Isère
Isère ( , ; ; , ) is a landlocked Departments of France, department in the southeastern French Regions of France, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère (river), Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.
France
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The name of Septème reflects its location: at the seventh milepost on the Roman road between
Vienne Vienne may refer to:
Places
*Vienne (department), a department of France named after the river Vienne
*Vienne, Isère, a city in the French department of Isère
* Vienne-en-Arthies, a village in the French department of Val-d'Oise
* Vienne-en-Bessi ...
and
Milan
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. A Roman camp had been established here, on a hill overlooking the valley.
A
castle
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was recorded here in the 11th century and the village developed next to it. During the second half of the 12th century, the site was encircled by a strong ''
enceinte
Enceinte (from Latin ''incinctus'' "girdled, surrounded") is a French term that refers to the "main defensive enclosure of a fortification". For a castle, this is the main defensive line of wall towers and curtain walls enclosing the positio ...
'' one kilometre in length with three gates. After the unification of Septème to
Dauphiné
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, a more modern castle was constructed in the 14th and 15th centuries.
The village has grown beyond the original ''enceinte'', and now extends as far as the river.
Population
Personalities
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Gabriel Veyre
Gabriel Veyre (February 1, 1871 – January 13, 1936) was an early film director and photographer born in France, but mainly known for his work in Mexico, Indochina and Morocco.
Biography
Veyre graduated in pharmacy from Lyon University. In 18 ...
, born in Septême in 1871, pharmacist, operator of Lumière cinematograph, filmmaker and photographer of the Sultan of Morocco