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Commune of Nancy
Place Stanislas - Fountain of Amphitrite
Location
Coordinates	48°41′25″N, 6°11′00″E
Administration
Country	France
Region	Lorraine
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle (préfecture)
Arrondissement	Nancy
Canton	Chief town of 4 cantons
Intercommunality	Communauté urbaine du Grand Nancy
Mayor	André Rossinot (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	188 m–353 m (avg. 212 m)
Land area¹	15.01 km²
Population² (2005)	105,400
- Density	6,902/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	54395/ 54000
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

Nancy (pronounced [nɑ̃si]; archaic German: Nanzig; Luxembourgish: Nanzeg) is a city and commune in the Lorraine région of northeastern France. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Place Stanislas, known colloquially as the place Stan, is a large pedestrianized square in Nancy, Lorraine, France. ... Download high resolution version (1804x1689, 163 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Nancy Categories: GFDL images ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This list of countries, arranged alphabetically, gives an overview of countries of the world. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... (Région flag) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital Regional President Departments Meurthe-et-Moselle Meuse Moselle Vosges Arrondissements 19 Cantons 157 Communes 2,337 Statistics Land area1 23,547 km² Population (Ranked 11th)  - January 1, 2006 est. ... Departments (French: IPA: ) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ... Meurthe-et-Moselle is a département in the northeast of France named after the Meurthe and Moselle rivers. ... In France, a préfecture is the administrative town of a département. ... The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. ... The arrondissement of Nancy is an arrondissement of France, located in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département, in the Lorraine région. ... The cantons of France are administrative divisions subdividing arrondissements and départements. ... Map of the 36,568 communes of metropolitan France. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... INSEE is the French abbreviation for the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (French: Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques). ... Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... For other meanings, see Estuary (disambiguation) Río de la Plata estuary An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. ... This page lists English translations of several Latin phrases and abbreviations, such as and . ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Luxembourgish (Luxembourgish: , French: , German: , Walloon: ), also spelled Luxemburgish, is a West Germanic language spoken in Luxembourg. ... For other uses, see City (disambiguation). ... Map of the 36,568 communes of metropolitan France. ... (Région flag) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital Regional President Departments Meurthe-et-Moselle Meuse Moselle Vosges Arrondissements 19 Cantons 157 Communes 2,337 Statistics Land area1 23,547 km² Population (Ranked 11th)  - January 1, 2006 est. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The city is the préfecture (capital) of the Meurthe-et-Moselle département. The metropolitan area (aire urbaine) of Nancy had a population of 410,509 inhabitants at the 1999 census, 103,602 of whom lived in the city of Nancy proper (105,100 inhabitants in the city proper as of 2004 estimates). In France, a préfecture is the administrative town of a département. ... Meurthe-et-Moselle is a département in the northeast of France named after the Meurthe and Moselle rivers. ... Departments (French: IPA: ) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ... In France an aire urbaine (literally: urban area) is roughly the equivalent of a US Metropolitan Statistical Area. ...

History

The earliest signs of human settlement in the area date back to 800 BC. Early settlers were likely attracted by easily mined iron ore and a ford in the Meurthe River. A small fortified town named Nanciacum (Nancy) was built by Gerard, Duke of Lorraine around 1050. Meurthe is a river in north-eastern France, tributary to the river Moselle. ... Gerard (c. ...

Nancy was sacked by Emperor Frederick II in the 13th century, then rebuilt in stone over the next few centuries as it grew in importance as the capital of the Duchy of Lorraine. Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, was defeated and killed in the Battle of Nancy in 1477. Frederick II (December 26, 1194 – December 13, 1250), of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was a pretender to the title of King of the Romans from 1212 and unopposed holder of that monarchy from 1215. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Lorraine (province). ... Rogier van der Weyden painted Charles the Bold in about 1460, wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece. ... Combatants Duchy of Burgundy Lorraine Commanders Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy René, Duke of Lorraine Strength 4,000-8,000 men 10,000-12,000 men 10,000 Swiss mercenaries Casualties Unknown Unknown For the World War II Battle of Nancy, see Battle of Nancy (1944) The Battle of...

With the death of Duke Stanislas in 1766, the duchy became a French province and Nancy remained its capital. When the région of Lorraine was created in the middle of the 20th century, Metz was chosen as its capital instead of Nancy. Reign From 1704 until 1709 and from 1733 until 1736 Elected In 1704 and 1733 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation On October 4, 1705 in the St. ... Location Administration Capital Metz Regional President Jean-Pierre Masseret (PS) (since 2004) Départements Meurthe-et-Moselle Meuse Moselle Vosges Arrondissements 19 Cantons 157 Communes 2,337 Statistics Land area1 23,547 km² Population (Ranked 11th)  - January 1, 2005 est. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Si paix dedans, paix dehors (French: If peace inside, peace outside) Cathedral St. ...

As unrest surfaced within the French armed forces during the French Revolution, a full-scale mutiny took place in Nancy in later summer 1790. A few reliable units lay siege to the town and shot or imprisoned the mutineers. The French Revolution (1789–1815) was a period of political and social upheaval in the political history of France and Europe as a whole, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudal privileges for the aristocracy and Catholic clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on...

Nancy was freed from Nazi Germany by the U.S. Third Army in September of 1944, during the Lorraine Campaign of World War II (see Battle of Nancy (1944)). Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the U.S. Third Army. ... Lorraine Campaign is a term used by U.S. Army historians to describe operations of the U.S. Third Army in northeastern France during World War II from September 1 through December 18, 1944. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Combatants United States Germany Commanders Manton S. Eddy Heinrich F. v. ...

