Drôme

Drôme is part of the current region of Rhône-Alpes and is surrounded by the départements of Ardèche, Isère, Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, and Vaucluse. The boundaries of the département have changed several times with the incorporation of the Comtat Venaissin in 1792 and the creation of the département of Vaucluse in 1793. There is an enclave of the département of Vaucluse, the canton of Valr ...

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Châtillon (French diminutive formed from châtel, i.e. castle) is a is the name or part of the name of several places: Châtillon - In Belgium. Châtillon, in the province of Luxembourg Châtillon - In France. Châtillon, in the Allier département Châtillon, in the Jura département Châtillon, in the Rhône département Châtillon, in the Vienne département Châtillon, in the Ha ...

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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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Beaufort is: The name of some places in the United States of America: Beaufort, North Carolina Beaufort, South Carolina Beaufort County, North Carolina Beaufort County, South Carolina The name of a place in Australia: Beaufort, Victoria The name of several communes in France: Beaufort, in the Haute-Garonne département Beaufort, in the Hérault département Beaufort, in the Isère département

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Manas is the name of: Manas (epic), a Kyrgyz epic poem. Manas, Drôme, a commune in Drôme département, in France. Manas-vijnana, the level of consciousness in Yogacara Buddhism Manas, a river in the state of Assam in India. Manas, a Rahi crab from the Bionicle storyline produced by Lego. Manas, a famous warrior from the Warcraft universe Other related archivesAssam, Manas (epic), Manas, Drôme, Manas-vijnana, Rahi, Warcraft

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Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a French département in the south of France, it was formerly part of the province of Provence. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence - History. Nord-de-Provence was one of the 83 original departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was renamed Haute-Provence and Basses-Alpes. On December 8, 1793, the department of Vaucluse was created from parts of the departments of Bouches-du-Rhône, Drôme, and Basses-Alpes. On April 13, 1970, the department of ...

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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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Augustin-Jean Fresnel (pronounced [freɪ 'nel] in AmE, [fʁɛ nɛl] in French) (May 10, 1788 – July 14, 1827), was a French physicist who contributed significantly to the establishment of the wave-particle duality and optics. Fresnel studied the behaviour of light both theoretically and experimentally. Augustin-Jean Fresnel - Biography. Fresnel was the son of an architect, born at Broglie (Eure). Hi ...

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The Vaucluse is a département in the southeast of France. Vaucluse - History. The Vaucluse was created on 8 December 1793 out of parts of the départements of Bouches-du-Rhône, Drôme, and Basses-Alpes (later renamed Alpes-de-Haute-Provence). Vaucluse - Geography. The Vaucluse is bordered by the Rhône to the west and the River Durance to the south. Mountains occupy a significant proportion of the eastern half of the département, with Mont Ventoux ...

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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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Dauphiné is a former province in southeastern France, roughly corresponding to the present départements of the Isère, Drôme, and Hautes-Alpes. Dauphiné - Origin of the name. Guy VIII, Count of Vienne, had a dolphin on his coat of arms and had been nicknamed le Dauphin (French for dolphin). This title descended in his family until 1349, when Humbert II sold his seigneurie, called the Dauphiné, to King Philippe VI on condition that the heir of France assume the title of l ...

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Crest. Crest (heraldry) is a heraldic term. Crest (Physics) is the section of a wave that rises above an undisturbed position. In hydrology, crest may refer to the highest level above a certain point (the datum point, or reference point) that a river will reach in a certain amount of time. This term is usually limited to a flooding event. Crest, Drôme is a commune of the Drôme département in France. Crest toothpaste

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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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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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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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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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Truffles long eluded techniques of domestication, as Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin noted with his characteristic skepticism: "The most learned men have sought to ascertain the secret, and fancied they discovered the seed. Their promises, however, were vain, and no planting was ever followed by a harvest. This perhaps is all right, for as one of the great values of truffles is their dearness, perhaps they would be less highly esteemed if they were cheaper. "Rejoice, my friend," said I, "a superb lace is about ...

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Inhabitants of this department are called Bas-Alpins. The population was once distributed fairly evenly across the department, both in the mountainous regions and the agricultural ones. However, near the end of the 19th century it markedly decreased due to rural exodus to the cities. It fell from about 150,000 to below 100,000 after World War I. It was not until 1960, that the population began to grow again, from 84,335 in 1968 to 139,561 in 1999. However, although the population figures are about what they were before, the dis ...

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Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence - History, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence - Geography, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence - Arrondissements and cantons, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence - Demographics, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence - Tourism

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Seine-Maritime was initially and previously known as Seine-Inférieure; but this first denomination was dropped on January 18, 1955. In fact, all département denominations starting with "Bas-" (Low-) or including "Inférieur" have been gradually switched to a more "positive" denomination, with the exception of the département Bas-Rhin. ...

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