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    Saint-Vaize (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ vɛz]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Communes of the Charente-Maritime...
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    service world-wide the municipal theatre (la Coupe d'Or) the railway station Saint-Louis church Pierre Loti's house (closed indefinitely pending completion...
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    Bellerophon, which took him to Torbay and Plymouth before he was transferred to Saint Helena. The Battle of the Basque Roads, April 1809. Napoleon on HMS Bellerophon...
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    Aquitaine in 1152, the presence of the Knights Templar and the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem quickly made this small town the largest port on the Atlantic...
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    La Fenêtre, Saint-Rémy, Saint-Vivien, Saint-Eutrope, Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pallais, Saint-Sébastien de Bouard, La Récluse, Le Maine-Saint-Sorlin and Bellevue...
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    Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan Saint-Thomas-de-Conac Saint-Trojan-les-Bains Saint-Vaize Saint-Vivien Saint-Xandre Saleignes Salignac-de-Mirambeau Salignac-sur-Charente...
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  • Fontcouverte Juicq Migron Nantillé Saint-Bris-des-Bois Saint-Césaire Sainte-Même Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche Saint-Sauvant Saint-Vaize Le Seure Vénérand Villars-les-Bois...
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    Saint-Jean-d'Angély (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ dɑ̃ʒeli] ; Saintongeais: Sént-Jhan-d'Anjhéli) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in...
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    emerged. Between 1050 and 1075, the Prieuré de Saint-Vivien de Saintes built the Saint Pierre priory on the Saint-Pierre plateau, two kilometres from Royan...
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    Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ dɔleʁɔ̃], lit. 'St. Peter of Oléron', before 1962: Saint-Pierre) is a commune in the French department...
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    (17400) Saint-Simon-de-Pellouaille (17404) Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult (17408) Saint-Vaize (17412) Saujon (17421) Semussac (17425) Le Seure (17426) Soulignonne...
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    priory, it has authority over several neighboring parishes, including Cozes, Saint-Seurin-d'Uzet, or Champagnolles Gémozac. Burned and looted during the Wars...
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    Saint-Savinien (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ savinjɛ̃]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern...
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    Saturninus. Saint Turibius of Astorga, Bishop of Astorga in Spain and a valiant defender of Orthodoxy (c. 460) Saint Vasius (Vaise, Vaize), a rich citizen...
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  • Thumbnail for Saint-Ciers-du-Taillon
    Saint-Ciers-du-Taillon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sje dy tajɔ̃]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in...
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    Saint-Martin-de-Ré (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ də ʁe], lit. "St Martin of Ré"; Saintongeais: Sént-Martin-de-Ré, before 1962: Saint-Martin) is a...
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  • Thumbnail for Saint-Pardoult
    Saint-Pardoult (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ paʁdu]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. The village lies on the right...
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  • Thumbnail for Saint-Georges-des-Agoûts
    Saint-Georges-des-Agoûts (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ de.z‿aɡu]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region...
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    Saint-Césaire (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sezɛʁ]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before...
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    Communauté d'agglomération Royan Atlantique Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes Communauté de communes Aunis Atlantique Communauté de communes Aunis Sud...
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    Saint-Médard-d'Aunis (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ medaʁ doni(s)], literally Saint-Médard of Aunis) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the...
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    Saint-Xandre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sɑ̃dʁ]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Communes of the Charente-Maritime...
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    Saint-Aigulin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ɛɡylɛ̃]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Communes of the Charente-Maritime...
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    the crossroads there was a chapel dedicated to Saint Barbara, virgin of the fourth century, patron saint of Bran. It gave rise to numerous pilgrimages...
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    including the lists of parishes of the archpriest of Pons (diocese of Saintes) contained in two “pouillés” (a “pouillé” being an inventory of ecclesiastical...
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  • Thumbnail for Saint-Porchaire
    Saint-Porchaire (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pɔʁʃɛʁ]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine...
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  • Thumbnail for Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac
    Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ palɛ də neɡʁiɲak]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region...
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  • Thumbnail for Saint-Froult
    Saint-Froult (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ fʁu]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Communes of the Charente-Maritime...
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  • Thumbnail for Saint-Martial-sur-Né
    Saint-Martial-sur-Né (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁsjal syʁ ne], literally Saint-Martial on Né) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the...
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    Saint-Maigrin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ mɛɡʁɛ̃]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France...
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