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Villeréal (French pronunciation:; Languedocien: Vilareal) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
Géoportail is a comprehensive web mapping service of the French government that publishes maps and geophysical aerial photographs from more than 90 sources for France and its territories. The service, first developed by two public agencies (the IGN and the BRGM ), was officially inaugurated on 23 June 2006 by president Jacques Chirac .
The village is on the banks of the Argens River. Correns bills itself as (the) "Premier Village Bio de France". Correns bills itself as (the) "Premier Village Bio de France". Bio(logique) is the French term for organic, so this means "France's first organic village" where all food and grapes produced are organic .
' Domrémy [of] the Maid '; German: Remshausen) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. The village, originally named Domrémy, is the birthplace of Joan of Arc. It has since been renamed Domrémy-la-Pucelle after Joan's nickname, la Pucelle d'Orléans ("the Maid of Orléans").
Villages, hamlets and other settlements in France, that are not independent communes. For communes, see Category:Communes in France by department . See also: Category:Former communes of France .
During World War II, Gordes was an active resistance village and was later awarded a medal, the Croix de guerre 1939–1945. On 21 August 1944, almost a week after the beginning of the Operation Dragoon on the Provençal coast, a German patrol was attacked by the resistance. The day after, 22 August, the village was subject to violent reprisals.
Martel is located about 15 km (9 mi) east of Souillac and 15 km (9 mi) north of the River Dordogne.To the north lies the commune of Cazillac, to the northeast Strenquels, to the east Saint-Denis-lès-Martel, to the southeast Floirac, to the south Montvalent, to the southwest Creysse, to the west Baladou and to the northwest Cuzance.
Villeneuve (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Provençal: Vilanòva) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Villeneuve is located in Durance valley. This village, like many other villages in Provence, is built on the top of a hill to keep it protected from invaders.