Geography

The neighboring communes of Nancy are: Jarville-la-Malgrange, Laxou, Malzéville, Maxéville, Saint-Max, Tomblaine, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, and Villers-lès-Nancy. VandÅ“uvre-lès-Nancy is a French commune, situated in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département in the Lorraine. ... Villers-lès-Nancy is a commune of the Meurthe-et-Moselle département, in France. ...

Sights

The Place Stanislas^[1] named after the king of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and duke of Lorraine Stanislaw Leszczynski, Place de la Carrière, and Place d'Alliance were added on the World Heritage Sites list by the UNESCO in 1983. The Place Stanislas, known colloquially as the place Stan, is a large pedestrianized square in Nancy, Lorraine, France. ... Reign From 1704 until 1709 and from 1733 until 1736 Elected In 1704 and 1733 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation On October 4, 1705 in the St. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ... UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ...

The "École de Nancy", a group of artists and architects founded by the glassmaster and furniture maker Émile Gallé, worked in the Art Nouveau style at the end of the 19th century and the early 20th century. It was principally their work which made Nancy a centre of art and architecture that rivaled Paris and helped give the city the nickname "Capitale de l'Est." The city still possesses many Art Nouveau buildings (mostly banks or private homes). Furniture, glassware, and other pieces of the decorative arts are conserved at the Musée de l'École de Nancy, which is housed in the 1909 villa of Eugène Corbin, a Nancy businessman and supporter of the Art Nouveau there. Émile Gallé in 1889 Émile Gallé (Nancy, 8 May 1846 – Nancy, September 23, 1904) was a French artist who worked in glass, and is considered to be one of the major forces in the French Art Nouveau movement. ... Vitebsk Railway Station one of the finest examples of Art Nouveau architecture. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... For the UK band, see Furniture (band). ... Glassware includes: Drinkware (for beverages) Vases Pitcher (container)s Art glass Art marbles Laboratory glassware Stained glass is not directly glassware, but is closely related. ...

The old city centre's heritage dates from the Middle Ages to the 18th century. The cathedral of Nancy is a fine example of 18th century architecture. The surroundings of the train station are a busy commercial area. Nancy Cathedral Nancy Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-lAnnonciation de Nancy) is an 18th century Roman Catholic cathedral, and national monument of France, located in the town of Nancy in Lorraine. ...

There is also a botanical garden in Nancy, "Le Jardin Botanique". It is open from 10 am to 12 (noon), and from 2 pm to 5 pm on Mondays through Fridays. On Saturdays and Sundays it is open from 2 pm to 5 pm. It costs around 2.30 euros to enter, and has many different types of plants, including tropical, and many other wonderful types of plants and flowers. Inside the United States Botanic Garden Washington, D.C. Botanical gardens grow a wide variety of plants primarily categorized and documented for scientific purposes. ... For other uses, see Euro (disambiguation). ...

There is also the aquarium and various other public gardens and places of interest including the Pépinière and Parc Sainte-Marie (public gardens); the Musée de l'École de Nancy, the Musée des Beaux-Arts and the Musée Lorrain amongst others.

Culture

At the turn of the 20th century, Nancy was a major centre of the Art Nouveau style with millions being spent on the refurbishment of Place Stanislas which was opened April 2005 by Jacques Chirac. Vitebsk Railway Station one of the finest examples of Art Nouveau architecture. ...

It is the seat of the Diocese of Nancy and the home of the Opéra national de Lorraine. The Diocese of Nancy is a Roman Catholic diocese in France. ...

Transport

Nancy is served by a 'tramway on tyres', in actual fact a guided busway based on Bombardier Transportation's Guided Light Transit technology. It has suffered many incidents and malfunctions, but now works without significant problems. This system is also used in Caen, and will be installed in the city of Nijmegen. This article refers to public transport vehicles running on rails. ... Adelaide O-Bahn The guide wheel of a guided bus in Mannheim, Germany A Fastway bus in the guided bus lane on Southgate Avenue, Crawley Guided buses are buses steered for part or all of their route by external means, usually on a dedicated track. ... Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Bombardier group. ... GLT vehicles bear a strong resemblance to trams, but are in actual fact buses capable of following a single guidance rail. ... , Caen (pronounced ) is a commune of northwestern France. ... Country Netherlands Province Gelderland Area (2006)  - Municipality 57. ...

Universities and colleges

This is a list of institutions of higher learning in Nancy.

• Henri Poincaré University (Université Henri Poincaré, UHP, also known as Nancy 1) ^[2]
• Nancy 2 University (Université Nancy 2) ^[3]
• National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine (Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine or INPL)
• École des Beaux-Arts de Nancy
• École nationale supérieure des industries chimiques (ENSIC)
• École nationale supérieure en génie des systèmes industriels (ENSGSI)
• École nationale supérieure d'électricité et de mécanique (ENSEM)
• École nationale supérieure des Mines de Nancy
• École Supérieure des Sciences et Technologies de l'Ingénieur de Nancy (ESSTIN)
• École Supérieure d'Informatique et Applications de Lorraine (ESIAL)
• Institut commercial de Nancy (ICN Nancy)
• Sciences Po Paris (French-German Undergraduate Campus) ^[4]

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Miscellaneous

Nancy's guided busway, known as the 'tramway on tyres'

Place Stanislas - Arc Héré

Place Stanislas - Fountain of Neptune

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The motto of the city is Non inultus premor, Latin for "No one touches me with impunity". This is very similar to the Scottish motto Nemo me impune lacessit, and both are references to the thistle, which is a symbol of both Scotland and Lorraine. Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one wounds me with impunity, literally meaning (lacessere = to appeal to, to provoke, to attack): No one provokes me with impunity) is the royal Scottish motto, used historically for the Kingdom of Scotland where it appeared on the Royal Arms of Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Lorraine coat of arms location of the Lorraine province Lorraine (French: Lorraine; German: Lothringen) is a historical area in present-day northeast France. ...

