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Vienne, department, France
(Encyclopedia) VienneViennevyĕn [key], department (1990 pop. 380,900), W central France, in Poitou. Poitiers is the capital.Vienne, town, France
(Encyclopedia) Vienne, town (1990 pop. 30,386), Isère dept., SE France, on the Rhône River. It is a farm trade center with textile, metallurgical, and footwear industries. The capital of the…Vienne, river, France
(Encyclopedia) Vienne, river, 230 mi (370 km) long, rising in the Massif Central, central France, and flowing W past Limoges, then N into the Loire near Saumur.Tarn, department, France
(Encyclopedia) TarnTarntärn [key], department (1990 pop. 343,400), S France, in Languedoc. Albi is the capital.Tarn, river, France
(Encyclopedia) Tarn, river, c.235 mi (380 km) long, rising in the Cévennes Mts., S France, and flowing southwest before emptying into the Garonne River. Deep gorges and canyons formed by the river…Brest, city, France
(Encyclopedia) Brest Brest brĕst [key], city, Finistère dept., NW France, on an inlet of the…Abbeville, town, France
(Encyclopedia) Abbeville Abbeville äbvēlˈ [key], town, Somme dept., N France, in Picardy, on the Somme River. Sugar refining, brewing, iron working, and carpet…Ain, department, France
(Encyclopedia) Ain Ain ăN [key], department, E central France, in Burgundy, bordering on Switzerland. Bourg-en-Bresse is the capital.Saint-Germain, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Saint-Germain, Treaty ofSaint-Germain, Treaty ofsăN-zhĕrmăNˈ [key], any of several treaties signed at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, France. 1 The Treaty of Saint-Germain of 1570…Merton, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Merton, Thomas, 1915–68, American religious writer and poet, b. France. He grew up in France, England, and the United States and studied at Cambridge and at Columbia (B.A., 1938; M.A…Trending
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