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    for the archbishops of Sens. Before 1622, Paris was not an archdiocese, but rather a diocese suffragan to the Archdiocese of Sens. The archbishop was a...
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    The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (French pronunciation: [ʃato də vo lə vikɔ̃t]) is a Baroque French château located in Maincy, near Melun, 55 kilometres...
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    The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, often called simply the Arc de Triomphe, is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, France, standing at the western...
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    hunting in the surrounding forest, proximity to two former Roman roads to Sens and to Lagny, as well as access by water on the Marne and Seine rivers. It...
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    there were the Hôtel de Sens, the Hôtel de Sully, the Hôtel de Beauvais, the Hôtel Carnavalet, the Hôtel de Guénégaud and the Hôtel de Soubise. During the...
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    Notre-Dame de Paris (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris French: [nɔtʁ(ə) dam də paʁi] ; meaning "Cathedral of Our Lady of Paris"), often referred to...
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    The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil] , City Hall) is the city hall of Paris, France, standing on the Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville – Esplanade...
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    (–Zurich) Paris–Dijon–Lausanne Regional services Paris–Montereau–Sens–Laroche-Migennes Regional services (Transilien) Paris–Melun–Moret–Nemours–Montargis...
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    The Champ de Mars (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃ də mars]; lit. 'Field of Mars') is a large public greenspace in Paris, France, located in the seventh arrondissement...
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    Roman Catholic Diocese of Troyes (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    was brother of Daimbert, Vicomte de Sens. He was Canon and Treasurer of Sens. In November 1049 Mainard was transferred to Sens, after the deposition of...
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    of Sens and abbey of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire. A week later François met with the parlementaires again accompanied by the king of Navarre, the duc de Vendôme...
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    dates back to Foucher, supporter of Charles the Bald, who became viscount (vicomte) of Limoges in 876. His descendants—Limoges, Rochechouart, Mortemart and...
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    The Musée de Cluny (French pronunciation: [myze də klyni]), officially Musée de Cluny-Musée National du Moyen Âge (lit. 'Cluny Museum-National Museum...
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    The Château de Malmaison (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto d(ə) malmɛzɔ̃]) is a French château situated near the left bank of the Seine, about 15 kilometres...
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    Paris (redirect from Département de Paris)
    of Light in the 19th century. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an official estimated population of 12...
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    consisting of members VoA VoXyD and Vicomte Vampyr Arkames (ex Seth), formed in 1998. Their debut album L'Empire des Sens was released in 2001 (recorded at...
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    The Château de Chantilly (pronounced [ʃɑto d(ə) ʃɑ̃tiji]) is a historic French château located in the town of Chantilly, Oise, about 50 kilometres (30...
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    The Catacombs of Paris (French: Catacombes de Paris, pronunciation) are underground ossuaries in Paris, France, which hold the remains of more than six...
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    The Île de la Cité (French: [il d(ə) la site]; English: City Island, lit. "Island of the City"), 22.5 hectares (56 acres) in size, is one of the two natural...
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    Superintendent of Finances, at his palatial residence, the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte. Louis XIV was impressed by the château and its gardens, which were...
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    The Musée de l'Orangerie (English: Orangery Museum) is an art gallery of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings located in the west corner of the...
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    The Institut de France (French for 'Institute of France'; French: [ɛ̃stity də fʁɑ̃s]) is a French learned society, grouping five académies, including the...
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    Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, vicomte de Saint-Exupéry (29 June 1900 – c. 31 July 1944), known simply as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (UK: /ˌsæ̃tɪɡˈzuːpəri/...
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    Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne (1611–1675), Maréchal General de France. c. 250 AD – Martyrdom of Saint...
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    The Hôtel Matignon (French: Hôtel de Matignon, pronounced [otɛl də matiɲɔ̃]) is the official residence of the Prime Minister of France. It is located in...
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    The Élysée Palace (French: Palais de l'Élysée, pronounced [palɛ də lelize]) is the official residence of the President of the French Republic in Paris...
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    Grande Arche de la Défense (French: [la ɡʁɑ̃d aʁʃ də la defɑ̃s]; "The Great Arch of the Defense"), originally called La Grande Arche de la Fraternité...
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    338750 The Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe (French pronunciation: [ɔdeɔ̃ teatʁ də løʁɔp], European Music Hall; formerly the Théâtre de l'Odéon [teatʁ də lɔdeɔ̃]...
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    course to insisting the preachers of Sens speak out against the edict. On 29 March while returning to Courtenay from Sens where they had held a service a group...
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    Seine-et-Marne (category Departments of Île-de-France)
    Seine-et-Marne (French pronunciation: [sɛn e maʁn] ) is a department in the Île-de-France region in Northern France. Named after the rivers Seine and...
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