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A city centre is the commercial, cultural and often the historical, political, and geographic heart of a city. The term "city centre" is primarily used in British English, and closely equivalent terms that exist in other languages, such as "centre-ville" in French, Stadtzentrum in German, or shìzhōngxīn (市中心) in Chinese.
Sousse or Soussa (Arabic: سوسة, IPA:) is a city in Tunisia, capital of the Sousse Governorate.Located 140 km (87 mi) south of the capital Tunis, the city has 271,428 inhabitants (2014).
Moissac (French pronunciation:) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France.The town is situated at the confluence of the rivers Garonne and Tarn at the Canal de Garonne.
Angoulême also hosts the Gastronomades festival at Christmas, Music Metisse in May and Piano en Valois in October. A new exhibition centre (Le Parc Des Expos) and a new shopping mall at the Champ de Mars in the town centre (opening Sept/Oct 2007) are the latest additions to the town. Angoulême is the seat of a bishop, a prefect, and an assize ...
The town hall remained an important administrative centre after Savoy was annexed by France, under the Treaty of Turin in 1860. [7] The area in front of the building was used as a car park until 1995, when it was landscaped and a square overflowing water feature, designed by Jean-Michel Wilmotte, was installed in the centre. [8]
Centreville, Centerville, Centre-ville or Centre-Ville and variants may refer to: Places. Bahamas. Centreville (Bahamas Parliament constituency) Canada ...
The French Institute of Sfax, commonly Maison de France (French House), is a space of meeting, reflection, and creation open to all and also of expression, whose goal is to support and supervise the activities of the civil city and its artists. It was opened the 16 June 2006.
Orsay (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.It is located in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France, 20.7 km (12.9 mi) from the centre of Paris.