Native sons and daughters

Nancy was the birthplace of:

• Christina, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (1565-1637)
• Éric Rohmer (b. 1920), film director
• Jacques Callot (c.1592-1635), baroque graphics artist, draftsman and printmaker
• Paul Colin (1892 - 1985), poster artist
• Louis Maimbourg (1610-1686), Jesuit and historian
• Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708-1765), duke of Lorraine and later Holy Roman Emperor
• Conor "Disco" Diskin, Nancy by Night centrefold for three consecutive years
• Jean François de Saint-Lambert (1716-1803), poet
• Joseph Ducreux (1735-1802), portrait painter, pastelist, miniaturist, and engraver
• Antoine Drouot (1774-1847), one of Napoleon's generals
• Edmond de Goncourt (1822-1896), author, critic, publisher, founder of the Académie Goncourt
• Marie Henri d'Arbois de Jubainville (1827-1910), historian and philologist
• Émile Gallé (1846-1904), Art Nouveau artist
• René-Prosper Blondlot (1849-1930), physicist, best remembered for his mistaken identification of N rays
• Aimé Morot (1850-1913), painter
• Henri Poincaré (1854-1912), mathematician, theoretical scientist and philosopher of science
• Louis Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey (1854-1934), marshal of France
• Lucien Febvre (1878-1956), historian
• Henri Cartan (b. 1904), mathematician
• Pierre Schaeffer (1910-1995), noted as the inventor of musique concrète
• François Jacob (b. 1920), biologist
• Pascal Dusapin (b. 1955), composer
• Najoua Belyzel (b. 1981) singer
• Conór "Le Requin" Dunne (b. 1987, footballer
• Matthieu Delpierre (b. 1981), footballer
• Jean-Baptiste Isabey (1767-1855), painter
• Lucien Weissenburger (1860-1929), architect
• (François-)Emile André (1871-1933), architect
• Arnaud Vincent (b. 1974), motorcycle racer

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Vitebsk Railway Station one of the finest examples of Art Nouveau architecture. ... René-Prosper Blondlot (July 3, 1849 - November 24, 1930) was a French physicist, best remembered for his mistaken identification of N rays, a phenomenon that subsequently proved to be illusory. ... Not to be confused with physician, a person who practices medicine. ... The so-called N rays (or N-rays) were a phenomenon described by French scientist Ren -Prosper Blondlot but subsequently shown to be illusory. ... Aimé Morot was a French painter. ... Jules Henri Poincaré (April 29, 1854 – July 17, 1912) (IPA: [1]) was one of Frances greatest mathematicians and theoretical physicists, and a philosopher of science. ... Leonhard Euler, considered one of the greatest mathematicians of all time A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of mathematics. ... Philosophy of science is the study of assumptions, foundations, and implications of science, especially in the natural sciences and social sciences. ... Louis Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey (1854 - 1934), made Marshal of France in 1921, was the first French Resident-General in Morocco from 1912 to 1925. ... Baton of a modern Marshal of France The Marshal of France (French: Maréchal de France) is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. ... Lucien Febvre (July 22, 1878, Nancy - Saint-Amour, Jura, September 11, 1956) was a French historian best known for the role he played in establishing the Annales School of history. ... For other uses, see Historian (disambiguation). ... Henri Cartan (born July 8, 1904) is a son of Élie Cartan, and is, as his father was, a distinguished and influential French mathematician. ... Leonhard Euler, considered one of the greatest mathematicians of all time A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of mathematics. ... Pierre Henri Marie Schaeffer (August 14, 1910–August 19, 1995) was a French composer, noted as the inventor of musique concrète. ... Musique concrète (French; literally, concrete music), is a style of avant-garde music that relies on natural environmental sounds and other non-musical noises to create music. ... François Jacob (born June 17, 1920 in Nancy, France) is a French biologist who, together with Jacques Monod, originated the idea that control of enzyme levels in all cells occurs through feedback on transcription. ... A biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of organisms. ... Pascal Dusapin (29th May, 1955), is a French composer born in Nancy. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Najoua Belyzel (born Najoua Mazouri 15 December 1981 in Nancy, France) is a French pop rock/electronic singer of Moroccan descent. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... A footballer is a person who plays one of the various games known as football – especially association football, although the term is also used to refer to participants in Australian rules football and Gaelic football. ... Matthieu Delpierre (born March 26, 1981 in Nancy, France) is a French defender for VfB Stuttgart, Germany. ... Soccer redirects here. ... Jean-Baptiste Isabey (April 11, 1767 - 1853), French painter, was born at Nancy. ... Lucien Weissenburger (Nancy, 2 May 1860 – Nancy, 24 February 1929), was a French architect. ...

