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The Côte d'Émeraude (Breton: Aod an Emrodez; lit. ' Emerald Coast ' ) is a name given to a part of the English Channel coast of eastern Brittany near the border with Normandy in France. Etymology
Emeraude Ferries was founded in 1904 as Bateaux de la Côte d'Émeraude. [2] The initial operations of the company were to transport passengers and cargo between towns along the Côte d'Émeraude, including Saint Malo, Dinard and Cap Fréhel, and along the River Rance. [3] Solidor at sea 1981
The General Secretariat for the Sea (French: Secrétariat général de la Mer, abbreviated SGMer [1]) is a French government agency attached to the Prime Minister of France's Office. The mission is to exercise control, evaluation and forecasting within the framework of France's public policies concerning the sea and the littoral.
Émeraude or emeraude is the French word for emerald and may refer to: Emeraude Toubia, American actress; Emeraude (rocket), a French rocket system of the 1960s; French ship Émeraude, several French Naval ships; Piel Emeraude, French aircraft; Mitsubishi Emeraude, variant of the Mitsubishi Galant; A perfume marketed by Coty
Mer de Noms (French for "Sea of Names" [7]) is the debut studio album by American rock band A Perfect Circle.The album was released on May 23, 2000, and entered the Billboard 200 at No. 4, making it the highest ever Billboard 200 debut for a rock band's first album.
The Rolls of Oléron [1] (French: Jugements de la mer, Rôles d'Oléron) are the oldest and best-known sea law regulating medieval shipping in North-western Europe.The Rolls of Oleron were the first common sea law written in the Isle of Oléron, France, in the late 12th century, prior to 1180, later evolving to encompass Northern Europe.
Toilers of the Sea (French: Les Travailleurs de la mer) is a novel by Victor Hugo published in 1866. The book is dedicated to the island of Guernsey , where Hugo spent 15 years in exile. [ 1 ] Hugo uses the setting of a small island community to transmute seemingly mundane events into drama of the highest calibre.
Entre-Deux-Mers is a French region, well known as a Bordeaux wine growing region. The geographical area is situated between the rivers Garonne and Dordogne , and is bounded in the east by the border of the Gironde department and in the west by the Bec d'Ambès , the confluence of the Garonne and the Dordogne.