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  2. List of place names of French origin in the United States

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    Terrebonne Parish ("Good Land") Timbalier Island (" timpani player") Tulane/Gravier New Orleans neighborhood named after Paul Tulane, philanthropist and son of Louis Tulane, a French immigrant. Vacherie ("Cowshed") Verdun. Versailles. Vieux Carré ("Old Square") also known as the French Quarter in New Orleans.

  3. List of U.S. places named after non-U.S. places - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of US places named after non-US places.In the case of this list, place means any named location that's smaller than a county or equivalent: cities, towns, villages, hamlets, neighborhoods, municipalities, boroughs, townships, civil parishes, localities, census-designated places, and some districts.

  4. List of municipalities in California - Wikipedia

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    One, San Francisco, is a consolidated city-county. California law makes no distinction between "city" and "town", and municipalities may use either term in their official names. [6] They can be organized as either a charter municipality, governed by its own charter, or a general-law municipality (or "code city"), governed by state statute. [7]

  5. Lists of communes of France - Wikipedia

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    List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants (2006 census) List of communes in France (2008 version) This page was last edited on 15 February 2024, at ...

  6. List of cities and towns in the San Francisco Bay Area

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    The region is home to three major cities: San Francisco, Oakland and, the largest, San Jose. The Bay Area has been inhabited since antiquity, first by the Ohlone and Miwok peoples, followed by the Spanish, who first arrived in 1769 and established the area's first mission, Mission San Francisco de Asís, in 1776. [ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ] After being ...

  7. List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants

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    As of January 2019, there were 473 communes in France (metropolitan territory and overseas departments and regions) with population over 20,000, 280 communes with population over 30,000, 129 communes with population over 50,000 and 42 communes with population over 100,000. [1] All figures reflect the municipal population (French: population ...

  8. List of city name changes - Wikipedia

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    Mill Creek → Old Mill Creek — in Lake County; name now used by Mill Creek, Union County. Millersburg → Pierron — in Bond and Madison counties; name also used for unincorporated Millersburg, Mercer County. Milton → Humboldt — in Coles County; name now used by Milton, Pike County. Monsanto → Sauget — in St. Clair County.

  9. Cannes - Wikipedia

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    Cannes (/ kæn, kɑːn / KA (H)N, French: [kan] ⓘ, locally [ˈkanə]; Occitan: Canas) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. [3]