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Villefranche-sur-Saône
Villefranche-sur-Saône (, ; frp, Velafranche) is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. It lies 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the river Saône, and is around north of Lyon. The inhabitants of the town are called ''Caladois''. History Villefranche-sur-Saône was founded in 1212 by Guichard IV, count of Beaujeu ( frp, Bôjor/Biôjœr), and became in the 14th century the capital of the Beaujolais ( frp, Biôjolês) province. It endured three sieges in the 15th and 16th centuries. The town walls were taken down early in the 19th century. Population The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of Villefranche-sur-Saône proper, in its geography at the given years. The commune of Villefranche-sur-Saône absorbed the former communes of Béligny and Ouilly (partly) in 1853. Economy Industries include wine-trading, metallurgy, textiles, and chemicals. Transport The Autoroute du Sud (the principal road from Paris to the south of France) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communauté D'agglomération Villefranche Beaujolais Saône
Communauté d'agglomération Villefranche Beaujolais Saône is the '' communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Villefranche-sur-Saône. It is located in the Rhône and Ain departments, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, eastern France. Created in 2014, its seat is in Villefranche-sur-Saône.CA Villefranche Beaujolais Saône (N° SIREN : 200040590) BANATIC. Retrieved 18 November 2022. Its area is 167.7 km2. Its population was 72,815 in 2019, of which 36,291 in Villefranche-sur-Saône proper.Comparateur de t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhône (department)
Rhône (; frp, Rôno) is a department of east-central France, in the central-southeastern Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Named after the river Rhône, its prefecture is Lyon. Its sole subprefecture is Villefranche-sur-Saône. In 2019, it had a population of 1,875,747.Populations légales 2019: 69 Rhône INSEE History The department was created on August 12, 1793, when the former was split into two departments: Rhône and Loire. Originally, the eastern border of Rhône was the city of |
Grégory Bettiol
Grégory Bettiol (born 30 March 1986) is a retired French footballer who played as a striker. Career Olympique Lyonnais Born in Villefranche-sur-Saône, Bettiol was trained in the youth sections and player development program of Olympique Lyonnais from the age of 14. He was known by the club's followers for his prowess in the ranks of the Olympique Lyonnais' junior ''amateur'' team, playing in the CFA 2. In April 2006, it was announced by Olympique Lyonnais' president Jean-Michel Aulas that he would sign a one-year professional contract with the club alongside fellow young hope and France U-18 international Mourad Benhamida. He had scored 16 goals in 21 appearances at the attack for his side captained by Benhamida and helped them win the second division ''Amateur'' Championship to get promoted in the CFA. Bettiol was considered part of the young generation of promising players formed by Olympique Lyonnais who were signed by the club (sometimes before being sold to other ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coralie Clément
Coralie Clément (born Coralie Biolay; 1 September 1978 in Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône) is a French singer. Biography Clément was born into a family of musicians, her father a clarinetist, and studied the violin from the age of six but later quit. Her brother, Benjamin Biolay, also a singer, has written for Henri Salvador and wrote for and produced her own debut, as well as its follow-up. Among her claimed inspirations are Serge Gainsbourg, Françoise Hardy, Jane Birkin. She recorded her first album while studying history at university. Clément sang the song "Dorénavant," used as the theme of the film '' L'Idole'' by Samantha Lang, starring Leelee Sobieski. A song from her first album was used in the soundtrack of the movie '' Something's Gotta Give'' starring Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson. In 2001, she released her first album, ''Salle des Pas Perdus''. This album is a collaborative effort between her and her brother, Benjamin Biolay, who wrote and arranged 10 of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Baquet
Maurice Louis Baquet (26 May 1911 – 8 July 2005) was a French actor and cellist. He was born in Villefranche-sur-Saône and died in Noisy-le-Grand. Institut national de l'audiovisuel. He studied music at the Conservatoire de Paris in the same class as , Paul Bonneau, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Villefranche Beaujolais
Football Club Villefranche Beaujolais or simply Villefranche is a French association football club founded in 1927. They are based in Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône-Alpes and play at the Stade Armand Chouffet in town. The team played one season in the second tier of French football during the 1980s. Since the 2018–19 season they play in the Championnat National, the third tier in the French football league system. History Football Club Villefranche-Beaujolais was formed in 1927, from the football section of multi-sports club Cercle Sportif de Villefranche. The Beaujolais suffix of the name had been applied by 1985, the club being previously known as Football Club Villefranche. The club debuted in the national league structure in 1953 when champions of the Lyonnais region of Division d'Honneur they promoted to Division Nationale, the highest tier of amateur football. They maintained this level for five seasons, then relegated in 1958. Promotion to the Division Nationale in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villefranche Notre Dame Des Marais Portal
