-lès-Martel (, literally ''Saint-Denis near Martel''; Languedocien: ''Sent Daunís de Martèl'') is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. Geography The commune of Saint-Denis-lès-Martel is located in Quercy, in the ''Causse de Martel''. It is watered by two tributaries of the Dordogne, the Sourdoire which borders the communal territory to the southeast, and the Tourmente. Saint-Denis-près-Martel station has rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde, Aurillac, Figeac and Rodez. Neighbouring municipalities Saint-Denis-lès-Martel is adjacent to five other communes. Toponymy The toponym Saint-Denis-lès-Martel, in Occitan ''Sent Daunís'', is based on the Christian Hagiotoponyme, Denis de Paris (Dionysius): first Bishop of Paris. ''Lès ''comes from ''Lez'', a preposition from the late Latin ''latus'' meaning next to. Sent Daunís was called first Lenzac variant of Lanzac. During the French Revolution, the commune, then simply named ''Saint-De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Denis-lès-Martel église (1)
Saint-Denis-lès-Martel (, literally ''Saint-Denis near Martel''; Languedocien: ''Sent Daunís de Martèl'') is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. Geography The commune of Saint-Denis-lès-Martel is located in Quercy, in the ''Causse de Martel''. It is watered by two tributaries of the Dordogne, the Sourdoire which borders the communal territory to the southeast, and the Tourmente. Saint-Denis-près-Martel station has rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde, Aurillac, Figeac and Rodez. Neighbouring municipalities Saint-Denis-lès-Martel is adjacent to five other communes. Toponymy The toponym Saint-Denis-lès-Martel, in Occitan ''Sent Daunís'', is based on the Christian Hagiotoponyme, Denis de Paris (Dionysius): first Bishop of Paris. ''Lès ''comes from ''Lez'', a preposition from the late Latin ''latus'' meaning next to. Sent Daunís was called first Lenzac variant of Lanzac. During the French Revolution, the commune, then simply named ''Saint-Deni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Denis-près-Martel Station
Saint-Denis-près-Martel is a railway station in Saint-Denis-lès-Martel, Occitanie, France. The station is on the Brive–Toulouse (via Capdenac) and Souillac–Viescamp-sous-Jallès railway lines. The station is served by Intercités de nuit (night train) and TER (local) services operated by SNCF. The station is also on the preserved railway of the ''Chemin de Fer Touristique du Haut Quercy'' (CFTHQ), which operates between Martel and Saint-Denis-lès-Martel Saint-Denis-lès-Martel (, literally ''Saint-Denis near Martel''; Languedocien: ''Sent Daunís de Martèl'') is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. Geography The commune of Saint-Denis-lès-Martel is located in Quercy, in t ..., a distance of 7 km. They use both steam and diesel trains to operate tourist services along the line. Train services The following services currently call at Saint-Denis-près-Martel: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floirac, Lot
Floirac () is a commune in the Lot department (46) in south-western France. Geography The commune is located in Quercy on the Causse of Floirac. It is watered by the Dordogne, and bordered to the north-west by its tributary, the Tourmente. Floirac has a surface of 19.02 km² and has 265 inhabitants (as of 2016), which makes a population density of 14 inhabitants per km². The coordinates are 44° 55' N and 1° 39' E. The altitude varies between 90 and 345 metres above sea level, with 140 metres at the town hall. The D43 road and a single track railway crosses it. Neighbouring municipalities Toponymy The toponym ''Floirac'' is based on the Gallo-Roman anthroponymy ''Florus''. The endpoint -''ac'' is derived from the Gallic -''acon'' suffix (itself of the common Celtic *-Āko-), often latinized in-''acum'' in the texts. This ''Floracum'' toponym is found in ''Floracum fundum'' which meant: the domain of Florus. Politics Places and monuments Floirac 46 - Chapelle Saint- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martel, Lot
Martel is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France. It is a small medieval town in a region well known for its walnuts and truffles. History The name of the town means "hammer", and three of these are to be seen on the town's coat of arms. Charles Martel, who earned the nickname "hammer" after his victory in the Battle of Tours in 732, is said to have founded the town. Henry the Young King died here in 1183. In 1219, the town received its charter and was a fiefdom of the Viscounts of Turenne. Geography Martel is located about east of Souillac and north of the River Dordogne. To the north lies the commune of Cazillac, to the northeast Strenquels, to the east Saint-Denis-lès-Martel, to the southeast Floirac, to the south Montvalent, to the southwest Creysse, to the west Baladou and to the northwest Cuzance. The countryside is rural with rolling hills, pastureland and the cultivation of walnuts. North of the town lies the elevated limestone plateau of Causs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Lot Department
The following is a list of the 313 communes of the Lot department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020. * Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cahors * Communauté de communes du Causse de Labastide Murat * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vayrac
