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Menton

(Encyclopedia)Menton mäNtôNˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 29,474), Alpes-Maritime dept., SE France, near the Italian border and on the Mediterranean Sea. A popular resort of the Riviera, it was a part of Monaco until ...

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...

Ghardaïa

(Encyclopedia)Ghardaïa gärdäyäˈ [key], town, N Algeria. It is the chief town of the Mzab, a stony, barren ...

Milford Haven

(Encyclopedia)Milford Haven, Welsh Aberdaugleddau, town (1981 pop. 13,883), Pembrokeshire, SW Wales. It is a seaport on the northern side of the estuary called Milford Haven. The bay forms a natural harbor that can...

Vitry-le-François

(Encyclopedia)Vitry-le-François vētrēˈ-lə-fräNswäˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 17,483), Marne dept., NE France, on the Marne River. Textiles and earthenware are the chief manufactures. The town was founded by Fr...

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. ...

Bar-le-Duc

(Encyclopedia)Bar-le-Duc bär-lə-dükˈ [key], town, capital of Meuse dept., NE France, in Lorraine. It has ...

Sète

(Encyclopedia)Sète, formerly Cette both: sĕt [key], town (1990 pop. 41,916), Hérault dept., S France, in Languedoc, on the Mediterranean. It is one of the most important commercial and fishing ports of S France,...