Ardèche

Ardèche is a département in south-central France named after the Ardèche River. Ardèche - History. Ardèche was one of the original 83 départements created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from the former province of Vivarais. Ardèche - Geography. The département is part of the current région of Rhône-Alpes and is surrounded by the French départements of Drôme, Vaucluse, Gard, Lozère ...

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As of January 1, 2004, metropolitan France is divided into: 22 régions (although strictly speaking Corsica is in fact a "territorial collectivity", not a région, but is referred to as a région in common speech) the régions are divided into 96 départements the départements are divided into 329 arrondissements the arrondissements are divided into 3,879 cantons the cantons are divided in ...

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• Subdivisions of France - Metropolitan France
• Subdivisions of France - Overseas
• Subdivisions of France - List of départements
• Subdivisions of France - General rules
• Subdivisions of France - Historical divisions

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Alexander Grothendieck (born March 28, 1928) was one of the most important mathematicians active in the 20th century. He was also one of its most extreme scientific personalities, with achievements over a short span of years that are still scarcely credible in their broad scope and sheer bulk, and an approach that antagonised even close followers. He made major contributions to algebraic geometry, homological algebra, and functional analysis. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1966, and co-awarded the Crafoord Prize with Pierre Delig ...

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• Alexander Grothendieck - Life
• Alexander Grothendieck - Childhood and studies
• Alexander Grothendieck - Politics and retreat from scientific community
• Alexander Grothendieck - Manuscripts written in the 1980s
• Alexander Grothendieck - Disappearance

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Val-d'Oise is a French département named after the Oise River, located in the Île-de-France région. Val-d'Oise - History. Val-d'Oise was created when the former départements Seine and Seine-et-Oise were broken up into six départements in 1968. 01 Ain | 02 Aisne | 03 Allier | 04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 05 Hautes-Alpes | 06 Alpes-Maritimes | 07 Ardè ...

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The Cévennes are a range of mountains in south-central France, covering parts of the départements of Gard, Lozère, Ardèche, and Haute-Loire. The word Cévennes comes from the Gaulish Cebenna, which was latinized by Julius Caesar to Cevenna. The Cévennes are a part of the Massif Central. They run from southwest to northeast, with the highest point being the Mont Lozère (1699 m). Another notable peak is the Mont Aigoual (1567m). The Gardon, Hérault and Dourbie rivers source in the Cévennes. The region hosts a national park, the Parc Na ...

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The word Champagne can have one of several meanings when stated alone. Uses of this word include: Champagne (province) - a region in France, ruled in the past by the Counts of Champagne Champagne (beverage) - a sparkling wine Champagne - a 1928 movie by Alfred Hitchcock Champagne (band) Champagne (color) - several shades of yellow or beige, derived from the typical color of the beverage (see above). Especially used to describe gem stones or horses. Champagne is also t ...

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Vendée is a département in west central France, on the Atlantic's Bay of Biscay. The name Vendée is taken from the Vendée river which runs through the south-eastern part of the département. Vendée - Administration. Communes_of_the_Vendée_département Vendée - History. The area today called the Vendée was originally known as the Bas-Poitou. In the south-east corner, the village of Nieul-sur-l'Auti ...

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The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. The 100 French départements are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. They are subdivided into 342 arrondissements. Département in France - General characteristics. In continental France (metropolitan France excluding Corsica), the median land area of a département is 5,965 km² (2,303 sq. miles), which is two-and-a-half times the medi ...

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The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric time period during which humans widely used stone for toolmaking. Stone tools were made from a variety of different kinds of stone. For example, flint and chert were shaped (or chipped) for use as cutting tools and weapons, while basalt and sandstone were used for ground stone tools, such as quern-stones. Wood, bone, shell, antler and other materials were widely used, too. During the most recent part of the period, sediments (like clay) were used to make pottery. A series of metal technology innovations characterize the later Cha ...