Hometown of these fictional characters

• René François Artois ('Allo 'Allo)
• René Artois ('Alllo 'Allo [Twin brother of René François Artois])
• Madame de Verquin A fictional libertine in Marquis de Sade's short story Florville and Courval.
• Nancy Brown a ancient princess

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Sister cities

• - Newcastle, United Kingdom (since 1954)
• - Liège, Belgium (since 1954)
• - Karlsruhe, Germany (since 1955)
• - Padua, Italy (since 1964)
• - Kanazawa, Japan (since 1973)
• - Qiryat Shemona, Israel (since 1984)
• - Lublin, Poland (since 1988)
• - Cincinnati, United States (since 1991)

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Notes

1. ^ Images of the Place Stanislas
2. ^ Université Henri Poincaré - website
3. ^ Université Nancy 2 - website
4. ^ French-German Sciences Po campus - website

See also

• Battle of Nancy (1944) - The American World War II operation to liberate Nancy.
• AS Nancy-Lorraine, the local football club
• Hunting of Jean-Baptiste, a famed wolf-hunt that began in Nancy

Combatants United States Germany Commanders Manton S. Eddy Heinrich F. v. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... AS Nancy-Lorraine is a French football club, based in Nancy. ... Soccer redirects here. ... The Hunting of Jean-Baptiste was a wolf-hunt that began in France and ended somewhere in the Duchy of Luxembourg, and is notable not only for the detailed record of the chase that survived but as an excellent representative of modernized hunting in the medieval style. ...

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Nancy

• (French) City council website
• (English) Tourist office website
• Photographs of Nancy by Gregory Jacquier
• Place Stanislas Nancy
• Place Stanislas Live Webcam
• (French) Young European Federalists in Nancy and around in Lorraine
• (French) Botanical Gardens

Art Nouveau-related links

• (French) Official website of le Musée de l'Ecole de Nancy (the museum of the Nancy style of Art Nouveau
• (English) Nancy tourism office page on the "School of Nancy" Museum
• (French) A walking tour of Nancy's Art Nouveau architecture including photos

