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Lot, department, France

(Encyclopedia)Lot lôt [key], department (1990 pop. 156,100), S central France, in Quercy. Cahors is the capital. ...

Tarn, department, France

(Encyclopedia)Tarn tärn [key], department (1990 pop. 343,400), S France, in Languedoc. Albi is the capital. ...

Charente, department, France

(Encyclopedia)Charente shäräNtˈ [key], department, W France. The capital is Angoulême. The brandy disti...

Gironde, department, France

(Encyclopedia)Gironde zhērôNdˈ [key], department, SW France, on the Bay of Biscay. Bordeaux is the capital. ...

Oise, department, France

(Encyclopedia)Oise wäz [key], department (1990 pop. 733,200), N France, in Picardy. Beauvais is the capital. ...

Aranda, Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, conde de

(Encyclopedia)Aranda, Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, conde de pāˈᵺrō päˈblō äbärˈkä ᵺa bōlāˈä kōnˈdā ᵺā äränˈdä [key], 1718–98, Spanish statesman. He distinguished himself at first as a ...

Molay, Jacques de

(Encyclopedia)Molay, Jacques de zhäk də môlāˈ [key], 1243?–1314, last grand master of the Knights Templars. He distinguished himself in defending Palestine against the Saracens. After the Templars were drive...

Moselle, department, France

(Encyclopedia)Moselle mōzĕlˈ [key], department (1990 pop. 1,011,400), NE France, bordering on Luxembourg and Germany. Metz is the capital. ...

Laval, town, France

(Encyclopedia)Laval, town (1990 pop. 53,478), capital of Mayenne dept., NW France, in Maine. It has been noted for its linen products since the 14th cent. Among its other industrial products are textiles, shoes, fu...

Charente, river, France

(Encyclopedia)Charente, river, 220 mi (354 km) long, rising near Limoges, W France, and flowing W to the Bay of Biscay. The river flows past Angoulême (the head of navigation), Cognac, Saintes, and Rochefort, and ...