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Flèche or Fleche may refer to: Flèche (architecture), a type of church spire; Flèche (cycling), a team cycling competition; Flèche (fencing), an aggressive offensive fencing technique; Flèche (fortification), a defensive work; HMS Fleche, ships of the Royal Navy
Flèche of Sainte-Chapelle, Île de la Cité, designed by Jean-Baptiste Lassus. [1] Two pictures of Notre-Dame de Paris with its 19th century flèche, lost to fire in 2019. ...
A flèche (/ ˈ f l ɛ ʃ /) is a team cycling competition, undertaken by randonneurs; the term is derived from "Flèche Velocio".It differs from the more common randonnees or brevets, which are individual events and not specifically competitive.
In 1611, the Féron de Longuemézière was discharged from the work, and the church construction site was put on hold. [4] The following year, Father Étienne Martellange was sent to La Flèche by Marie de Médicis [5] to oversee the completion of the church, whose expenses were paid from the royal treasury. [6]
[cf 9] He established tax-free fairs and granted the residents of La Flèche the right of "apetissement" on wines and beverages sold within the walls. [c 3] At an undetermined date, he became the first "engagiste" lord of La Flèche, and Sainte-Suzanne in September 1604. In 1616, he was created the First Marquis of La Varenne, and proceeded to ...
The Flèche Hesbignonne-Cras Avernas was a one-day road cycling race held annually in Belgium. Created in 1952, it first took place between Niel and Sint-Truiden.It was then held between Cras-Avernas and Remouchamps.
Sketch showing the principle of a redan and flèche. A flèche (Fr. for "arrow") is an outwork consisting of two converging faces with a parapet and an open gorge, forming an arrowhead shape facing the enemy.
Lafleche or La Fleche (French: La Flèche, The Arrow) may refer to: Laflèche (surname), a surname; La Flèche (chicken), a chicken breed; La Fleche (horse) (1889–1916), a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare; La Flèche Wallonne, a cycle road race in Belgium; Collège Laflèche, a private college in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada