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  2. Villers-Cotterêts - Wikipedia

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    Villers-Cotterêts (pronounced [vilɛʁ kɔt(ə)ʁɛ]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France, France.It is notable as the signing-place in 1539 of the Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts discontinuing the use of Latin in official French documents, and as the birthplace in 1802 of French novelist Alexandre Dumas père.

  3. Moulins, Allier - Wikipedia

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    ville-moulins.fr 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Moulins ( French pronunciation: [mulɛ̃] ⓘ ); is a commune in central France, capital of the Allier department .

  4. Lens, Pas-de-Calais - Wikipedia

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    Lens (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Picard: Linse) is a city in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. [3] It is one of the main towns of Hauts-de-France along with Lille, Valenciennes, Amiens, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Arras and Douai. The inhabitants are called Lensois (pronounced).

  5. Pons, Charente-Maritime - Wikipedia

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    Pons (French pronunciation: [3] [4] [5]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. The city is known for its numerous national historic monuments dating from the 12th century onward. [6] One of the most well known is the 33 m Keep of Pons, which is the official symbol of the city.

  6. Villes-sur-Auzon - Wikipedia

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    Villes-sur-Auzon (French pronunciation: [vil syʁ ozɔ̃]; Occitan: Vielas d'Auson) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. See also [ edit ]

  7. Pornichet - Wikipedia

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    The town of Pornichet is located on the line sillon de Guérande, orientated NW-SE; the town border is located on the Route de Guérande, D392d, at approximately 4 km from the shore, at a place called Pont de Terre (railway junction) at the Quatre Vents;

  8. Charleville-Mézières - Wikipedia

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    Charleville in 1625. Charleville and Mézières were originally separate communities on opposite banks of the Meuse, about 1.2 km (0.75 mi) from one another. [3]Charleville was founded by Charles Gonzaga, the 8th duke of Mantua, in 1606.

  9. Garches - Wikipedia

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    Garches (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France.It is located 11.9 km (7.4 mi) from the centre of Paris.. Garches has remained largely residential, with a population of 17,898 as of 2021, but is also the location of Raymond Poincaré University Hospital, which specialises in traumatology, road accidents and physiotherapy.