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Bourg-en-Bresse (Ain) • Laon (Aisne) • Moulins (Allier) • Digne-les-Bains (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) • Gap (Hautes-Alpes) • Nice (Alpes-Maritimes) • Privas (Ardèche) • Charleville-Mézières (Ardennes) • Foix (Ariège) • Troyes (Aube) • Carcassonne (Aude) • Rodez (Aveyron) • Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône) • Caen (Calvados) • Aurillac (Cantal) • Angoulême (Charente) • La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime) • Bourges (Cher) • Tulle (Corrèze) • Ajaccio (Corse-du-Sud) • Bastia (Haute-Corse) • Dijon (Côte-d'Or) • Saint-Brieuc (Côtes-d'Armor) • Guéret (Creuse) • Périgueux (Dordogne) • Besançon (Doubs) • Valence (Drôme) • Évreux (Eure) • Chartres (Eure-et-Loir) • Quimper (Finistère) • Nîmes (Gard) • Toulouse (Haute-Garonne) • Auch (Gers) • Bordeaux (Gironde) • Montpellier (Hérault) • Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine) • Châteauroux (Indre) • Tours (Indre-et-Loire) • Grenoble (Isère) • Lons-le-Saunier (Jura) • Mont-de-Marsan (Landes) • Blois (Loir-et-Cher) • Saint-Étienne (Loire) • Le Puy-en-Velay (Haute-Loire) • Nantes (Loire-Atlantique) • Orléans (Loiret) • Cahors (Lot) • Agen (Lot-et-Garonne) • Mende (Lozère) • Angers (Maine-et-Loire) • Saint-Lô (Manche) • Châlons-en-Champagne (Marne) • Chaumont (Haute-Marne) - Laval (Mayenne) • Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle) • Bar-le-Duc (Meuse) • Vannes (Morbihan) • Metz (Moselle) • Nevers (Nièvre) • Lille (Nord) • Beauvais (Oise) • Alençon (Orne) • Calais (Pas-de-Calais) • Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme) • Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) • Tarbes (Hautes-Pyrénées) • Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales) • Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin) • Colmar (Haut-Rhin) • Lyon (Rhône) • Vesoul (Haute-Saône) • Mâcon (Saône-et-Loire) • Le Mans (Sarthe) • Chambéry (Savoie) • Annecy (Haute-Savoie) • Paris (Paris) • Rouen (Seine-Maritime) • Melun (Seine-et-Marne) • Versailles (Yvelines) • Niort (Deux-Sèvres) • Amiens (Somme) • Albi (Tarn) • Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne) • Toulon (Var) • Avignon (Vaucluse) • La Roche-sur-Yon (Vendée) • Poitiers (Vienne) • Limoges (Haute-Vienne) • Épinal (Vosges) • Auxerre (Yonne) • Belfort (Territoire de Belfort) • Évry (Essonne) • Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine) • Bobigny (Seine-Saint-Denis) • Créteil (Val-de-Marne) • Cergy (Val-d'Oise) Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... In France, a préfecture is the administrative town of a département. ... Departments (French: IPA: ) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ... Bourg-en-Bresse is a city in eastern France, préfecture (capital) of the Ain département, and was capital of the former province of Bresse. ... Préfecture building of the Ain département, in Bourg-en-Bresse Ain is a département named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France bordering Switzerland. ... Laon is a city and commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Aisne département. ... Aisne is a department in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River. ... Moulins is a city and commune in central France, préfecture (capital) of the Allier département. ... Allier is a département in south-central France named after the Allier River. ... Digne-les-Bains or simply Digne is a commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département. ... Alpes_de_Haute_Provence is a French département in the south of France, it was formerly part of the province of Provence. ... View overlooking the town of Gap. ... Hautes-Alpes is a département in southeastern France named after the Alps mountain range. ... Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Coordinates Administration Country Region Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Department Alpes-Maritimes (06) Intercommunality Community of Agglomeration Nice Côte dAzur Mayor Jacques Peyrat (UMP) (since 1995) Statistics Land area¹ 71. ... Alpes_Maritimes is a département in the extreme southeast corner of France. ... Privas is a commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Ardèche département. ... Ardèche (Occitan and Arpitan: Ardecha) is a department in south-central France named after the Ardèche River. ... Charleville-Mézières is a town and commune in northeastern France, préfecture (capital) of the Ardennes département which is itself part of the Champagne-Ardenne région. ... The Ardennes (IPA pronunciation: ) (Dutch: Ardennen) is a volcanic region of extensive forests and rolling hill country, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France (lending its name to the Ardennes département and the Champagne-Ardenne région). ... Château des Comtes de Foix Foix river Foix is a small town and commune, the préfecture (capital) of the Ariège département in France. ... Ariège is a département in southwestern France named after the Ariège River. ... City flag City coat of arms A street in Troyes. ... Aube is a département in the northeastern part of France named after the Aube River. ... For other uses, see Carcassonne (disambiguation). ... Aude (Occitan: Aude) is a department in south-central France named after the Aude River. ... Rodez is a city in southern France in département of Aveyron. ... Aveyron (Occitan: Avairon) is a department in southern France named after the Aveyron River. ... City flag Coat of arms Motto: By her great deeds, the city of Massilia shines The Old Port of Marseille Location Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Coordinates Administration Country Region Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Department Bouches-du-Rhône (13) Subdivisions 16 arrondissements (in 8 secteurs) Intercommunality Urban... Bouches-du-Rhône is a département in the south of France named after the mouth of the Rhône River. ... , Caen (pronounced ) is a commune of northwestern France. ... For the apple brandy produced in the region, see Calvados (spirit). ... Aurillac is a town and commune in the Auvergne région of France, préfecture (capital) of the Cantal département, at 44° 55′ 44″ N 2° 26′ 38″ E. Population (1999) 30,551. ... For the cheese, see Cantal. ... Angoulême is a town and commune in southwestern France, préfecture (capital city) of the Charente département. ... Charente (Saintongeais: Chérente, Occitan: TCharanto) is a department in central France named after the Charente River. ... For other uses, see La Rochelle (disambiguation). ... Charente-Maritime is a département on the west coast of France named after the Charente River. ... Bourges is a town and commune in central France that is located on the Yèvre river. ... Cher is a département in the center of France. ... Tulle is a netting, which is often starched, made of various fibers, including silk, nylon, and rayon, that is often used for veils or gowns. ... Corrèze is a département in the center of France, named after the Corrèze River. ... Ajaccio (IPA: , Latin: ; French: ; Corsican: ), is a town in France. ... Corse-du-Sud is a French department. ... Location within France Bastia (French & Corsican: Bastia), is a town and commune of northern Corsica, in France. ... Haute-Corse is a French département. ... Dijon ( , IPA: ) is a city in eastern France, the préfecture (administrative capital) of the Côte-dOr département and of the Bourgogne région. ... For other uses, see Côte dOr (disambiguation). ... Saint-Brieuc (Breton: Sant-Brieg) is a commune France, situated in Côtes-dArmor and in the Brittany région. ... Côtes-dArmor (French) / Aodoù-an-Arvor (Breton) is a département in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France. ... Guéret is a commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Creuse département. ... Creuse is a département in central France named after the Creuse River. ... Périgueux ( ) (in Occitan: Peireguers or Periguers ) is a commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Dordogne département and the capital of the Périgord area in the Aquitaine région. ... Dordogne (Occitan: Dordonha) is a department in central France named after the Dordogne River. