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6,207 Articles of interest in France

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  • Saint-Nicholas-des-Champs, Paris

    The Church of Saint-Nicholas-des-Champs (Église Saint-Nicholas-des-Champs) is a Catholic church in Paris' Third arrondissement. The building in Flamboyant Gothic style dates from the 12th, 15th and 17th centuries.

  • Saint-Maurice, Lille

    The Église Saint-Maurice is a church on rue de Paris, in the historic centre of Lille. Its construction began at the end of the 14th century and completed at the end of the 19th century, and it was extended over more than four centuries. A hall chur…

  • Saint-Germer-de-Fly Abbey

    Saint-Germer-de-Fly Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey located in the village of Saint-Germer-de-Fly, in Picardy in the Oise département of France. Only the late Romanesque-early Gothic church remains, now the village parish church. It is regarded …

  • Saint-Amand Abbey

    Saint-Amand Abbey (Abbaye de Saint-Amand), once known as Elno, Elnon or Elnone Abbey, is a former Benedictine abbey in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, Nord, France.

  • SS Empire Broadsword

    Empire Broadsword was a Type C1-S-AY-1 infantry landing ship built in 1943 as Cape Marshall. She was renamed Empire Broadsword before completion and entering into service for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT).

  • Rue de la Pompe

    Rue de la Pompe is a street in Paris, France, which was named after the pump which served water to the castle of Muette. With a length of 1690 metres, Rue de la Pompe is one of the longest streets in the 16th arrondissement.

  • Rue de Solférino

    Rue de Solférino is a street in the Left Bank area of Paris. It is most commonly heard as a reference to the headquarters of the French Socialist Party, which are located there.

  • Rue de Provence

    The rue de Provence is mainly in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Only the short part of the street between rue du Havre and rue de Rome is in the 8th arrondissement.

  • Rue Saint-Dominique

    The rue Saint-Dominique is a street in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It was formerly known as chemin de la Longue Raye (1355), chemin des Treilles (1433), chemin Herbu (des Moulins à Vent) (1523), chemin de l'Oseraie (1527), chemin du Port (1530)…

  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Vannes

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vannes is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. Erected in the 5th century, the Episcopal see is Vannes Cathedral, in the city of Vannes. The diocese corresponds to the department of Morbih…

  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aix

    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aix is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church, in France. The Archepiscopal see is located in the city of Aix-en-Provence. The diocese comprises the department of Bouches-du-Rhône (minus the a…

  • River Uck

    The River Uck is a river in East Sussex, United Kingdom, which drains a catchment starting near Crowborough in the North, Hadlow Down to the East and Laughton Common to the South. It flows through the town of Uckfield and into the river Ouse about 3…

  • Rhône-et-Loire

    Rhône-et-Loire was a département of France whose préfecture (capital) was Lyon. Created on 4 March 1790 like the other French départements, Rhône-et-Loire was abolished on 12 August 1793 when it was split into two départements: Rhône (préfecture: Ly…

  • Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial

    The Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial is an American war cemetery in Southern France, memorializing American soldiers and mariners who died in Second World War operations in that area. The cemetery covers 5.1 hectares (12.5 acres) within the city…

  • Ratonneau

    Ratonneau is one of the islands of the Frioul archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea, off the southern coast of France near Marseille. It is relatively long and thin, approximately 2.5 km long but at most 500 m wide and generally much narrower.

  • Prémontré Abbey

    Prémontré Abbey was the mother house of the Premonstratensian Order and was located at Prémontré about twelve miles west of Laon, département of Aisne, France.

  • Pozières Memorial

    The Pozières Memorial is a World War I memorial, located near the commune of Pozières, in the Somme department of France. It was unveiled in August 1930. The memorial forms the perimeter walls of a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery. It lis…

  • Port Revel

    The Port Revel Shiphandling Training Centre is a French maritime pilotage school that trains pilots, masters, and officers on large ships like supertankers, container ships, LNG carriers and cruise ships . The facility uses manned models at a 1:25 s…

  • Pont sur la Laye

    The Pont sur la Laye or Pont roman de Mane (English: Romanesque Bridge of Mane) is an old stone arch bridge across the stream Laye in the French Provence close to the town Mane.

  • Pont de Bornègre

    The Pont de Bornègre (or Pont de Bordnègre) is an ancient bridge of the Roman aqueduct to Nîmes, which also includes the famous Pont du Gard, between the communes of Saint-Maximin, and Argilliers. It is located at the upper reaches of the approximat…

  • Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing

    The Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) memorial in Belgium for missing soldiers of World War I, located in the village of Ploegsteert. It commemorates men from the Allied Powers who fought in the immed…