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• Stone Age - Human development during the Stone Age
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• Stone Age - Stone Age material culture
• Stone Age - Food and drink
• Stone Age - Shelters and habitats
• Stone Age - Art
• Stone Age - Stone Age rituals and beliefs
• Stone Age - Remnants of Stone Age living in modern times
• Stone Age - The Stone Age in popular culture
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The Cévennes National Park (French: Parc National des Cévennes) is a national park, located in southern France, in the mountainous area of Cévennes. The park was created in 1970. Its administrative seat is located in Florac. The park is mainly located in the départements of Lozère and Gard, and covers some parts of Ardèche and Aveyron. Cévennes National Park - Geography. The park covers includes several mountains and plateaus, including: Mont Lozère, Mont Aigoual, Causse ...

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Vosges is a French département, named after the Vosges mountain range. Vosges - History. The Vosges département was created on March 4, 1790 like the 83 other original départements of France. It was made of territories formerly part of the province of Lorraine. In 1793 the independent principality of Salm (town of Senones and its surroundings), enclosed inside the Vosges département, was annexed to France and incorporated into Vosges. In 1795 the area of Schirme ...

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Saint-Germain may refer to various French phenomena: the 6th century bishop of Paris, canonized as Saint Germain of Paris, who founded an abbey in the fields near Paris, now the church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés which gave its name to the neighborhood and to the Boulevard Saint-Germain on the Left Bank (this area is also known as the Latin Quarter), or the bishop of Auxerre, canonized as Saint Germain of Auxerre, died A.D. 478, who founded the Carolingian abbey of Saint-Germ ...

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Yonne is a French département named after the Yonne River. 01 Ain | 02 Aisne | 03 Allier | 04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 05 Hautes-Alpes | 06 Alpes-Maritimes | 07 Ardèche | 08 Ardennes | 09 Ariège | 10 Aube | 11 Aude | 12 Aveyron | 13 Bouches-du-Rhône | 14 Calvados | 15 Cantal | 16 Charente | 17 Charente-Marit ...

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The Chauvet Cave or Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave is a cave located near Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, in the Ardèche département, in southern France. Chauvet Cave - Features. The cave contains the oldest known cave paintings, supposedly dated at about 32,000 years old. However, there is controversy over that dating, and some people think that the age of the paintings has been exaggerated for publicity purposes. Many cave paintings have been discovered at the cave. So far, more than 260 animal paintin ...

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The word "Rhône" comes from Latin Rhodanus, which itself comes from ancient Greek Ῥοδανός (Rhodanos), which is the Greek rendering of the Gaulish (Celtic) name of the river, as heard by the Greeks living in the colony of Massalia (Marseille). The Celtic name of the river, something like Rodo or Roto, literally "that which rolls", or "that which runs", is a frequent name of rivers in the ancient Celtic tongue. It was also the name of the lower Se ...

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Rhône River, Rhône River - Origin of the name, Rhône River - Course, Rhône River - Navigation, Rhône River - Tributaries, Rhône River - Power & speed, Rhône River - Along the Rhône, Rhône River - Switzerland, Rhône River - France, Rhône River - History, Rhône River - External link

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The rivers in this section are sorted east (Novaya Zemlya) to west (North Cape, Norway). In Russia: Pechora (north-east of Naryan-Mar) Usa (west of Usinsk) Kolva (near Usinsk) Northern Dvina (in Severodvinsk) Pinega (in Ust-Pinega) Yomtsa (near Bolshaya Gora) Vaga (near Bereznik) Uftyuga (near Krasnoborsk) Vychegda (in Kotlas) Vishera Yug (in Veliki Ustyug) Sukhona (in Veliki Ustyug) ...

