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Charente, river, France
(Encyclopedia) Charente, river, 220 mi (354 km) long, rising near Limoges, W France, and flowing W to the Bay of Biscay. The river flows past Angoulême (the head of navigation), Cognac, Saintes, and…Cher, department, France
(Encyclopedia) Cher Cher shĕr [key], department, central France, in Berry. Chief cities are Vierzon and…Cher, river, France
(Encyclopedia) Cher, river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in the Massif Central and flowing generally NW across central France to join the Loire below Tours. The Berry Canal parallels part of the…Dunkirk, town, France
(Encyclopedia) Dunkirk Dunkirk dŭnˈkûrk [key], Fr. Dunkerque, town, Nord dept., N France, on the…Gironde, department, France
(Encyclopedia) Gironde Gironde zhērôNdˈ [key], department, SW France, on the Bay of Biscay. Bordeaux is the capital.Gironde, estuary, France
(Encyclopedia) Gironde, estuary, c.45 mi (70 km) long and from 2 to 7 mi (3.2–11.3 km) wide, formed by the Garonne and Dordogne rivers, which join c.14 mi (23 km) N of Bordeaux. Sand banks and a high…Fort-de-France
(Encyclopedia) Fort-de-France Fort-de-France fôr-də-fräNs [key], city, capital of the French overseas dept. of…Brest, city, France
(Encyclopedia) Brest Brest brĕst [key], city, Finistère dept., NW France, on an inlet of the…Verdun, town, France
(Encyclopedia) VerdunVerdunvĕrdŭnˈ, Fr. vĕrdöNˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 23,427), Meuse dept., NE France, in Lorraine, on the Meuse River. A strategic transportation center, Verdun has varied…Vienne, department, France
(Encyclopedia) VienneViennevyĕn [key], department (1990 pop. 380,900), W central France, in Poitou. Poitiers is the capital.Trending
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