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Utinam (Latin: If God wills) Citadel Vauban of Besançon Location Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Coordinates Administration Country Region Franche-Comté Department Doubs (25) Intercommunality Grand Besançon Mayor Jean-Louis Fousseret (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land area¹ 65. ... Doubs is a département in eastern France named after the Doubs River. ... Valence is a commune in south-eastern France, the capital of the département of Drôme, situated on the left bank of the Rhône, 65 miles south of Lyon on the railway to Marseille. ... Drôme is a département in southeastern France named after the Drôme River. ... Évreux is a town and commune of Normandy, northwestern France, in the Eure département, of which it is the préfecture (capital). ... Eure is a département in the north of France named after the Eure River. ... Chartres is a town and commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Eure-et-Loir département. ... Eure-et-Loir is a French département, named after the Eure and Loir rivers. ... Quimper (Kemper in Breton, Corspotium in Latin) is a commune of Brittany in northwestern France. ... Finistère (Penn-ar-Bed in Breton) is a département of France, located in Brittany (Bretagne in French). ... Nîmes (Provençal Occitan: Nimes in both classical and Mistralian norms) is a city and commune of southern France. ... Gard (Occitan: Gard) is a department located in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. ... New city flag (Occitan cross) Traditional coat of arms Motto: (Occitan: For Toulouse, always more) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Midi-Pyrénées Department Haute-Garonne (31) Intercommunality Community of Agglomeration of Greater Toulouse Mayor Jean-Luc Moudenc  (UMP) (since 2004) City Statistics Land... Haute-Garonne is a département in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. ... Auch is a town and commune in southwestern France. ... Gers (Occitan: Gers) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Gers River. ... For other uses, see Bordeaux (disambiguation). ... Gironde (Occitan: Gironda) is a common name for the Gironde Estuary - sound where merge the mouths of the Garonne river and of the Dordogne river - and for a department in the Aquitaine region situated in southwest France. ... Montpellier (Occitan Montpelhièr) is a city in the south of France. ... For other uses, see Hérault (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Rennes (disambiguation). ... Ille-et-Vilaine is a département of France, located in Brittany (Bretagne in French) in the northwest corner of France. ... Châteauroux is a commune of central France, préfecture (capital) of the Indre département. ... Indre is a département in the center of France named after the Indre River. ... Tours is a city in France, the préfecture (capital city) of the Indre-et-Loire département, on the lower reaches of the river Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. ... Indre-et-Loire is a département in west-central France named after the Indre and the Loire rivers. ... Grenoble (Franco-Provençal: Grenoblo) is a city and commune in south-east France situated at the foot of the Alps where the Drac joins the Isère River. ... Isère (Arpitan: Isera, Occitan: Isèra) is a department, in the Rhône-Alpes (Rôno-Arpes in Arpitan) region in the east of France named after the Isère River. ... Lons-le-Saunier is a commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Jura département. ... For other places with the same name, see Jura. ... Mont-de-Marsan is a commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Landes département. ... Landes (Occitan: Lanas) is a département in southern France. ... Blois is a city in France, the préfecture (capital) city of the Loir-et-Cher département, situated on the banks of the lower river Loire between Orléans and Tours. ... Loir-et-Cher is a département in north-central France named after its two principal rivers. ... Coat of arms Motto: Franco-Provençal: Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Rhône-Alpes Department Loire (42) Canton Chief town of 9 cantons Intercommunality Communauté dagglomération Saint-Étienne Métropole Mayor Michel Thiollière  (UMP) (since 2001) Statistics Altitude 422 m–1... This article is about the French department. ... Saint Michel dAiguilhe Chapel Le Puy-en-Velay (Lo Puèi de Velai in the Auvergnat dialect of the Occitan language, pronounced [lu/lÉ™ ˈpÅ“j dÉ™ ˈvÉ™laj]) is a commune of south-central France, préfecture (capital) of the Haute-Loire département. ... Haute-Loire is a département in south-central France named after the Loire River. ... Traditional city flag City coat of arms Motto: Favet Neptunus eunti (Latin: Shall Neptune favour the traveller) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Pays de la Loire Department Loire-Atlantique (44) Mayor Jean-Marc Ayrault  (PS) (since 1989) City Statistics Land area¹ 65. ... Loire-Atlantique (formerly Loire-Inférieure) is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean. ... Orléans (Latin, meaning golden) is a city and commune in north-central France, about 130 km (80 miles) southwest of Paris. ... Loiret is a département in north-central France named after the Loiret River. ... Cahors is a town in Western France in the Lot département. ... Lot is a département in the southwest of France named after the Lot River. ... For the Agen meteorite of 1814, see Meteorite falls. ... Lot-et-Garonne is a département in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers. ... Mende is a commune of France, in the Lozère département, of which it is the préfecture (capital). ... Lozère (in Occitan Losera), is a department in southeast France near the Massif Central. ... Maison dAdam, House of Adam, the oldest house of Angers. ... Maine-et-Loire is a département in west-central France. ... Saint-Lô is a town and commune of France, the préfecture (capital) of the Manche département, in Normandy. ... Manche is a French département in Normandy named after La Manche (the sleeve), which is the French name of the English Channel. ... Châlons-en-Champagne is a city and commune in France. ... Marne is a department in north-eastern France named after the Marne River which flows through the department. ... Chaumont is a commune of France, and the préfecture (capital) of the Haute-Marne département. ... Haute-Marne is a département in the northeast of France named after the Marne River. ... Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Coordinates Administration Country Region Pays de la Loire Department Mayenne (53) Arrondissement Laval Canton Chief town of 5 cantons Intercommunality Laval Agglomération Mayor François dAubert (UMP) (2001-2008) Statistics Elevation 42 m–122 m (avg. ... Mayenne is a département in northwest France named after the Mayenne River. ... Meurthe-et-Moselle is a département in the northeast of France named after the Meurthe and Moselle rivers. ... Bar-le-Duc is a town in northeastern France, in the Meuse département, of which it is the préfecture (capital). ... Meuse is a département in northeast France, named after the Meuse River. ... In the old city centre Harbour to cathedral Vannes (Breton: Gwened) is a town and commune located in the Morbihan département, in Brittany, in the west of France. ... Morbihan (Mor-Bihan in Breton) is a department in the northwest of France named after the Morbihan (small sea in Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Si paix dedans, paix dehors (French: If peace inside, peace outside) Cathedral St. ... Moselle is a département in the northeast of France named after the Moselle River. ... Palais Ducal Nevers (Latin: Noviodunum, later Nevirnum and Nebirnum) is a commune