Vayrac (; oc, Vairac) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. The inhabitants of Vayrac are called the Vayracois. Geography Location Vayrac is located in the Haut Quercy, in the north of the Lot, in the Valley of the Dordogne Lotoise between Martel and Bretenoux on the D803 and on the edge of the Sourdoire and Maumont rivers. Neighbouring communes The commune is bordering the Corrèze department. Toponymy The name Vayrac, of Gallo-Roman origin, is based on a surname Varius. The ending -ac is derived from the suffix Gallic -acon (itself from the common Celtic *-āko-), often Latinized in -acum in the texts. This is the domain of Varius. History In the Vayrac commune is found the Gaulish oppidum of the Puy D'issolud (about 300 m above sea level). This site was officially recognised, in April 2001, by the French Ministry of Culture as the site of ancient Uxellodunum, the location of the last battle of Julius Caesar against the rebel Gauls in 51 B.C. po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oppidum
An ''oppidum'' (plural ''oppida'') is a large fortified Iron Age settlement or town. ''Oppida'' are primarily associated with the Celtic late La Tène culture, emerging during the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, spread across Europe, stretching from Britain and Iberia in the west to the edge of the Hungarian plain in the east. These settlements continued to be used until the Romans conquered Southern and Western Europe. Many subsequently became Roman-era towns and cities, whilst others were abandoned. In regions north of the rivers Danube and Rhine, such as most of Germania, where the populations remained independent from Rome, ''oppida'' continued to be used into the 1st century AD. Definition is a Latin word meaning 'defended (fortified) administrative centre or town', originally used in reference to non-Roman towns as well as provincial towns under Roman control. The word is derived from the earlier Latin , 'enclosed space', possibly from the Proto-Indo-European , 'occu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Alesia
The Battle of Alesia or Siege of Alesia (September 52 BC) was a military engagement in the Gallic Wars around the Gallic '' oppidum'' (fortified settlement) of Alesia in modern France, a major centre of the Mandubii tribe. It was fought by the Roman army of Julius Caesar against a confederation of Gallic tribes united under the leadership of Vercingetorix of the Arverni. It was the last major engagement between Gauls and Romans, and is considered one of Caesar's greatest military achievements and a classic example of siege warfare and investment; the Roman army built dual lines of fortificationsan inner wall to keep the besieged Gauls in, and an outer wall to keep the Gallic relief force out. The Battle of Alesia marked the end of Gallic independence in the modern day territory of France and Belgium. The battle site was probably atop Mont Auxois, above modern Alise-Sainte-Reine in France, but this location, some have argued, does not fit Caesar's description of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Gergovia
The Battle of Gergovia took place in 52 BC in Gaul at Gergovia, the chief oppidum (fortified town) of the Arverni. The battle was fought between a Roman Republican army, led by proconsul Julius Caesar, and Gallic forces led by Vercingetorix, who was also the Arverni chieftain. The Romans attempted to besiege Gergovia, but miscommunication ruined the Roman plan. The Gallic cavalry counterattacked the confused Romans and sent them to flight, winning the battle. The site is identified with Merdogne, since renamed Gergovie, a village located on a hill within the town of La Roche-Blanche, near Clermont-Ferrand, in south central France. Some walls and earthworks still survive from the pre-Roman Iron Age. The battle is well-known in France as an example of a Gallic victory. Prelude As with much of the conflict between Rome and Gaul in the first century BC, information about this battle comes principally from Julius Caesar's '' Commentaries on the Gallic War'' (). There are no surv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and subsequently became dictator from 49 BC until his assassination in 44 BC. He played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. In 60 BC, Caesar, Crassus and Pompey formed the First Triumvirate, an informal political alliance that dominated Roman politics for several years. Their attempts to amass power as were opposed by the within the Roman Senate, among them Cato the Younger with the frequent support of Cicero. Caesar rose to become one of the most powerful politicians in the Roman Republic through a string of military victories in the Gallic Wars, completed by 51 BC, which greatly extended Roman territory. During this time he both invaded Britain an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uxellodunum
Uxellodunum is an Iron Age hill fort, or ''oppidum'', located above the river Dordogne near the modern-day French village of Vayrac in the Lot department. This stronghold lay within the lands of the Cadurci tribe. According to Aulus Hirtius in his addendum to Julius Caesar's ''Commentaries on the Gallic War'', the last revolt against Rome's authority in Gaul occurred here, and was brutally punished. The ''Commentaries on the Gallic War'' describe Uxellodunum as being strongly fortified by its natural position, with a river dividing the valley below that almost surrounded the steep craggy mountain on which the citadel was built. The name apparently means "high fort"; "dun" is a Celtic word for fort, which is to be found in many place-names. Description of siege The main source of information about the siege in 51 BC is Book 8 of the ''Commentaries on the Gallic War''. The siege is also mentioned briefly by the engineer Sextus Julius Frontinus in his book '' Stratagems''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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