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Gers

(Encyclopedia)Gers zhĕr [key], department, SW France. Auch is the capital. ...

Essonne

(Encyclopedia)Essonne ĕsônˈ [key], department, N central France. Évry is the capital. ...

Drôme

(Encyclopedia)Drôme drōm [key], department, SE France. Valence is the capital. ...

Bobigny

(Encyclopedia)Bobigny bôbēnyēˈ [key], city, capital of Seine–Saint Denis dept., N central France, an ...

Franco-Prussian War

(Encyclopedia)Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, 1870–71, conflict between France and Prussia that signaled the rise of German military power and imperialism. It was provoked by Otto von Bismarck (the Prus...

Nièvre

(Encyclopedia)Nièvre nyĕˈvrə [key], department (1990 pop. 232,600), central France. Nevers is the capital. ...

Aveyron

(Encyclopedia)Aveyron ävārôNˈ [key], department, S central France, in Guienne. Rodez is the capital. ...

Loir

(Encyclopedia)Loir lwär [key], river, 193 mi (310 km) long, rising S of Chartres, N central France, and flowing generally SW through a fertile agricultural region to join the Sarthe River N of Angers. ...

Lozère

(Encyclopedia)Lozère lôzĕrˈ [key], department (1990 pop. 72,700), S central France. Mende is the capital. ...

Aube

(Encyclopedia)Aube ōb [key], department, NE France, in Champagne. Troyes is the capital. ...

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