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La Chapelle-du-Bois-des-Faulx (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl dy bwa de fo]) is a commune in the Eure department in northern France. Population. Historical population;
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t ʒənvjɛv de bwa] ⓘ; often abbreviated to SGdB [3]) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 23.5 km (14.6 miles) from the center of Paris , in the arrondissement of Palaiseau , Essonne department , Île-de-France .
The coureurs des bois were known for their trapping abilities by outside parties but French Canadians knew these men as being looked upon without favor. [29] The coureur des bois lived outside of the typical confines of society and had to adapt to the expectations of the Indigenous peoples around them.
The boat lift was built between 1885 and 1888 and worked until 1967. It was then replaced by a big, single lock (écluse des Fontinettes), built about 500m upstream. This lock can handle large barges and push-tows up to 144m long and 11.50m wide (or up to 6 smaller barges of Freycinet dimensions) and takes about 20–30 minutes to operate. The ...
The boat lift was designed during the Canal du Centre's modernisation program in order to replace a system of two locks and four 16-metre (52 ft) lifts dating from 1888 to 1919. [1] The canal itself began operations in 1879 and its locks and lifts were able to accommodate vessels of up to 300 tonnes.
The Bois de Boulogne is in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, on the western edge of the city. The Bois de Boulogne is a remnant of the ancient oak forest of Rouvray, which included the present-day forests of Montmorency, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Chaville, and Meudon. [5] Dagobert I hunted bears, deer, and other game in the forest.
Bois-des-Filion (French pronunciation: [bwa de filjɔ̃]) is an off-island suburb of Montreal, located in Quebec, Canada, to the north of Montreal.. Historically, hundreds of families annually travelled to this region seasonally to experience the maple forests; however, the tourist industry is currently a minor source of income for the city.
The system was designed by José Galván Balaguer, a military engineer, along with León de Torres and León Huerta. [ 1 ] The system was designed to raise water from the Gordejuela springs to the top of the cliff, some 200 metres (660 ft) above sea level, [ 1 ] so that the fresh water could be used in banana plantations in the Orotava Valley ...