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List of rivers of Europe, List of rivers of Europe - Barents Sea and White Sea Arctic Ocean, List of rivers of Europe - Atlantic Ocean, List of rivers of Europe - On Iceland, List of rivers of Europe - Norwegian coast, List of rivers of Europe - Scottish Irish Welsh and English coast, List of rivers of Europe - French Spanish and Portuguese coast, List of rivers of Europe - Baltic Sea, List of rivers of Europe - Black Sea, List of rivers of Europe - Caspian Sea, List of rivers of Europe - English Channel, List of rivers of Europe - North coast, List of rivers of Europe - South coast, List of rivers of Europe - Irish Sea, List of rivers of Europe - Mediterranean Sea, List of rivers of Europe - Western Mediterranean, List of rivers of Europe - Adriatic Sea, List of rivers of Europe - Ionian Sea, List of rivers of Europe - Aegean Sea, List of rivers of Europe - North Sea, List of rivers of Europe - European countries, List of rivers of Europe - Other contintents

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The postal code (in French, code postal) consists of five digits, the first two digits identifying the département in metropolitan France. The system is also used outside Europe, in the Overseas Departments and Territories, but it is the first three digits that identify the département or territory. The digits 00 are used for Military addresses. The next two numbers indicate the canton. All the cities or towns inside the same canton have the same postcode. A regular postcode always ends with a 0, w ...

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List of French postal codes, List of French postal codes - Format, List of French postal codes - CEDEX, List of French postal codes - Monaco, List of French postal codes - Départements of metropolitan France, List of French postal codes - 01000-09999, List of French postal codes - 10000-19999, List of French postal codes - 20000-29999, List of French postal codes - 30000-39999, List of French postal codes - 40000-49999, List of French postal codes - 50000-59999, List of French postal codes - 60000-69999, List of French postal codes - 70000-79999, List of French postal codes - 80000-89999, List of French postal codes - 90000-95999, List of French postal codes - Overseas Departments and Territories, List of French postal codes - Départements d'outre mer DOM Overseas departments, List of French postal codes - Collectivités territoriales TOM Territorial Collectivities:, List of French postal codes - Pays et Territoires d'outre mer PTOM Overseas Countries and Territories

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The governors of Languedoc resided in Pézenas, on the Mediterranean coast, away from Toulouse but close to Montpellier. In time they had increased their power well beyond military matters, and had become the real administrators and executive power of the province, a trend seen in the other gouvernements of France, but particularly acute in Languedoc, where the duke of Montmorency, governor of Languedoc, even openly rebelled against the king, then was defeated and beheaded in Toulouse in 1632 by the order of Richelieu. The kings of Fr ...

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Languedoc, Languedoc - The question of the limits of Languedoc, Languedoc - Area and location of Languedoc, Languedoc - Old administrative structures and the question of the capital city of Languedoc, Languedoc - Modern administrative divisions, Languedoc - Population and cities, Languedoc - Economy, Languedoc - Agriculture, Languedoc - Industry, Languedoc - Services and Tourism, Languedoc - History, Languedoc - Sports, Languedoc - Property

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Rhône-Alpes is a prosperous région, second only to Île-de-France (home to Paris, the French capital). This can be attributed to the diversity of the economics : agriculture in the Ain, hi-tech industry in Lyon and tourism in the Alps (many of France's best-known ski resorts are found in Savoie, Haute-Savoie and Isère), hi-tech industry in Grenoble. Rhône-Alpes is made up of the following departments: Ain (01). Capital: Bourg-en-Bresse Ardèche (07). Capital: Privas. Ardèche is a popular destinat ...

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Rhône-Alpes, Rhône-Alpes - Economy, Rhône-Alpes - Transportation

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The town's name may be of Roman origin. By the Middle Ages, the town was already thriving and was the home to several powerful families. Pilgrims stopped in the town on the way from the Rhône valley to the shrine of the Virgin Mary at Puy-en-Velay. The town was plundered several times by invading armys and armed bands, and suffered during the Hundred Years' War, despite the wall that were built around the town. In the first half of the 16th century, the town was influenced by Luthean and Calvinist ideas and there were several ...

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Annonay, Annonay - Geography, Annonay - History, Annonay - Economy, Annonay - Miscellaneous, Annonay - On Film, Annonay - Births, Annonay - Twin towns

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