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    Longpont (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃pɔ̃]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is around 13 km southwest of Soissons...
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    Longpont Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Longpont) was a Cistercian monastery, in present-day Longpont, Aisne, France. It existed from 1131 to 1793, being...
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    Longpont-sur-Orge (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃pɔ̃ syʁ ɔʁʒ] , literally Longpont on Orge) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern...
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    depo]) is a chain of DIY and home improvement stores, headquartered in Longpont-sur-Orge. The chain was created in 1993 by Castorama Dubois Investment...
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    development since 1876: Étampes Château de Dourdan Château de Montlhéry Longpont-sur-Orge Milly La Forêt Essonne is twinned with: Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan...
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    XI and the League of the Public Weal on 16 July 1465 in the vicinity of Longpont-sur-Orge. It had no clear winner and therefore did not decide the war....
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  • of Saint-Benoît, installed in the Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Garde Basilica of Longpont-sur-Orge, a monastery founded by her husband. Guy obtained the concession...
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  • area. He was found with the wreckage of his plane in a field along the Longpont-Chaudun road or on a battlefield at Vierzy - the German records are incomplete...
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    river usually have s/ Orge added to their name (i.e. Épinay-sur-Orge, Longpont-sur-Orge, Villiers-sur-Orge). The Yvette is a tributary of the Orge. Many...
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    painting was transferred from the royal collection to the parish church of Longpont. It was later bought at the posthumous sale of the Duke's collection by...
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    Nicolas aux Bois Abbaye Saint-Vincent de Laon Abbaye Saint-Martin de Laon Longpont Abbey Abbey of St. Jean des Vignes Vauclair Abbey Church of Saint-Caprais...
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    the severe emotional blow affected his playing quality. Cziffra died in Longpont-sur-Orge, Essonne, France, aged 72, from a heart attack resulting from...
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  • was elected dean at Reims in 1196, but died in the following year in the Longpont Abbey, some time after 29 January 1197. He produced many theological works...
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    Licy-Clignon Lierval Liesse-Notre-Dame Liez Limé Lislet Logny-lès-Aubenton Longpont Lor Louâtre Loupeigne Lucy-le-Bocage Lugny Luzoir Ly-Fontaine Maast-et-Violaine...
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  • Lady of Marceille 1912 France Lisieux Basilica of St Theresa 1954 France Longpont-sur-Orge Basilica of Our Lady of the Good Guard 1913 France Lourdes Basilica...
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    Picardy, particularly the area around Villers-Cotterêts and the village of Longpont, after the suspects robbed a petrol station near Villers-Cotterêts, then...
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    Licy-Clignon Lierval Liesse-Notre-Dame Liez Limé Lislet Logny-lès-Aubenton Longpont Lor Louâtre Loupeigne Lucy-le-Bocage Lugny Luzoir Ly-Fontaine Maast-et-Violaine...
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    Juvisy-sur-Orge Lardy Leudeville Leuville-sur-Orge Limours Linas Lisses Longjumeau Longpont-sur-Orge Maisse Marcoussis Marolles-en-Beauce Marolles-en-Hurepoix Massy...
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    The Battle of Montlhéry was fought on 16 July 1465 in the vicinity of Longpont-sur-Orge, south of Paris. The events of the battle are confused. Both parties...
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    Juvisy-sur-Orge Lardy Leudeville Leuville-sur-Orge Limours Linas Lisses Longjumeau Longpont-sur-Orge Maisse Marcoussis Marolles-en-Beauce Marolles-en-Hurepoix Massy...
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    1936. Besides his medical activities, Darier was the mayor of the town Longpont-sur-Orge from 1925 to 1935. De l'artérite syphilitique (1904) Précis de...
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    Licy-Clignon Lierval Liesse-Notre-Dame Liez Limé Lislet Logny-lès-Aubenton Longpont Lor Louâtre Loupeigne Lucy-le-Bocage Lugny Luzoir Ly-Fontaine Maast-et-Violaine...
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    Juvisy-sur-Orge Lardy Leudeville Leuville-sur-Orge Limours Linas Lisses Longjumeau Longpont-sur-Orge Maisse Marcoussis Marolles-en-Beauce Marolles-en-Hurepoix Massy...
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    Nivelon was the son of Gérard II, lord of Muret and Quierzy, and Agnès de Longpont. He became a canon in 1166 and the bishop of Soissons in 1176. As bishop...
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    Juvisy-sur-Orge Lardy Leudeville Leuville-sur-Orge Limours Linas Lisses Longjumeau Longpont-sur-Orge Maisse Marcoussis Marolles-en-Beauce Marolles-en-Hurepoix Massy...
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    Monument in Longpont (Aisne) where a French pilot Lieutenant André Monty was shot down in June 1940 by three Bf 109s and buried among his MS.406 remains...
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    21-year rule over Vermandois, and she was buried in the Cistercian Abbey of Longpont (today she is buried in Aisne). Upon Eleanor's death, King Philip took...
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    nights in prayer. After a while, he entered the Cistercian monastery of Longpont, after having distributed among the poor all his possessions not needed...
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  • served as best man at their wedding. The Copleys acquired an estate in Longpont-sur-Orge, outside of Paris, which became a magnet for members of the Parisian...
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    91339 91310 Linas 91340 91090 Lisses 91345 91160 Longjumeau 91347 91310 Longpont-sur-Orge 91359 91720 Maisse 91363 91460 Marcoussis 91374 91150 Marolles-en-Beauce...
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