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Geography. The medieval village of Flavigny is situated on a rocky spur, surrounded by three streams: the Ozerain, the Recluse and the Verpant. History. The first written mention of the village of Flavigny was in the Latin form of its name, Flaviniacum, which appears in the cartulary (or charter) of the Benedictine abbey founded on the site by a certain Widerard in 719.
Dijon ( UK: / ˈdiːʒɒ̃ /, US: / diːˈʒoʊn /, [3] [4] French: [diʒɔ̃] ⓘ) [a] is a city that serves as the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. [5] As of 2017 the commune had a population of 156,920. The earliest archaeological finds within the city limits of Dijon date ...
Brest ( French pronunciation: [bʁɛst] ⓘ; [3] Breton pronunciation: [bʀest] [4]) is a port city in the Finistère department, Brittany. Located in a sheltered bay not far from the western tip of a peninsula and the western extremity of metropolitan France, [5] Brest is an important harbour and the second largest French military port after ...
Carcassonne is located in the south of France about 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of Toulouse. Its strategic location between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea has been known since the Neolithic era. The town's area is about 65 km 2 (25 sq mi), which is significantly larger than the numerous small towns in the department of Aude.
Guérande ( French pronunciation: [ɡeʁɑ̃d] ⓘ; Breton: Gwenrann, pronounced [ɡwɛnˈrãnː]; Gallo: Geraundd) is a medieval town located in the department of Loire-Atlantique, and the region of Pays de la Loire, Western France. [3] The inhabitants are referred to as Guérandais (masculine), and Guérandaise (feminine).
Porte de Mars, from the 3rd or 4th century. Before the Roman conquest of northern Gaul, Reims had served as the Remi tribe's capital, founded c. 80 BC.In the course of Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul (58–51 BC), the Remi allied themselves with the Romans, and by their fidelity throughout the various Gallic insurrections secured the special favour of the imperial power.
The town was besieged numerous times and changed hands frequently in the 14th through 16th centuries. This political and economic instability reduced the importance of the city. In one of the most famous events in Provins’ history, the recently crowned King Charles VII attended mass at the Collégiale Saint-Quiriace church, along with his royal court and saint Joan of Arc on August 3, 1429.
