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Charente is a département in central France named after the Charente River. Charente - History. Charente was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from the former province of Angoumois. Charente - Geography. The department is part of the current region of Poitou-Charentes. It is surrounded by the departments of Vienne, Haute-Vienne, Dordogne, Gironde, Charente-Maritime, and Deux-Sèvres. It contains part ...

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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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Cognac (IPA: [k*n'jæk] where * is ɒ, oʊ, ɑ:, or ɔ:), named after the town of Cognac in France, is a kind of brandy, which must be produced in the region surrounding the town. The wine to be distilled must be made from Folle Blanche, Ugni Blanc or Colombard grapes. It must be distilled twice in copper pot stills and aged at least 2 1/2 years in oak barrels in order to be called "cognac". A related drink produced in another region is Armagnac. Cognac drink - Producing region and legal definitions.

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2 Population sans doubles comptes, i.e. not counting those people already counted in another commune (such as students and military personal). Cognac is a commune in the French département of Charente, of which it is a sous-préfecture. The inhabitants of the town are known as Cognaçais. Cognac - Geography. Cognac is situated on the river Charente between the towns of Angoulême and Saintes. The majority of the town has been built ...

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Vienne is a département of France, located in the center of the country, and named after the Vienne River. Vienne - History. The département of Vienne was formed in 1790 from parts of the former provinces of Poitou, Touraine, and Berry. Vienne - Geography. Vienne is bounded by the départements of Indre-et-Loire on the north and northeast, Indre on the east, Haute-Vienne on the southeast, Charente on the south, Deux-Sèvres on the west ...

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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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Valence has several specific meanings: valence in chemistry valence in linguistics, In psychology and neuroscience, valence refers to the emotional value associated with a stimulus; e.g., a familiar face can have positive valence. valence in mathematics valence band in physics valence shell in chemistry valence quarks in particle physics

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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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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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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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In Greek mythology, Auge was a princess of Tegea who married Telephus. Telephus was one of the Heraclidae, a son of Heracles and Princess Auge of Tegea. Her father was told by an oracle that he would be overthrown by his grandson. So he: Forced Auge to become a priestess of Athena and leave the child, Telephus, on Mt. Parthenion. He was suckled by a deer. Auge and Telephus were put in a crate and set adrift on the sea. They washed up in Asia Minor. Abandoned Telephus and sold Auge into slavery. She ended up marrying King Teuthras. Another Auge is one of the Horae, ...

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By category Medieval 16th Century - 17th Century 18th Century -19th Century 20th Century - Contemporary Chronological list Writers by category Novelists - Playwrights Poets - Essayists Short Story Writers Honoré de Balzac (May 20, 1799 – August 18, 1850) was a French novelist. Along with Flaubert, he is generally regarded as a founding father of realism in European literature. His large output of novels and stories, collectively entitled La Comédie humaine ...

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Aubeterre-sur-Dronne is a commune of the Charente département in France. Population: 368. Aubeterre-sur-Dronne - Geography. Area: 2.39 km² Average altitude: 70 m The town is located by the Dronne river. Aubeterre-sur-Dronne - Sights. Aubeterre is the site of a monolithic church. Its main nave is more than 20m high. ...

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Angoumois was an old province of France, nearly corresponding today to the Charente département. Its capital was Angoulême. Other related archivesAngoulême, Charente, département, province of France

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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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2 Population sans doubles comptes, i.e. not counting those people already counted in another commune (such as students and military personal). Angoulême is a town and commune in southwestern France, préfecture (capital city) of the Charente département. Angoulême - History. Angoulême (Iculisma) was taken by Clovis from the Visigoths in 507, and plundered by the Normans in the 9th century. In 1360 it was surrendered by the Treaty of Brétigny ...

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Charente-Maritime is a département on the west coast of France named after the Charente River. Charente-Maritime - History. Charente-Inférieure was one of the 83 original départements created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. On September 4, 1941, it was renamed Charente-Maritime. Charente-Maritime - Geography. The land area is 6864 km2. Charente-Maritime is surrounded by the départements of Giro ...

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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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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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Pineau des Charentes - White pineau. The dominant white variety of pineau is made using the grapes Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche, and Colombard, with occasional Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Montils. The mixture is aged for at least 18 months in oak barrels. The resulting drink is between 16 and 22% ABV, and is traditionally believed to be a deep gold in colour, but colours and qualities vary from vineyard to vineyard, depending on the lay of the land, the soil composition and the grape used. The taste is predominantly sweet, but is balanced b ...

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