Bonnes Mares is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy, with Pinot noir as the main grape variety. The AOC was created in 1936. It is shared between the two communes of…
The Belfort Gap (French: Trouée de Belfort) or Burgundian Gate (German: Burgundische Pforte) is a plateau located between the northern rim of the Jura Mountains and the southernmost part of the Vosges in France.
The Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier took place on July 28, 1488, between the forces of king Charles VIII of France, and those of Francis II, Duke of Brittany and his allies. The defeat of the latter signalled the end to the "guerre folle" ('Mad war…
The Battle of Brémule was fought on 20 August 1119 between Henry I of England and Louis VI the Fat of France.
Balmaseda (in Basque and officially, in Spanish Valmaseda) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country.
Avranches Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-André d'Avranches) was once a Roman Catholic cathedral in Avranches in Normandy.
The Avenue d'Iéna is a tree-lined avenue in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, running from the Trocadéro (Avenue Albert De Mun) to the Place de l'Étoile. Passing through Place d'Iéna, Place de l'Amiral de Grasse, Place de l'Uruguay and Place Richard…
Avenue Kléber is one of the avenues in Paris. It is one of the twelve avenues leading out of the Arc de Triomphe. It was named after Jean Baptiste Kléber, a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars. Before 1879, it was called l'avenue du …
Arras Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras) is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the city of Arras in France.
Ar Men ("the rock" in Breton) is a lighthouse at one end of the Chaussée de l'Île de Sein, at the west end of Brittany.
Alexandre Dumas is a station on Paris Métro Line 2, on the border of the 11th and 20th arrondissements.
Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste (Catalan: Prats de Molló i la Presta) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France, near the border with Spain and the Autonomous Community of Catalonia. The name Prats-de-Mollo comes from Catalan "m…
Île de l'Est, or East Island, is a part of the subantarctic archipelago of the Crozet Islands. With an area of 130 km2 (50 sq mi) it is the second largest island of the group.
The École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Versailles or ENSAV is a French architectural school located at the ancient stables of the Versailles Palace. The school was founded in 1969 after the suppression of the École des beaux-arts architect…
École Militaire is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro near the École Militaire (military school).
Walygator Parc is an amusement park located in Maizières-les-Metz, Lorraine, France.
The Volp is a 40 km long river of southwestern France. It is a right tributary of the Garonne, which it joins upstream of Cazères, Haute-Garonne.
Hippodrome de Vincennes, which is primarily used for horse racing, is located in Paris, France.
Villiers is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Line 2 and Line 3 on the border of the 8th and 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Victor Hugo is a station on Paris Métro Line 2. It is named after the author Victor Hugo, and located directly underneath Place Victor Hugo in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Vannes Cathedral or St. Peter's Cathedral, Vannes (French: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Vannes), which also carries the title Basilica, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Vannes, Brittany, France.
Valmeinier is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Vallespir (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌvaʎəsˈpir]) is a historical Catalan comarca of Northern Catalonia, part of the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales. The capital of the comarca is Ceret, and it borders Conflent, Rosselló, Alt Empordà, Garrotx…
The Vall de Núria Rack Railway (Catalan: Cremallera de Núria, IPA: [kɾəməˈʎeɾə ðə ˈnuɾiə]) is a mountain railway line in the Pyrenees mountains in the north of the Catalonia region of Spain. The line connects Ribes de Freser with Queralbs and Vall d…
The Valençay SOE Memorial is a monument to the members of the Special Operations Executive F Section who lost their lives for the liberation of France.
The RER station Val de Fontenay is a station in the Paris suburb Fontenay-sous-Bois.
The University Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée (Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée, UPEMLV) is a French university, in the Academy of Créteil.
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Tour Descartes (also known as Tour IBM, now named Tour Eqho) is an office skyscraper located in La Défense business district situated west of Paris, France.
Tour Bretagne (Brittany Tower in English) opened on November 18, 1976 at 5pm, is a 37 stories skyscraper situated in downtown Nantes between a main thoroughfare, Cours des 50 Otages, and Place Bretagne (Brittany square).
Tonnerre de Zeus is a roller coaster at Parc Astérix in Plailly, France. Opened in 1997 and built by Custom Coasters International, it is the 2nd longest wooden coaster in Europe after Colossos, with a track length of 1230m (4044 feet).
Tignes-les-Brevières (1550m) is a small skiing village in the French Alps near (but slightly lower than) the better-known ski resort of Tignes.
Théâtre des Cérémonies was a temporary stadium in Albertville, France. Built to only host the opening and closing ceremonies for the 1992 Winter Olympics, the circular shape stadium was immediately disassembled following the games. The stadium held …
The Scots Kirk (French: L'Église écossaise) is situated at 17, Rue Bayard, near the Champs-Elysées in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It is the only congregation of the Church of Scotland in France. The church building is modern and somewhat incons…
The Golden Triangle of the Yvelines is an expression used to refer to the Yvelines area of France that includes suburban Chatou, Croissy-sur-Seine, and Le Vésinet, and the high wealth of their inhabitants, which include many state leaders, CEOs, and…
The Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial is a United States military cemetery in the Suresnes (Hauts-de-Seine), France.