Vercors may refer to: Vercors Cave System, a set of long caves in the Alps of South-Eastern France Vercors Massif, a range of mountains and plateaus in...
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The Vercors massif (French pronunciation: [vɛʁkɔʁ]; Occitan: Vercòrs) are a range in France consisting of rugged plateaus and mountains straddling the...
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The maquis used the prominent scenic plateau known as the Massif du Vercors (Vercors Plateau) as a refuge. The maquis carried out sabotage and partisan...
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The Vercors Regional Natural Park (French: Parc naturel régional du Vercors) is a protected area of forested mountains in the Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern...
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Lans-en-Vercors (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃s ɑ̃ vɛʁkɔʁ], literally Lans in Vercors) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Lans-en-Vercors...
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Vassieux-en-Vercors (French pronunciation: [vasjø ɑ̃ vɛʁkɔʁ], literally Vassieux in Vercors; Occitan: Vaciu de Vercòrs) is a commune in the department...
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of the Solar Temple died in a mass murder-suicide in a clearing in the Vercors, near the village of Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes in Isère, France. Two members...
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Gresse-en-Vercors (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɛs ɑ̃ vɛʁkɔʁ], literally Gresse in Vercors; Occitan: Grèssa) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern...
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Jean Bruller (redirect from Vercors (writer))
published using the pseudonym Vercors (though he used this name for works published before the 1944 Battle of Vercors). Several of his novels have fantasy...
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Corrençon-en-Vercors (French pronunciation: [kɔʁɑ̃sɔ̃ ɑ̃ vɛʁkɔʁ], literally Corrençon in Vercors) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern...
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La Chapelle-en-Vercors (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl ɑ̃ vɛʁkɔʁ]; Occitan: Chapèla de Vercòrs) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France...
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from the Barraquand family for the Vercors horse association, it was stated that "since time immemorial, the Vercors mountains had been home to a breed...
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Saint-Martin-en-Vercors (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ ɑ̃ vɛʁkɔʁ], literally Saint-Martin in Vercors; Vivaro-Alpine: Sant Martin de Vercòrs) is a commune...
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Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage is a mild pasteurized natural rind cow's milk blue cheese originally produced by monks in the Rhône-Alpes region of France in...
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similar to those on the Vercors High Plateau, but beneath the cliffs there are extensive forests. The mountain lies within the Vercors Regional Natural Park...
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Saint-Julien-en-Vercors (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒyljɛ̃ ɑ̃ vɛʁkɔʁ], literally Saint-Julien in Vercors; Occitan: Sant Julian de VercòrsVivaro-Alpine:...
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Velo Vercors is a French cycling holiday company that offers self-catered routes, B&Bs, bike hires, and guided or independent routes. Based in the town...
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Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans Saint-Jean-en-Royans Saint-Julien-en-Vercors Saint-Laurent-en-Royans Saint-Martin-en-Vercors Saint-Martin-le-Colonel...
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Resistance. Vassieux-en-Vercors, on the Vercors Massif of the Alps, was a center of the resistance of the Maquis du Vercors. Hundreds of "Montagnards"...
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incorporated into the new canton of Fontaine-Vercors. The town remains the seat of the Community of Communes in the Vercors Massif (CCMV). The town is a centre...
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region, north of the Vercors Massif in the Isère department. This territory covers the communes of Villard-de-Lans, Lans-en-Vercors, Méaudre, Autrans and...
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same name by Jean Bruller (published clandestinely under the pen name "Vercors"), and starring Thomas Jouannet, Julie Delarme and Michel Galabru. The...
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Gresse-en-Vercors, part of the department of Isère, France, is the highest point (2341 metres) of the Massif du Vercors, but not the highest of the Vercors Regional...
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Bénédictin Bleu d'Auvergne Bleu de Bresse Bleu de Gex Bleu des Causses Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage Bleuchâtel Blue Cheshire Brighton Blue Buxton Blue Cabrales cheese...
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mountain pass located in the Vercors Regional Natural Park, Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, and it is a part of the Vercors Massif and has a height of...
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CS Chamarel (redirect from CS Vercors)
The CS Chamarel, originally CS Vercors, was a cable layer owned by France Telecom Marine, laying submarine communications cables around the world. It...
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following communes: Autrans-Méaudre-en-Vercors Corrençon-en-Vercors Engins Fontaine (partly) Lans-en-Vercors Noyarey Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte Sassenage...
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Grenoble AOC, lowland cheeses, like St. Marcellin, St. Félicien and Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage. Poultry from Bresse, guinea fowl from Drôme and fish from the...
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Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿aɲɑ̃ ɑ̃ vɛʁkɔʁ], literally Saint-Agnan in Vercors; Occitan: Sant Anhan de VercòrsVivaro-Alpine: Sant...
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in the department of Isère, near Choranche in the Vercors Regional Natural Park and in the Vercors Massif, France. Located at the edge of the massif,...
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