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    Île de (French pronunciation: [il də ʁe]; variously spelled Rhé or Rhéa; Poitevin: ile de Rét; English: Isle of , /reɪ/ RAY) is an island off the...
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    La Rochelle–Île de Airport (French: aéroport de La Rochelle–Île de ) (IATA: LRH, ICAO: LFBH) is an international airport located in the city of La...
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    The Île de bridge is located in French departement of Charente-Maritime, on the western coast of France and connects the mainland (La Rochelle) to...
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    Charente-Maritime. It is one of the ten communes located on the Île de . The fortifications in Saint-Martin-de-, drawn up by Vauban between 1681 and 1685, were inscribed...
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    of the islands of and Oléron in 1625, leading to the Siege of Saint-Martin-de- in which Louis XIII recovered the island of . He commanded at La...
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    on the nearby island of Île de with 6,000 men in order to help the Huguenots. Although a Protestant stronghold, Île de had not directly joined the...
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    Although it was a Protestant stronghold, Île de had not directly joined the rebellion against the king. On Île de , the English under Buckingham tried...
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  • The Canton of Île de (French: canton de l'Île de ) is a canton on the Island in the French department of Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine...
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  • a strait on the Atlantic coast of Western France between two islands; Île de to the north, and Oléron to the south. To the east lies the continental...
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    The Recovery of Island (French: Reprise de l'Île de ) was accomplished by the army of Louis XIII in September 1625, against the troops of the Protestant...
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    the south. To the west is the Atlantic Ocean and two islands, the Île de and the Île d'Aix. To the east it is bordered by the valley of the Mignon (the...
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    In June 1627 Buckingham organised a landing on the nearby island of Île de with 6,000 men in order to help the Huguenots, thus starting an Anglo-French...
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  • The Île de railway (French: ‘Petit Train de l’Île de ) served the island known as the Île de , which lies off La Rochelle, on the west coast of...
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    The siege of Saint-Martin-de-, or siege of St. Martin's (French: siège de Saint-Martin-de-), was an attempt by English forces under George Villiers...
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    He was born on the western island of Île de . The garden behind the Ernest Cognacq Museum in Saint Martin de holds a monument with a statue of George...
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    Île Madame Île d'Oléron Île de Banc d'Arguin Île aux oiseaux (in Arcachon Bay) Phare de Cordouan Fort de Brescou Îles d'Hyères Île de Bagaud Île du...
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    de Ré. Toiras famously sustained the 3-month Siege of Saint-Martin-de- in Île de by the Duke of Buckingham in 1627. After three months of combat, Toiras...
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    over to prisons in metropolitan France – Oléron and Saint-Martin-de- (on Île de ) – then, as these were due to be closed, to Quélern (near Brest)...
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    Situated on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean the city is connected to the Île de by a 2.9-kilometre-long (1+3⁄4-mile) bridge completed on 19 May 1988....
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    Isembert de Châtelaillon gave the island to the order of Cluny. A small convent was established, which depended on St Martin in Île de . At the end...
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  • profiles Rhea County, Tennessee Rhea Springs, Tennessee, a defunct town Île de or Rhea, an island in France Rhea, a 1908 opera by Spyridon Samaras Rhea...
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  • Norway Re, Piedmont, an Italian municipality Île de , an island off the west coast of France Le Bois-Plage-en-, a commune on that island Re di Anfo...
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    the Gironde. The département includes the islands of Île de , Île d'Aix, Ile d'Oléron and Île Madame. The département forms the northern part of the...
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  • lives in Geneva, Switzerland. He owns properties in the alps, on the Île de and in Trancoso, Brazil. "Reinold GEIGER". Companies House. Retrieved...
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    changed to its current name on 8 March 1962. Ars-en- is one of 10 communes located on the Île de off the coast of La Rochelle and is in the north-western...
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    region of Poitou-Charentes, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Île de Communes of the Charente-Maritime department "Répertoire national des...
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    of Charente-Maritime. Sainte-Marie-de- is a small village, on the southern coast of the Île de , facing the Île d'Oléron. The coastal part is bordered...
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    Fort de La Prée, built in 1625, is located near the eastern end of the Île de , in France. In 1625, the French officer Toiras led the Royalist troops...
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  • the ten municipalities of the Île de (Ars-en-, La Couarde-sur-Mer, La Flotte, Le Bois-Plage-en-, Les Portes-en-, Loix, Rivedoux-Plage,...
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    Ernest Cognacq Museum (category Île de )
    Martin de , Île de , France. The museum is housed in the "Hotel de Clerjotte", built in 1470-1480 by Louis Clergeat, taxman for Charles de France...
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