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    Spain Vyškov, Czech Republic The Musée des arts du Cognac The Château des Valois The Château des Valois The Coniacian Age of the Cretaceous Period of geological...
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    Studies. 28 December 2023. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Château-d'Oléron, EHESS (in French). Population en...
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    Situated on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean the city is connected to the Île de Ré by a 2.9-kilometre-long (1+3⁄4-mile) bridge completed on 19 May 1988. Since...
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    Saint-Martin-de-Ré (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ də ʁe], literally Saint-Martin of Ré; Saintongeais: Sént-Martin-de-Ré) is a commune in the western...
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  • Thumbnail for Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély
    Tonnay-Boutonne (17448) Les Touches-de-Périgny (17451) Torxé (17450) Varaize (17459) La Vergne (17465) Vergné (17464) Vervant (17467) La Villedieu (17471) Villemorin...
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  • Saint-Séverin-sur-Boutonne Saleignes Seigné Siecq Sonnac Thors Les Touches-de-Périgny Varaize Vervant La Villedieu Villemorin Villiers-Couture Vinax Décret n° 2014-269...
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    Vervant (French pronunciation: [vɛʁvɑ̃]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. The village lies on the left bank of...
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    Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (category Plus Beaux Villages de France)
    de Lussan d'Aubeterre, retained the title of Marquis of Aubeterre. The younger son took the title of Count of Aubeterre and lived in the Château de Bonnes...
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    picturesque communes in Roman Saintonge. It dates back to the Roman times. Château de la Cave Communes of the Charente-Maritime department "Répertoire national...
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    Sainte-Marie-de-Ré (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t maʁi də ʁe], literally Saint Mary of Ré) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern...
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    three kilometers north of the town center is the Domaine de Boisbuchet with the Château de Boisbuchet, built in 1865 on a hill above the Vienne. The...
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    pilgrim route that led to Santiago de Compostela the edifice still constitutes a major stopping-off point towards Santiago de Compostela. Since 1989, the Royal...
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    Ancien château, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French) Base Mérimée: Parc de l'ancien château, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French) The city...
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    1067, Isembert de Châtelaillon gave the island to the order of Cluny. A small convent was established, which depended on St Martin in Île de Ré. At the end...
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    which the town and château are now located had been the site of a Gallic oppidum and a Roman castrum until in the 8th century, a château was started to be...
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    Rochefort-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʃfɔʁ syʁ mɛʁ]; Occitan: Ròchafòrt de Mar) for disambiguation, is a city and commune in Southwestern France, a port...
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    La Flotte (category Plus Beaux Villages de France)
    the largest municipality on the Île de Ré by area, and the second largest by population, second to Sainte-Marie-de-Ré on the southern tip of the island...
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  • Thumbnail for Saint-Georges-de-Didonne
    Saint-Georges-de-Didonne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ də didɔn]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in...
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    Montpellier-de-Médillan (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃pəlje də medijɑ̃]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Communes...
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  • Thumbnail for Gibourne
    Touches-de-Périgny La Tremblade Trizay Tugéras-Saint-Maurice La Vallée Vanzac Varaize Varzay Vaux-sur-Mer Vénérand Vergeroux La Vergne Vergné Vérines Vervant...
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  • Thumbnail for Montignac-Charente
    ʃaʁɑ̃t]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. Château de Montignac - keep and remains of an 11th-13th century castle, listed since...
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    Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département de la Charente-Maritime (17) Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA17006687 Château d'Ardillières (in...
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    Gautier website (in French) Base Mérimée: IA00066106 Moulin du Château, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French) Collèges, Academic Inspection of Charente...
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    Vaux-Rouillac Ventouse Verdille Verneuil Verrières Verteuil-sur-Charente Vervant Vibrac Le Vieux-Cérier Vieux-Ruffec Vignolles Villebois-Lavalette Villefagnan...
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    narrow streets of unspoilt, typically Charentais buildings to the medieval chateau, which dominates the western approach. Barbezieux-Saint-Hilarie is the...
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    des travaux de la commission de stratégie, L'abbaye aux Dames, centre européen de recherche et de pratique musicale de Saintes, note de réflexion stratégique...
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  • Thumbnail for Bran, Charente-Maritime
    Désiré, Le Moulin Blanc, Le Fief des Sables, Le Morillon, Taillefer, Le Pas de Bran, Chez Bégaud, La Maison d'école. Baignes-Sainte-Radegonde (Charente)...
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    called Mirambeaulais. First mentioned in the 11th century, the magnificent Chateau Mirambeau is situated on a 40 metre high hill overlooking the town. Today...
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    de communes de la Haute-Saintonge Communauté de communes de l'Île-de-Ré Communauté de communes de l'Île-d'Oléron Communauté de communes des Vals de Saintonge...
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  • Thumbnail for Aujac, Charente-Maritime
    Touches-de-Périgny La Tremblade Trizay Tugéras-Saint-Maurice La Vallée Vanzac Varaize Varzay Vaux-sur-Mer Vénérand Vergeroux La Vergne Vergné Vérines Vervant...
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