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6,207 Articles of interest in France

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  • Arboretum Marcel Kroenlein

    The Arboretum Marcel Kroenlein (15 hectares), also known as the Arboretum de Roure, is a high-altitude arboretum located at 1,270 to 1,700 metres above sea level on the edge of the Mercantour National Park in Roure, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-C…

  • Annappes

    Annappes is a village and former commune of the Nord Department of France, on the Mark River. In 1970, it was merged with the communes of Ascq and Flers-lez-Lille to form the new commune of Villeneuve d'Ascq.

  • Andlau Abbey

    Andlau Abbey (Abbaye d'Andlau) was a women's collegiate foundation for secular canonesses located at Andlau in Alsace, eastern France.

  • Alène

    The Alène is a 56-kilometre (35 mi) long river in the Nièvre département, central France. Its source is at Poil, about 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of the village, in the parc naturel régional du Morvan. It flows generally west.

  • Alzou (Ouysse)

    The Alzou is a short river in the Lot département, southern France, a right tributary of the Ouysse. It flows through the town Rocamadour, and joins the Ouysse, itself a left tributary of the Dordogne, downstream of Rocamadour.

  • Allaine

    The Allaine (named Allan in its lower course) is a 65 km long river in northwestern Switzerland and eastern France. Its source is in the village Charmoille, in the Swiss Jura mountains.

  • Albarine

    The Albarine is a 59.4 km (36.9 mi) long river in the Ain département, eastern France. Its source is at Brénod. It flows generally southwest.

  • Alagnon

    The Alagnon (Alanhon in Occitan), also spelled Allagnon, is a 86 kilometres (53 mi) long river in central France, left tributary of the river Allier. Its source is near the village Laveissière, near the Plomb du Cantal, in the Massif Central.

  • Aiguillon (Cèze)

    The Aiguillon is a river in southern France, a tributary of the Cèze. It is the departments of Gard, in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. The source of the River Aiguillon is on Mont Bouquet, west of Lussan.

  • Aiguille Aqueduct

    The Aiguille Aqueduct (French: Aqueduc de l'Aiguille) is one of several aqueducts on the Canal du Midi. In Puichéric France, it carries the canal over a small stream, the Rigole de l'Etang.

  • Aigue Blanche

    The Aigue Blanche (also spelled: Aygue Blanche) is a short mountain river that flows through the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France.

  • Acolin

    The Acolin is a 62-kilometre (39 mi) long river in France. It is a left tributary of the Loire, which it meets near Decize.

  • Abloux

    The Abloux is a 49.6-kilometre (30.8 mi) long river in the Creuse and Indre départements, central France. Its source is at Bazelat. It flows generally northwest.

  • Abbey of Saint Loup, Troyes

    The Abbey of Saint-Loup of Troyes (Abbaye Saint-Loup-de-Troyes) near Troyes in Champagne, France, was established in the ninth century to shelter the relics of bishop Lupus of Troyes, Saint Loup, the legendary defender of the city against Attila in …

  • Abbaye Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre

    The abbaye Saint-Mathieu-de-Fine-Terre is a Breton abbey, whose ruins are to be found in the territory of what is now the commune of Plougonvelin on pointe Saint-Mathieu (Beg Lokmazhe in Breton), in the département of Finistère. It gives the cape it…

  • A12 autoroute

    Autoroute A12, formerly known as the Autoroute de Bretagne (English: Motorway of Brittany), is a French autoroute located in Yvelines, near Paris. It branches off from A13 (also known as the Motorway of Normandy) at an exchange known as the Triangle…

  • Île de Térénez

    Île de Térénez is a French islet inside the last bend of the river Aulne, on the territory of the commune of Rosnoën. Its highest point is 18m. Covered in woods, it is accessible by dry land at low tide and faces the Landévennec ship graveyard and L…

  • Île de Tibidy

    Tibidy (Latin - insula Thopopegya or insula Thopepigia) is a French islet at the mouth of the river Faou, at the bottom of the roadstead of Brest, on land belonging to the commune of L'Hôpital-Camfrout. Its highest point is 15m.

  • Île d'Arun

    The Île d'Arun is an islet in the confluence of the rivers Aulne and Le Faou, at the base of the roadstead of Brest. It is located in the territory of the commune of Rosnoën in Finistère, France, and its highest point above sea level is 11m. Accessi…

  • Île Ronde, Brest

    The Île Ronde (literally Round Island) is a French islet 400 metres (0.25 mi) to the south west of Pointe de l’Armorique, in the roadstead of Brest, within the territory of the commune of Plougastel-Daoulas. Its highest point is 24 m.