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Paray-le-Monial

(Encyclopedia)Paray-le-Monial pärāˈ-lə-mônyälˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 10,568), Saône-et-Loire dept., E central France. Ceramics and hosiery are produced. In the 17th cent. St. Margaret Mary founded the cult...

Péronne

(Encyclopedia)Péronne pārônˈ [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, furniture, and plast...

Douai

(Encyclopedia)Douai do͞oˈā, do͞oāˈ [key], town, Nord dept., N France, in French Flanders, on the Scarpe ...

Dinard

(Encyclopedia)Dinard dēnärˈ [key], town, Îlle-et-Vilaine dept., NW France, in Brittany, on an inlet of ...

Louisburg

(Encyclopedia)Louisburg lo͞oˈĭsbərgˌ [key], town (1991 pop. 1,261), E Cape Breton Island, N.S., Canada. The town, an ice-free port, is near the site of the great fortress of Louisbourg, built (1720–40) by Fr...

Melun

(Encyclopedia)Melun məlöNˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 36,489), capital of Seine-et-Marne dept., N central France, SE of Paris. It is an important industrial center where automobile bodies, airplane engines, leather ...

Mers-el-Kebir

(Encyclopedia)Mers-el-Kebir mĕrs-ĕl-kəbĭrˈ [key], town, NW Algeria, on the Gulf of Oran. Originally a Roman port, it has a long history of maritime importance. During the 15th cent. it was a center of activity...

Thionville

(Encyclopedia)Thionville tyôNvēlˈ [key], Ger. Diedenhofen, town (1990 pop. 40,835), Moselle dept., NE France, in Lorraine. It is a center for metallurgical and chemical industries. The town was a favorite of Cha...

Cannes

(Encyclopedia)Cannes kän [key], town, Alpes-Maritimes dept., SE France. An important and fashionable resor...

Elbeuf

(Encyclopedia)Elbeuf ĕlböfˈ [key], town, Seine-Maritime dept., NW France, in Normandy, on the Seine Rive...