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(Encyclopedia)Gers zhĕr [key], department, SW France. Auch is the capital. ...Villeneuve-Loubet
(Encyclopedia)Villeneuve-Loubet, village, Alpes-Maritimes province, France. The village contains distilleries and manganese mines, and has become the site of numerous IBM offices. Located nearby at the ruins of a 1...Bobigny
(Encyclopedia)Bobigny bôbēnyēˈ [key], city, capital of Seine–Saint Denis dept., N central France, an ...Barre des Ecrins
(Encyclopedia)Barre des Ecrins bär dāzākrăNˈ [key], peak, 13,461 ft (4,103 m) high, in the Pelvoux group, SE France, tallest of the Dauphiné Alps. ...Franco-Prussian War
(Encyclopedia)Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, 1870–71, conflict between France and Prussia that signaled the rise of German military power and imperialism. It was provoked by Otto von Bismarck (the Prus...Dinard
(Encyclopedia)Dinard dēnärˈ [key], town, Îlle-et-Vilaine dept., NW France, in Brittany, on an inlet of ...Dax
(Encyclopedia)Dax däks [key], town, Landes dept., SW France, in Gascony, on the Adour River. It has long b...Eure
(Encyclopedia)Eure ör [key], department, N France, in Normandy. Évreux is the capital. ...Eure-et-Loir
(Encyclopedia)Eure-et-Loir ör-ā-lwär [key], department, N France. Chartres is the capital. ...Aube
(Encyclopedia)Aube ōb [key], department, NE France, in Champagne. Troyes is the capital. ...Browse by Subject
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