Columbia Encyclopedia

Search results

500 results found

Clamart

(Encyclopedia)Clamart klämärˈ [key], suburb SW of Paris, Hauts-de-Seine dept., N central France. There a...

Aurillac

(Encyclopedia)Aurillac ôrēyäkˈ [key], town, capital of Cantal dept., S central France, in Auvergne, on the Jordanne River. An industrial, communications, and market center, it is no...

Pantin

(Encyclopedia)Pantin päNtăNˈ [key], suburb NE of Paris (1990 pop. 43,553), Seine–Saint-Denis dept., N central France, on the Canal d'Ourcq. There is considerable timber trade through the canal. Pantin, an indu...

Deauville

(Encyclopedia)Deauville dōvēlˈ [key], town (1993 est. pop. 4,380), Calvados dept., N France, on the English Channel. A fashionable resort, it has a famous racecourse and a gambling casino. Tourism has increased ...

Maisons-Alfort

(Encyclopedia)Maisons-Alfort māzôNz-älfôrˈ [key], suburb SE of Paris (1990 pop. 54,065), Val-de-Marne dept., N central France. There is some agriculture, but it is mainly an industrial town producing chemicals...

Levallois-Perret

(Encyclopedia)Levallois-Perret ləvälwäˈ-pĕrāˈ [key], residential and industrial suburb of Paris (1990 pop. 47,788), Hauts-de-Seine dept., N central France, on the Seine River. Automobiles, electrical and rad...

Armentières

(Encyclopedia)Armentières ärməntērzˈ, Fr. ärmäNtyĕrˈ [key], town, Nord dept., N France, in Flanders, on the Lys River. It has foundries, boiler works, breweries, and a large te...

Briey

(Encyclopedia)Briey brēāˈ [key], town, Meurthe-et-Moselle dept., in Lorraine, NE France. It is at the center of the huge Briey iron-ore basin (see Lorraine) and has a chemical industry. ...

Folkestone

(Encyclopedia)Folkestone fōkˈstən [key], town, Kent, SE England. The town is a summer resort with an active ...

Saumur

(Encyclopedia)Saumur sōmürˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 30,150), Maine-et-Loire dept., W France, on the Loire River. Saumur is noted for its religious-medal industry (dating from the 17th cent.) and for its sparkling...