Villefranche may refer to: Places in France * Villefranche, Gers, Gers department * Villefranche, Yonne, Yonne department * Villefranche-d'Albigeois, Tarn department * Villefranche-d'Allier, Allier department * Villefranche-de-Conflent, Pyrénées-Orientales department * Villefranche-de-Lauragais, Haute-Garonne department * Villefranche-de-Lonchat, Dordogne department * Villefranche-de-Panat, Aveyron department * Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron department * Villefranche-du-Périgord, Dordogne department * Villefranche-du-Queyran, Lot-et-Garonne department * Villefranche-le-Château, Drôme department * Villefranche-sur-Cher, Loir-et-Cher department * Villefranche-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes department * Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône department * Villefranche, former municipality, now part of Saulmory-et-Villefranche, Meuse department Other uses * Jacques-Melchior Villefranche (1829–1904), French Catholic publicist * Villefranche XIII Aveyron, semi-professional rugby league ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Biolay
Benjamin Biolay (; born 20 January 1973) is a French singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is the brother of singer Coralie Clément—whose first three albums he wrote and produced—and the ex-husband of Chiara Mastroianni, the daughter of Catherine Deneuve and Marcello Mastroianni. His low-key vocal style is somewhat similar to French pop star Étienne Daho. With the singer Keren Ann, whose first two albums he co-wrote and produced, he contributed several songs to ''Chambre avec Vue'', the successful comeback album of singer Henri Salvador, and has since worked as a writer, arranger or producer for other icons of French music, including Juliette Gréco, Julien Clerc, Françoise Hardy, Vanessa Paradis and Nolwenn Leroy. He wrote or performed most of the songs on the 2004 soundtrack to ''Clara et Moi'' by Arnaud Viard, and released the album ''Home'' with his wife the same year. After two more rock oriented albums in 2005 and 2007 he was dropped by his re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaujeu, Rhône
Beaujeu ( frp, Biôjor) is a commune of the Rhône department in eastern France. It lies between Mâcon and Lyon. Beaujeu gives its name to the famous wine region of Beaujolais (''Biôjolês''), a former province of France of which it is the historical capital. However it was overtaken in the 14th century by Villefranche-sur-Saône, which remains the main commercial centre of the region. History Beaujolais was a semi-autonomous fiefdom of the Lords of Beaujeu. The barony was acquired in the 9th century by Guillaume, Comte du Lyonnais and Count of Forez; on his death, his son Bérard became the first Lord of Beaujeu. List of rulers Lords: * Berard of Beaujeu + c. 966 * Guichard I of Beaujeu c. 966-977 * Humbert I of Beaujeu + c. 977-1016 * Guichard II of Beaujeu c. 1016-1050 * Guichard III of Beaujeu c. 1050-1070 * Humbert II of Beaujeu c. 1070-1102 * Guichard IV of Beaujeu 1102-1137 * Humbert III of Beaujeu 1137-1174 * Humbert IV of Beaujeu 1174-1202 * Guichard V le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaujolais (province)
Beaujolais (; frp, Biôjolês) is a historical province and wine-producing region in France. It is located north of Lyon, and covers parts of the departments of Rhône and Saône-et-Loire Saône-et-Loire (; Arpitan: ''Sona-et-Lêre'') is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the rivers Saône and Loire, between which it lies, in the country's central-eastern part. Saône-et-Loire is Bo .... The region is known internationally for its long tradition of winemaking, and more recently for the Beaujolais nouveau. Geography The historical capital of the province is Beaujeu ( frp, Bôjor / Biôjœr) and the economic capital of the area is Villefranche-sur-Saône (). Wine Almost all the wine produced in the region is red wine from the Gamay grape, of which the heavily marketed Beaujolais Nouveau is the most well-known, and the village crus the most prized. Notes and references * Mathieu Méras, ''Le Beaujolais au Moyen Age'', Ly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autoroute Du Sud
The A6, also known as the Autoroute du Soleil, ''Motorway of the Sun'', (along with the A7), is an Autoroute in France, linking Paris to Lyon. The motorway starts at Paris's Porte d'Orléans and Porte d'Italie with two branches, numbered A6a and A6b respectively, that join south of Paris. The motorway is favoured by holidaymakers as it is the main link to the South of France and the French Riviera The French Riviera (known in French as the ; oc, Còsta d'Azur ; literal translation " Azure Coast") is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France. There is no official boundary, but it is usually considered to extend fro .... At 455 km long it is France's third longest autoroute after the A10 autoroute and the A4 autoroute. The A6 motorway used to be prone to severe traffic jams around Fourvière Tunnel near Lyon [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
