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Granville (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃.vil] ⓘ; Norman: Graunville) is a commune in the Manche department and region of Normandy, northwestern France. [3] The chef-lieu of the canton of Granville and seat of the Communauté de communes de Granville, Terre et Mer [], it is a seaside resort and health resort of Mont Saint-Michel Bay, at the end of the Côte des Havres [], a former cod ...
A city centre is the commercial, cultural and often the historical, political, and geographic heart of a city. The term "city centre" is primarily used in British English, and closely equivalent terms that exist in other languages, such as "centre-ville" in French, Stadtzentrum in German, or shìzhōngxīn (市中心) in Chinese.
The city is linked to Paris by the A11 motorway, which passes through Angers, Le Mans and Chartres. Nantes is on the Way of the Estuaries, a network of motorways connecting northern France and the Spanish border in the south-west while bypassing Paris. The network serves Rouen, Le Havre, Rennes, La Rochelle and Bordeaux.
Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral is a Catholic minor basilica in Downtown Montreal.. Notable religious buildings in Downtown Montreal include: Christ Church Cathedral, Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, Church of St. John the Evangelist, Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral, St. James the Apostle Anglican Church, St. James United Church, St. George's Anglican Church and St. Patrick's Basilica.
La Cité-Limoilou (French pronunciation: [la site limwalu]) is the central borough of Quebec City, the oldest (in terms of architecture), and the most populous, comprising 19.73% of the city's total population. [2]
Centre-du-Québec (French pronunciation: [sɑ̃tʁ dy kebɛk], Central Quebec) is a region of Quebec, Canada. The main centres are Drummondville , Victoriaville , and Bécancour . It has a land area of 6,930.05 square kilometres (2,675.71 sq mi) and a 2016 census population of 242,399 inhabitants.
As a result, the city is Québec and the province is le Québec; "in Quebec City" is à Québec and "in the province of Quebec" is au Québec; and so forth. [ 22 ] The Algonquian people had originally named the area Kébec , an Algonquin [ b ] word meaning "where the river narrows", because the Saint Lawrence River narrows proximate to the ...
Centre-Val de Loire (/ ˌ v æ l d ə ˈ l w ɑː r, ˌ v ɑː l-/; French pronunciation: [sɑ̃tʁə val də lwaʁ], [Notes 1] lit. ' Centre-Loire Valley ' ) or Centre Region (French: région Centre , [ʁeʒjɔ̃ sɑ̃tʁ] ), as it was known until 2015, is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France .