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Château de Montignac - keep and remains of an 11th-13th century castle, listed since 1962 as a monument historique by the Ministry of Culture. [4]The bronze bell in the parish church of Notre-Dame weighs 200 kg and dates from 1666 and has been classified by the French Ministry of Culture as a monument historique since 1944. [5]
This is a list of islands of France, including both metropolitan France and French overseas islands. [1] ... Region Population Area (km 2) 1: Oléron: Nouvelle-Aquitaine:
It is situated in the historic region of Périgord Noir, just below the confluence of the River Vézère and the Laurence, a small river which rises near the town of Thenon. Montignac-Lascaux is 11 km (7 mi) southeast of Thenon, 13 km (8 mi) southwest of Terrasson-Lavilledieu, and 19 km (12 mi) north of Sarlat-la-Canéda.
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In 1350, it was in the hands of Pierre II d'Amboise, viscount of Thouars, before being bought by La Rochefoucauld family on 13 January 1399. Montignac became a barony in the 15th century and was preserved by the La Rochefoucaulds until the French Revolution. The remains of the castle were dismantled around 1840 and the chapel dedicated to Saint ...
At the beginning of the 17th century, Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette, the first Duke of Épernon, considered Royan "one of better places of its size in France". After the signing of the Edict of Nantes in 1598, it became a Protestant stronghold. The town was besieged a first time in 1622 by King Louis XIII of France, but resisted. A second ...
Arch of Germanicus and the Charente. Saintes is on the banks of the river Charente, in the center-eastern part of the department.The city is based 60 km southeast of La Rochelle, [8] 33 kilometers northeast of Royan, [8] and about 100 km north of Bordeaux [8] (to which it is linked by the A10 autoroute).
It is the fourth-largest island on the US east coast, surpassed only by Long Island, Mount Desert Island and Martha's Vineyard. Johns Island is 84 square miles (220 km 2) in area, with a population of 21,500. Johns Island was named after Saint John Parish in Barbados by the first English colonial settlers on the island, who had come from there. [1]