Search
Search results
Displaying 1 - 10
Angoumois
(Encyclopedia) AngoumoisAngoumoisäNg&oomacr;mwäˈ [key], region and former province, W France, now coextensive with most of Charente dept. Angoulême is the historic capital and chief city. In the…Soule
(Encyclopedia) SouleSoules&oomacr;l [key], small region, in Pyrénées-Atlantiques dept., SW France, bordering on Spain. Mauléon-Licharre is the traditional capital. An ancient province of the…Aunis
(Encyclopedia) AunisAunisōnēsˈ [key], small region and former province, W France, on the Atlantic coast. It is now part of the Charente-Maritime and Deux-Sèvres depts. and includes the islands of Ré…Vivarais
(Encyclopedia) VivaraisVivaraisvēvärāˈ [key], region, roughly coextensive with Ardèche dept., SE France. Its mountainous terrain rises to 5,753 ft (1,754 m) in the Mézenc. Cattle raising is the chief…Mâcon
(Encyclopedia) MâconMâconmäkôNˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 38,503), capital of Saône-et-Loire dept., E central France, in Burgundy, on the Saône River. It is famous for its quality wines. A…Berry, former province, France
(Encyclopedia) BerryBerrybĕrēˈ [key], former province, central France. Bourges, the capital, and Châteauroux are the chief towns. Cattle are raised on the Champagne Berrichonne, a semiarid plateau…Dreux
(Encyclopedia) Dreux Dreux drö [key], town, Eure-et-Loir dept., N central France. It is an industrial…Vexin
(Encyclopedia) VexinVexinvĕksăNˈ [key], region of N France. It is mainly agricultural, with some industry in the valleys. By the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte (911), the northernmost part (Vexin…Forez
(Encyclopedia) ForezForezfôrāˈ [key], hilly agricultural region, E central France, in the Massif Central, mostly in Loire dept. and partially in Puy-de-Dôme dept. Roanne is the chief town. The region…Péronne
(Encyclopedia) PéronnePéronnepārônˈ [key], town (1993 est. pop. 9,200), Somme dept., N France, in Picardy, on the Somme River. It is a farm trade center, and its manufactures include wool, bricks,…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
