Carrières-sous-Poissy is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. The town sits on the bank of the Seine River, directly opposite the commune of Poissy. Notable landmarks in Carrières-sous-Poissy include the Château Champfleury, the Château Vanderbilt and St.
Population: 15,465
Latitude: 48° 56' 58.27" N
Longitude: 2° 02' 26.45" E
The American University of Paris (AUP) is a private, independent, and accredited liberal arts and sciences university in Paris, France. Founded in 1962, the university is one of the oldest American institutions of higher education in Europe.
The École Militaire (French pronunciation: [ekɔl militɛʁ], Military School) is a vast complex of buildings housing various military training facilities located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, southeast of the Champ de Mars.
The rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré is a street in Paris, France. Relatively narrow and nondescript, especially in comparison to the nearby avenue des Champs Élysées, it is cited as being one of the most luxurious and fashionable streets in the world t…
The Petit Palais (small palace) is an art museum in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France.
The 15th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements (administrative districts) of the capital city of France.
SAGEM (Société d’Applications Générales de l’Électricité et de la Mécanique, translated to Company of General Applications of Electricity and Mechanics) was a major French company involved in defense electronics, consumer electronics and communicati…
The Place de la République is a square in Paris, located on the border between the 3rd, 10th and 11th arrondissements. The square has an area of 3.4 ha (8.4 acres).
The Musée de l'Armée (Army Museum) is a national military museum of France located at Les Invalides in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It is served by Paris Métro stations Invalides, Varenne, and La Tour-Maubourg.
The Hôtel Matignon (French pronunciation: [o.tɛl ma.ti.ɲɔ̃]) is the official residence of the Prime Minister of France.
The Théâtre des Champs-Élysées is a theatre at 15 avenue Montaigne in Paris.
Ramón Emeterio Betances y Alacán (April 8, 1827 – September 16, 1898) was a Puerto Rican nationalist. He was the primary instigator of the Grito de Lares revolution and is considered to be the father of the Puerto Rican independence movement. Since …
The Coulée verte René-Dumont or Promenade plantée (French for tree-lined walkway) or the Coulée verte (French for green course) is a 4.7 km (2.9 mi) elevated linear park built on top of obsolete railway infrastructure in the 12th arrondissement of P…
Maxim's is the name of a restaurant in Paris, France, located at No. 3 of the rue Royale.
The Court of Cassation (French: Cour de cassation; French pronunciation: [kuʁ.də.kɑ.saˈsjɔ̃]) is one of France's courts of last resort having jurisdiction over all matters triable in the judicial stream with scope of certifying questions of law and…
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Panthéon-Assas University (French: Université Panthéon-Assas [ynivɛʁsite pɑ̃teɔ̃asas], commonly referred to as "Assas" [asas] or "Paris II" [paʁi dø]), is a public research university in Paris, France.
The Hôtel-Dieu de Paris (French pronunciation: [ɔtɛl djø də paʁi]) is regarded as the oldest hospital in the city of Paris, France, and is the most central of the Assistance publique - hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) hospitals. The hospital is associated…
The 18th arrondissement (XVIIIe arrondissement), located on the Rive Droite (Right Bank), is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France.