| Maurice Papon Maurice Papon (September 3, 1910 French civil servant, industrial leader and Gaullist politician. He is best known as prefect of police of Paris during the 1950s and 1960s, treasurer of the Gaullist Party, head of the Sud Aviation company and member of the French government under Valéry Giscard d'Estaing.During World War II he was secretary general for police of the Prefecture of Bordeaux. Maurice_Papon
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| Lot (department) Lot () is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot River. Lot_(department)
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| Savoie Savoie (Arpitan Savouè d’Avâl) is a French department located in the Rhône-Alpes (Rôno-Arpes) region in the French Alps.It is one of the two departments of the region of Savoy that was annexed by France on March 24, 1860 after the Treaty of Turin, the other being Haute-Savoie. For history before 1860, details of the annexation and reasons for the current separatist movement in the departments, see Savoy. Savoie
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| Haute-Marne Haute-Marne is a department in the northeast of France named after the Marne River. Haute-Marne
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| Hautes-Pyrénées Hautes-Pyrénées (Occitan:Nauts Pirenèus / Hauts Pirenèus) is a department in southwestern France. It is part of the Midi-Pyrénées region. Hautes-Pyrénées
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| Château de Montsoreau Château de Montsoreau, in the market town of Montsoreau, Maine-et-Loire, France, was constructed in 1455 by Jean de Chambes, a senior councillor to King Charles VII. Erected on the bank of the Loire river, it was a strategic fortress, controlling river traffic between Chinon and Saumur.Alexandre Dumas's novel La Dame de Monsoreau is based upon the amorous escapades of two ladies who occupied the castle during the reign of King Henri III. Château_de_Montsoreau
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| Château de Langeais Château de Langeais is a castle in Indre-et-Loire, France, built on a promontory created by the small valley of the Roumer River at the opening to the Val de Loire. The tall fortified hall at the rear of the enclosure is thought to be the earliest datable stone examples of a keep in Europe. Château_de_Langeais
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| Vendée The Vendée department in the Pays-de-la-Loire region in west central France, on the Atlantic Ocean. The name Vendée is taken from the Vendée river which runs through the south-eastern part of the department. Vendée
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| Loir-et-Cher Loir-et-Cher is a department in north-central France named after the rivers Loir and Cher. Loir-et-Cher
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| Château de Brissac Château de Brissac in the commune of Brissac-Quincé, in the département of Maine-et-Loire, France, was originally built as a fortified castle by the Counts of Anjou in the 11th century. After the victory over the English by Philip II of France, he gave the property to Guillaume des Roches.In the 15th century, the structure was rebuilt by Pierre de Brézé, a wealthy chief minister to King Charles VII. Château_de_Brissac
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| Château de Montreuil-Bellay The Château de Montreuil-Bellay, in the town of Montreuil-Bellay, département of Maine-et-Loire, France, was first built on the site of a Gallo-Roman village high on a hill on the banks of the Thouet River. It is listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.The property, consisting of more than 1,000 acres (4 km²), was acquired by a Bellay family member in 1025 but was seized by a Plantagenet during the second half of the 1100s. Château_de_Montreuil-Bellay
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| Château d'Oiron Château d'Oiron is located in Oiron, in the Deux-Sèvres département of western France. It has its origins rooted in the 15th century war with the English for control of France when a victorious Charles VII of France gave the domain and great forest of Oiron to Guillaume Gouffier who would become governor of Touraine. This château is the background for Charles Perrault's fairy tale, Puss in Boots. King Louis XIV's mistress, Madame de Montespan was one of the residents in the place. Château_d'Oiron
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| Tarn-et-Garonne Tarn-et-Garonne is a French department in the southwest of France. Tarn-et-Garonne
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| Yvelines The Yvelines are a French department in the region of Île-de-France. Yvelines
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| Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (Occitan:Aups d'Auta Provença) is a French department in the south of France, it was formerly part of the province of Provence. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
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| Landes (department) Landes () is a département in southern France. Landes_(department)
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| Pyrénées-Atlantiques Pyrénées-Atlantiques (Gascon:Pirenèus-Atlantics; or ) is a department in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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| Pyrénées-Atlantiques Talk:Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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| Puy-de-Dôme Puy-de-Dôme (lo Puèi de Doma / lo Puèi Domat in the Auvergnat dialect of the Occitan language) is a department in the center of France named after the famous dormant volcano, the Puy-de-Dôme. Puy-de-Dôme
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| Moselle Moselle is a department in the east of France named after the Moselle River. Moselle
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| Manche Manche is a French department in Normandy named after La Manche ("the sleeve"), which is the French name for the English Channel. Manche
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| Ardèche Ardèche (Occitan and Arpitan:Ardecha) is a department in south-central France named after the Ardèche River. Ardèche
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| Ariège Ariège () is a department in southwestern France named after the Ariège River. Ariège
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| Cantal Cantal () is a department in south-central France. It is named after the Cantal mountain range, a group of extinct, eroded volcanic peaks, which covers much of the department. Cantal
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| Corrèze Corrèze () is a department in south central France, named after the Corrèze River. Corrèze
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| Côte-d'Or Côte-d'Or is a department in the eastern part of France. Côte-d'Or
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| Creuse Creuse () is a department in central France named after the Creuse River. Creuse
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| Eure Eure is a department in the north of France named after the Eure River. Eure
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| Eure-et-Loir Eure-et-Loir is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers. Eure-et-Loir
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| Gard Gard () is a département located in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It is named after the river Gardon (or Gard). Gard
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| Gers The Gers (French:le Gers, Occitan:Gers) is a department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in the southwest of France named after the Gers River. Gers
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| Ille-et-Vilaine Ille-et-Vilaine () is a department of France, located in the region of Bretagne in the northwest of the country. Ille-et-Vilaine
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| Indre Indre is a department in the center of France named after the Indre River. The inhabitants of the department are called Indriens. Indre
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| Jura (department) Jura is a department in the east of France named after the Jura mountains. Jura_(department)
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| Haute-Loire Haute-Loire () is a department in south-central France named after the Loire River. Haute-Loire
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| Loire-Atlantique Loire-Atlantique (formerly Loire-Inférieure) is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean. Loire-Atlantique
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| Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne (; ) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. Its main city is Toulouse. Haute-Garonne
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| Loiret Loiret is a department in north-central France named after the Loiret River. Loiret
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| Lot-et-Garonne Lot-et-Garonne () is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers. Lot-et-Garonne
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| Meurthe-et-Moselle Meurthe-et-Moselle is a department in the northeast of France named after the Meurthe and Moselle rivers. Meurthe-et-Moselle
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| Mayenne Mayenne () is a department in northwest France named after the Mayenne River. Mayenne
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| Morbihan Morbihan () is a department in the northwest of France named after the Morbihan (small sea in Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline. Morbihan
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| Nièvre Nièvre is a department in the center of France named after the Nièvre River. Nièvre
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| Oise Oise is a department in the north of France named after the Oise River. Oise
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| Orne Orne is a department in the northwest of France, named after the Orne River. Orne
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| Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin
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| Haut-Rhin Haut-Rhin is a département of France, named after the Rhine river. Its name means Upper Rhine. Haut-Rhin
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| Haute-Saône Haute-Saône (Hiôta-Sona in Arpitan language) is a French department of the Franche-Comté (Franche-Comtât) région, named after the Saône River. Haute-Saône
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| Saône-et-Loire Saône-et-Loire (Sona-et-Lêre in Arpitan language) is a French department, named after the Saône and the Loire rivers between which it lies. Saône-et-Loire
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| Sarthe Sarthe () is a French department, named after the Sarthe River. Sarthe
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