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Bonifacio

(Encyclopedia)Bonifacio bōnēfäˈchö [key], town (1993 est. pop. 2,701), S Corsica, France. A picturesque port with trade in olive oil, wine, and fish, Bonifacio faces Sardinia across the Strait of Bonifacio (7 ...

Saint-Claude

(Encyclopedia)Saint-Claude săN-klōd [key], town (1990 est. pop. 13,265), Jura dept., E France, in Franche-Comté, at the confluence of the Bienne and Tacon rivers. It is a resort that has a variety of light manuf...

citrange

(Encyclopedia)citrange sĭˈtrənj [key]: see orange. ...

Baux, Les

(Encyclopedia)Baux, Les lā bō [key], village, Bouches-du-Rhône dept., SE France, in Provence. Nearby are...

bitters

(Encyclopedia)bitters, various alcoholic beverages containing bitter principles, such as angostura bark, cascarilla, quassia, gentian, orange, quinine, and other flavoring agents, and prepared by infusion or distil...

Gennevilliers

(Encyclopedia)Gennevilliers zhĕnvēyāˈ [key], town, Hauts-de-Seine dept., N central France, on the right bank of ...

Mont-de-Marsan

(Encyclopedia)Mont-de-Marsan môN-də-märsäNˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 31,864), capital of Landes dept., SW France. It is a commercial center where important fairs are held. The town's products include lumber, goo...

Bagnères-de-Luchon

(Encyclopedia)Bagnères-de-Luchon bänyĕrˌ-də-lüshôNˈ [key], town, Haute-Garonne dept., S France, at the foot of the Maladetta Mts. It is an important resort in the Pyrenees. Its warm sulfur springs have been...

Doubs, river, France and Switzerland

(Encyclopedia)Doubs, river, c.270 mi (435 km) long, rising in the Jura Mts., E France, and flowing northeast, forming part of the French-Swiss border, then looping into W Switzerland before turning back into France...

Charles IV, king of France

(Encyclopedia)Charles IV (Charles the Fair), 1294–1328, king of France (1322–28), youngest son of Philip IV, brother and successor of Philip V. Charles continued his brother's work of strengthening the royal po...