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Saint-Pierre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ]; Reunionese Creole: Sin-Pyè) is the third-largest commune in the French overseas department and region of Réunion. Located on the southwest side of the island, it is the capital of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. It developed from a port built from 1854 to 1882, which was used for ...
From 1849–1854 La route de la Montagne (Mountain road) was built; the first reliable road connection to Saint-Denis. In 1860 the lazaret of La Grande Chaloupe was constructed, which became the quarantine station of Réunion. In 1882 the railway Saint-Denis - Saint-Pierre and the harbour of Le Port were constructed.
The arrondissement of Saint-Pierre, containing 11 communes that were previously part of the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, was created in 1964. [4] It lost four communes to the new arrondissement of Saint-Paul in 1969. [5] In September 2006 it absorbed the two communes of Les Avirons and L'Étang-Salé from the arrondissement of Saint-Paul. [6]
The Aula Magna is located southwest of the Louvain-la-Neuve Grand-Place, between that and the Louvain-la-Neuve lake, of which it constitutes the northern point. On the upper-level, open air pedestrian level of Louvain-la-Neuve , the Aula Magna complex is located between the Place Raymond Lemaire (with a main entrance on n°1), the Rue des ...
Saint-Pierre was an outpost used to transport alcohol from Canada to the United States during Prohibition. [4] Until 1945, there existed a third commune in Saint Pierre and Miquelon: L'Île-aux-Marins. The commune of L'Île-aux-Marins was annexed by the commune of Saint-Pierre in 1945.
The safety of the LA community is our top priority. As of now, our Wild Card playoff game remains scheduled to be played at SoFi Stadium on Monday night. As with all games, the NFL has contingency ...
Saint-Louis (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lwi]; Reunionese Creole: Sin Loui) is the fifth-largest commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the southwest part of the island of Réunion, adjacent to Saint-Pierre .
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A lead prosecutor on the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of illegally holding onto classified documents has left the U.S. Justice Department ahead of the president-elect ...