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The Camargue (/ k æ ˈ m ɑːr ɡ /, [3] [4] also UK: / k ə ˈ-/, [5] US: / k ɑː ˈ-/, [6] French:; Provençal: Camarga) is a coastal region in southern France located south of the city of Arles, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhône river delta.
A breed society, the Association des Eleveurs de Chevaux de Race Camargue, was established in 1964. [7] In 1976, to preserve the standards and purity of the breed, the French government set breed standards and started registering the main breeders of the Camargue horse. In 1978, they set up the breed stud book. To be registered, foals must be ...
The Camargue is a breed of domestic cattle native to the Camargue marshlands of the river delta of the Rhône in southern France. It is used for the traditional sport of course camarguaise , a kind of bloodless bull-fight, but not for the corrida , Iberian-style bull-fighting.
The Camargue cross, or the cross of Camargue or cross of the gardians, is a symbol for the French region of Camargue, created in 1926 by the painter Hermann-Paul at the request of Folco de Baroncelli-Javon to represent the "Camargue nation" of herdsmen and fishermen. [1]
A manade of Camargue horses means at least four mares in reproductive age living together on at least 20 hectares. A manade (prov. menada, originally from lat. manus = hand) [1] is a term used mainly in the Camargue area in France for a semi-feral group of Camargue cattle or horses led by a gardian, or herder. [1] [2] In French, the word manade ...
M24-Chaffee tanks accompanied the French in Operation Camargue. Though they have a top speed of 25 mph (40 km/h) off-road, the French found progress particularly slow in the boggy landscape inland of Route One. The Moroccan infantry took the lead, and the French commanders sealed themselves in their tank turrets and advanced behind.
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The Parc naturel régional de Camargue is a protected area which was designated in 1970 along the shoreline of the Camargue, France. [1] The park protects a wetland environment and an adjacent marine area. The boundaries of the park have been expanded to include a lagoon called the Étang de Vaccarès.