The Îles des Saintes (pronounced [il de sɛ̃t]; lit. 'Islands of the (Female) Saints'), also known as Les Saintes (Antillean Creole: Lésent, pronounced...
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Paris (redirect from Paris, Île-de-France)
"Bilan de l'année touristique 2022 à Paris Île-de-France (mars 2023)" [Review of the 2022 tourist year in Paris Île-de-France (March 2023)]. pro.visitparisregion...
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Belle-Île (French pronunciation: [bɛl il]), Belle-Île-en-Mer (French pronunciation: [bɛl il ɑ̃ mɛʁ]), or Belle Isle (Breton: Ar Gerveur, [arˌɡɛrˈvøːr];...
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The Île de la Jatte or Île de la Grande Jatte is an island in the river Seine, located in the department of Hauts-de-Seine, and shared between the two...
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Réunion (redirect from Île Bourbon)
under the First Empire, General Decaen named it Île Bonaparte (after Napoleon), and in 1810 it became Île Bourbon again. It was eventually renamed Réunion...
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Petite Basque ("the small Basque") Île Manowin (from the Montagnais manouane meaning "where eggs are picked") Île du Corossol (named after the French...
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Kerguelen Islands (redirect from Archipel des Kerguelen)
Croÿ, île du Roland, îles Ternay, îles d'Après) Île de Castries Îles Leygues (north, including île de Castries, île Dauphine) Île Violette Île Australia...
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is ringed by four hills: Carapa, Pariacabo, Café and Lombard, with the Singes and Condamine mountains not far behind. There are three lakes within the...
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Omar Sy (category Male actors from Île-de-France)
was born on 20 January 1978 in Trappes in the Yvelines department of the Île-de-France region. Both his parents are immigrants from West Africa. His Mauritanian...
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The retour des cendres (literally "return of the ashes", though "ashes" is used here as a metaphor for his mortal remains, as he was not cremated) was...
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Emilia Pérez (category Films shot in Île-de-France)
sung and choreographed." Principal photography began in May 2023 in the Île-de-France region, before wrapping on 5 July 2023. The film is produced by...
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The Palais des Papes (English: Palace of the Popes; lo Palais dei Papas in Occitan) is a historical palace located in Avignon, Southern France. It is...
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ceded Acadia and Plaisance Bay to Great Britain, but retained Île Saint-Jean, and Île-Royale where the Fortress of Louisbourg was subsequently erected...
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placed where he could see it across the fields from the royal palace on the Île de la Cité. In 558, St. Vincent's church was completed and dedicated by Germain...
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Isabelle Adjani (category Actresses from Île-de-France)
for her interpretation of Agnès, the main female role in Molière's L'École des femmes. She soon left the theatre to pursue a film career. After minor roles...
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uninhabited since 1963. The other main islands are Grand Colombier, Île aux Vainqueurs, and Île aux Pigeons. 3D image of the Saint Pierre and Miquelon archipelago...
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rebuilt between 1856 and 1862 in a Louis XIII style, is now the museum of Île-de-France open for visits. Housing costs in the area are very high, higher...
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Henri Salvador (category Bossa nova singers)
French to Piero Umiliani's music. Henri Salvador and his song "Dans mon île" (1957) were thought to be an influence on Antônio Carlos Jobim in formulating...
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Icon France Needs Right Now". The FADER. Retrieved 2022-03-08. "Le têtu des lecteurs Le prix décerné par la communauté de têtu". Ceremoniedestetu.com...
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The two branches are separated by an island, the Île de la Barthelasse. The southernmost tip of the Île de la Barthelasse once formed of a separated island...
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Grigny, Essonne (redirect from Avenue des Sablons, Grigny)
pronunciation: [ɡʁiɲi] ) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France, France. It is located 21.8 km (13.5 mi) from the center of Paris...
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killed by the police. In his books, the autobiographical Le Ruisseau des singes (The river of monkeys) (2000) and the memoir J'ai oublié de vous dire...
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Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis (redirect from St. Denis, Île-de-France)
economic base. It is set to become the second most populated commune in Île-de-France after Paris on 1 January 2025 upon the absorption of Pierrefitte-sur-Seine...
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Poissy (category Cities in Île-de-France)
Poissy (French: [pwasi] ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs...
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Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery is a 343-acre (139 ha) rural cemetery located in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
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Dakar is flanked by four small islands, île de Yoff, Île de N'Gor, Îles de la Madeleine and Île de Gorée. Île de N'Gor is on the northern shore of N'Gor...
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Vanessa Paradis (category Actresses from Île-de-France)
Paradis appeared on the local television program L'École des fans, a talent show for child singers. Vanessa Paradis – Joe Le Taxi excerpt An excerpt from...
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Josquin Lebloitte dit des Prez (c. 1450–1455 – 27 August 1521) was a composer of High Renaissance music, who is variously described as French or Franco-Flemish...
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Colette Renard (category Actresses from Île-de-France)
EPL 7293: L'arbre et l'homme / Les jouets / L'homme et l'araignée / Mon île (1956) EP Vogue EPL 7300: Chante les airs d'Irma la douce : Avec les anges...
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Georges Moustaki (category Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres)
was born the following year. They lived in an apartment at rue des Deux-Ponts on the Île Saint-Louis in Paris for many years, before his lung illness forced...
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