of central France, the préfecture (capital) of the Nièvre département, in the former province of Nivernais. ... Nièvre is a département in the center of France named after the Nièvre River. ... For other uses, see Lille (disambiguation). ... Extent of Dutch in the Arrondissement of Dunkirk, 1874 and 1972 Nord (French term for: North) is a département in the north of France. ... Beauvais is a town and commune of northern France, préfecture (capital) of the Oise département. ... Oise is a département in the north of France named after the Oise River. ... Alençon is a town in Normandy, France, préfecture (capital) of the Orne département. ... Orne is a department in the northwest of France named after the Orne River. ... Calais (Kales in Dutch) is a town in northern France, located at 50°57N 1°52E. It is in the département of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ... Pas-de-Calais is a département in northern France named after the strait which it borders. ... Clermont-Ferrand is a city of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of approximately 140,000. ... Building of the Conseil Général of the Puy-de-Dôme département, in Clermont-Ferrand Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Puy-de-Dôme Puy-de-Dôme is a département. ... Aquitaine Region flag Coat of arms The location of Pau is shown on this map of the historical and cultural area of Gascony. ... Pyrénées-Atlantiques (Gascon: Pirenèus-Atlantics; Basque: Pirinio-Atlantiarrak or Pirinio-Atlantikoak) is a département in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. ... Location within France Tarbes is a French town and commune, in the département of Hautes-Pyrénées, of which it is the préfecture. ... Hautes-Pyrénées is a département in southwestern France. ... Perpignan (French: Perpignan, pronounced ; Catalan Perpinyà, pronounced ) is a commune and the préfecture (administrative capital city) of the Pyrénées-Orientales département in southern France. ... Pyrénées-Orientales (English: , Catalan: , Occitan: ) is a department of southern France adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea. ... For other uses, see Strasburg. ... History The département was created on March 4, 1790, during the French Revolution. ... Petite Venise Colmar is a town and commune in the Haut-Rhin département of Alsace, France. ... Haut-Rhin is a French département, named after the Rhine river. ... This article is about the French city. ... Rhône is a French département located in the central Eastern région of Rhône-Alpes. ... Vesoul is a French city and commune located in the Haute-Saône département. ... Haute-Saône (Hiôta-Sona in Arpitan language) is a French department of the Franche-Comté (Franche-Comtât) région, named after the Saône River. ... Mâcon is a commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Saône-et-Loire département, in the Bourgogne région. ... Saône-et-Loire is a French département, named after the Saône and the Loire rivers between which it lies. ... Le Mans is a city in France, located at the Sarthe River. ... The Château de Boisclaireau, residence of the Gueroust family, Counts of Boisclaireau, in Sarthe. ... Chambéry is the capital of the department of Savoie, France. ... Savoie is a French département located in the Alps. ... City flag Coat of arms Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Region Rhône-Alpes Department Haute-Savoie (préfecture) Arrondissement Annecy Canton Chief town of 3 cantons Intercommunality Communauté de lagglomération dAnnecy Mayor Jean-Luc Rigaut  (UDF) (since January 15, 2007) Statistics... Haute-Savoie is a French département, named after the Alps mountain range. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... , Rouen (pronounced in French) is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France on the River Seine, and currently the capital of the Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy) région. ... Seine-Maritime is a French département in Normandy. ... Melun is a French city and commune on the river Seine, about 50 km south-southeast of Paris. ... Seine-et-Marne is a French département, named after the Seine and the Marne rivers, and located in the ÃŽle-de-France région. ... This article is about the city of Versailles. ... Yvelines is a French département in the région of ÃŽle-de-France. ... Niort is a commune of western France, préfecture (capital) of the Deux-Sèvres département. ... Deux-Sèvres is a French département. ... Amiens is a city and commune in the north of France, 120 km north of Paris. ... This article is about the French department. ... Albi is a town and commune in southern France. ... For other uses, see Tarn (disambiguation). ... Montauban (Montalban in Occitan) is a town and commune of southwestern France, préfecture (capital) of the Tarn-et-Garonne département, 31 miles north of Toulouse. ... Tarn-et-Garonne is a French département in the southwest of France. ... Panorama of Toulon area. ... Var is a department of southeastern France. ... For the Municipality in Quebec, see Avignon Regional County Municipality, Quebec. ... The Vaucluse is a département in the southeast of France. ... La Roche-sur-Yon is a town and commune in western France, préfecture (capital) of the Vendée département. ... Vendée is a department in west central France, on the Atlantic Ocean . ... Location within France Poitiers (population 85,000) is a small city located in west central France. ... This article is about the French département. ... This article is about the French commune. ... Haute-Vienne is a French département named after the Vienne River. ... Épinal is a commune of northeastern France, préfecture (capital) of the Vosges département. ... Vosges is a French department, named after the Vosges mountain range. ... Coordinates Administration Country France Region Bourgogne Department Yonne (Prefecture) Arrondissement Auxerre Canton Chief town of 5 cantons Intercommunality Communauté de Communes de lAuxerrois Mayor Guy Ferez (2001-2008) Statistics Altitude 93 m–217 m (avg. ... Yonne is a French département named after the Yonne River. ... Belfort is a town and commune of northeastern France, préfecture (capital) of the Territoire de Belfort département in the Franche-Comté région. ... The Territoire de Belfort is a département in the Franche-Comté région of eastern France. ... Essonne is a French department in the region of ÃŽle-de-France. ... Société Générale twin towers, located in Nanterre in the district of La Défense. ... Hauts-de-Seine is a département in France. ... Bobigny is a town and commune of France, in the suburbs is of Paris, chief town of the arrondissement of the Seine-Saint-Denis. ... Seine-Saint-Denis is a French département located in the ÃŽle-de-France région. ... Créteil is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. ... Val-de-Marne is a French département, named after the Marne River, located in the ÃŽle-de-France région. ... Cergy is a suburban commune of the Val-dOise département, in suburban Paris in France. ... Val-dOise is a French département named after the Oise River, located in the ÃŽle-de-France région. ...
Overseas departments
Cayenne (French Guiana) • Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe) • Fort-de-France (Martinique) • Saint-Denis (Réunion) Under the 1946 Constitution of the Fourth Republic, the French colonies of Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana in the Caribbean and Réunion in the Indian Ocean became départements doutre-mer (in English Overseas Departments) or DOMs. ... Cayenne is the capital of the French overseas région of French Guiana. ... Basse-Terre Island (top) from space, September 1994 Basse-Terre is the name of the western of the two largest islands of Guadeloupe. ... Fort-de-France is the capital of Frances Caribbean département doutre-mer of Martinique. ... Saint-Denis de la Réunion, (or just Saint-Denis or St-Denis for short) is the préfecture (administrative capital) of the French overseas département Réunion. ...

