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The sports-études sections ensure the basic learning foundations, but these must be carried out in one of the specialised centres for a particular sport. Each sports federation in France who is attributed a high level label by both the minister for sports and the national commission of that sport, has several of these centres or poles. [1]
Méribel Ice Palace is an indoor ice hockey arena in Méribel, France.It was built in 1991 and held 8,000 people when it opened. The ice hockey games from the 1992 Winter Olympics were held at this arena.
Meribel altiport and its tower It is used for the practice of leisure and tourism activities (light aviation and helicopter). It is an altiport (an airfield located in the mountains with the runway at a significant slope, i.e. not horizontal, forcing aircraft to land uphill and take off downhill) involving dangerous terrain and thus, requires ...
Méribel Les Allues is a ski resort that was developed adjacent to the traditional hamlet of Morel, with its centre situated at about 1400 metres above sea level. [1] It was founded by a Scotsman, Major Peter Lindsay, [ 2 ] who was looking for a new site for winter sports away from the ski resorts of Austria and Germany, because of the growing ...
On the 28th they attacked the Méribel redoubt, [9] located about 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) downstream from the town of Saint-Martin-sur-Arve. [10] The redoubt was taken on 29 September. In the evening, the victorious troops of Verdelin and Simond entered Sallanches. [11] 540 people were taken prisoner, while some peasants were executed by firing ...
An unofficial national sport is an activity that holds significant popularity or cultural and historical significance within a particular nation but lacks legal recognition as the official national sport. These informal national sports typically reflect a nation's preferences and their perceived connection to the nation's culture and identity.
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Castellane ( French pronunciation: [kastÉ›lan] ; Provençal Occitan : Castelana ) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France .
The sciences stream (bac S or bac scientifique) requires a high level in mathematics, physics & chemistry, biology & geology and, if available, engineering sciences and computer science. The bac ES (bac économique et social) requires a high level in economics & social sciences; and also in mathematics, history & geography.