v • d • e World Heritage Sites in France

Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe · Amiens Cathedral · Roman and Romanesque Monuments, Arles · Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge, Avignon · Belfries of Belgium and France (with Belgium) · Bordeaux, Port of the Moon · Bourges Cathedral · Canal du Midi · Gulf of Porto (Calanches de Piana • Gulf of Girolata • Scandola Reserve) · Carcassonne · Cathedral of Notre-Dame, former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims · Cathedral of Chartres · Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay · Le Havre · Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes · Lyon · Mont Saint-Michel and its Bay · Fontainebleau Palace and Park · Palace and Park of Versailles · Paris – Banks of the Seine · Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance, Nancy · Pont du Gard · Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley · Provins · Pyrénées – Mont Perdu (with Spain) · Routes of Santiago de Compostela · Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange · Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans · Saint-Émilion · Strasbourg – Grande Île · Vézelay Church and Hill A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... Saint Savin, also referred to as Saint-Savin sur Gartempe, is a commune of the Vienne département, in the former province of Poitou, France. ... The cathedral in Amiens Close-up of a stained glass window The Cathedral of Our Lady of Amiens (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame dAmiens), or just Amiens Cathedral, is the tallest complete cathedral in France with the greatest interior volume, estimated at 200,000 m³. The vaults of the... Coordinates Administration Country Region Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Department Bouches-du-Rhône (Subprefecture) Arrondissement Arles Canton Chief town of 2 cantons: Arles-Est and Arles-Ouest Intercommunality Agglomeration community of Arles-Crau-Camargue-Montagnette Mayor Hervé Schiavetti (PS) (2001-2008) Statistics Altitude 0 m–57 m (avg. ... For the Municipality in Quebec, see Avignon Regional County Municipality, Quebec. ... Bruges Antwerp Ypres Ghent Mons Tournai Boulogne-sur-Mer Abbeville Fifty-six Belfries of Belgium and France are collectively designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, in recognition of an architectural phenomenon that arose during the emergence of the historic Flanders and neighboring regions from feudalism. ... For other uses, see Bordeaux (disambiguation). ... Bourges Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Bourges) is a cathedral, dedicated to Saint Stephen, located in Bourges, France. ... The Canal du Midi or Canal des Deux Mers (Occitan: Canal de las Doas Mars / Canal del Miègjorn) is a 240 km long canal in the south (le Midi) of France. ... Calanques de Piana Calanches de Piana are Corsican calanques located between Ajaccio and Calvi. ... For other uses, see Corsica (disambiguation). ... The Scandola Nature Reserve (19. ... For other uses, see Carcassonne (disambiguation). ... Façade of the Notre-Dame de Reims The Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims) is the Cathedral of Reims, where the kings of France were once crowned. ... The Abbey of Saint-Remi is an abbey in Reims, France, founded in around AD 1000. ... The Palace of Tau in Reims. ... Reims (alternative English spelling Rheims; pronounced in French) is a city of the Champagne-Ardenne région of northern France, standing 144 km (89 miles) east-northeast of Paris. ... The Cathedral of Chartres (Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres, French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres), located in Chartres, about 50 miles (80 km) from Paris, is considered one of the finest examples in all France of the Gothic style of architecture. ... The church and convent building seen from the gardens. ... Le Havre is a city in Normandy, northern France, on the English Channel, at the mouth of the Seine. ... For the wine region, see Loire Valley (wine). ... This article is about the French city. ... For the car ferry, see MV Mont St Michel. ... The Royal Château of Fontainebleau (in the Seine-et-Marne département) is one of the largest French royal châteaux. ... Coordinates Administration Country Region ÃŽle-de-France Department Seine-et-Marne (sous-préfecture) Arrondissement Fontainebleau Canton Fontainebleau (chief town) Intercommunality Communauté de communes de Fontainebleau-Avon Mayor Frédéric Valletoux (2005-2008) Statistics Altitude 42–150 (avg. ... Hall of Mirrors redirects here. ... This article is about the river in France. ... The Place Stanislas, known colloquially as the place Stan, is a large pedestrianized square in Nancy, Lorraine, France. ... The Pont du Gard is an aqueduct in the south of France constructed by the Roman Empire, and located near Remoulins, in the Gard département. ... Vézère is a 190 km long river in south-western France. ... Coordinates Administration Country Region ÃŽle-de-France Department Seine-et-Marne (sous-préfecture) Arrondissement Provins Canton Provins (chief town) Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Provinois Mayor Christian Jacob (2001-2008) Statistics Altitude 86 m–168 m (avg. ... Pyrenees National Park (French: Parc national des Pyrénées) is a national park located within the French départements of Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénées-Atlantiques. ... Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park is an IUCN Category II National Park situated in the Pyrenees of Huesca, Aragón (Spain). ... In 1998, several sites in France were added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites under the description: Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France. Below is a detailed list of these sites: Périgueux: cathedral Saint-Front - Aquitaine Saint-Avit-Sénieur: church - Aquitaine Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: former abbaye... Théâtre dOrange Théâtre dOrange The Théâtre antique dOrange is an ancient Roman theatre, built early in the 1st Century A.D. and located in Orange in Southern France. ... Orange (Provençal Occitan: Aurenja in classical norm or Aurenjo in Mistralian norm) is a town and commune in the département of Vaucluse, in the south of France. ... The Saline Royale (Royal Saltworks) at Arc-et-Senans, in the forest of Chaux near Besançon, France is notable as an early Enlightenment architectural project to rationalize industrial buildings and processes according to a philosophical order. ... Saint Emilion Saint-Émilion is a small town near Bordeaux, France that is famous for the eponymous wine region that surrounds it. ... For other uses, see Strasburg. ... Grande ÃŽle, the historic centre of Strasbourg, France, is an island in the Ill River. ... Vézelay Abbey was a Benedictine and Cluniac monastery in Vézelay in the Yonne département in Burgundy, France. ...