Baume
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Baume or Baumé may refer to:
- Baume-les-DamesBaume-les-DamesBaume-les-Dames is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.-Population:-External links:*...
, a commune in the Doubs department, France - Baume-les-MessieursBaume-les-MessieursBaume-les-Messieurs is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.The village lies within the most extensive of the steephead valleys of the Jura escarpment, the Reculée de Baume. It is therefore almost surrounded by limestone cliffs about 200m high. The River Seille has...
, formerly Baume-les-Moines, a commune in the Jura department, France - Baume AbbeyBaume AbbeyBaume Abbey, in its village of Baume-les-Messieurs, Jura, France, was founded as a Benedictine abbey not far from the still-travelled Roman road linking Besançon and Lyon. It stands near the source of the Dard in the Jura, France. Around it the picturesque village of Baume-les-Messieurs is...
, near Baume-les-Messieurs, France - Baumé RestaurantBaumé RestaurantBaumé Restaurant is a French restaurant in California specialising in molecular gastronomy. It was listed among the 10 best molecular gastronomy restaurants in the US in the Gayot Guide, and received a Michelin star in 2011.The chef is Bruno Chemel....
- Baumé scaleBaumé scaleThe Baumé scale is a pair of hydrometer scales developed by French pharmacist Antoine Baumé in 1768 to measure density of various liquids. The unit of the Baumé scale has been notated variously as degrees Baumé, B°, Bé° and simply Baumé . One scale measures the density of liquids heavier than water...
- Antoine BauméAntoine BauméAntoine Baumé was a French chemist.He was born at Senlis. He was apprenticed to the chemist Claude Joseph Geoffroy, and in 1752 was admitted a member of the École de Pharmacie, where in the same year he was appointed professor of chemistry...
(1728-1804), French chemist - Baume et MercierBaume et MercierBaume et Mercier is a Swiss luxury watchmaking company founded in 1830. It is owned by Richemont, and with Cartier and Piaget they make up the core of the group. This company is represented in 75 countries and produces around 200,000 watches a year. The most important markets are in Europe,...
- Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-BaumeSaint-Maximin-la-Sainte-BaumeSaint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It lies east of Aix-en-Provence, in the westernmost point of Var département. It is located at the foot of the Sainte-Baume mountains: baume or bama is the Provençal...
- Count Aymar de la Baume PluvinelCount Aymar de la Baume PluvinelAymar de la Baume Pluvinel was a French astronomer and professor in the Grandes écoles SupOptique . He belonged to an old noble family, whose main character was Antoine de Pluvinel, King Louis XIII's master of equitation....
- Camille d'Hostun, duc de TallardCamille d'Hostun, duc de TallardCamille d'Hostun de la Baume, duc de Tallard was a French noble, diplomat and military commander, who became Marshal of France.-Military career:...
, aka Camille d'Hostun (de la Baume), Duc de Tallard - Louise de la VallièreLouise de La VallièreLouise de La Vallière was a mistress of Louis XIV of France from 1661 to 1667. She later became the Duchess of La Vallière and Duchess of Vaujours in her own right...
, aka Louise-Françoise de la Baume Le Blanc, Duchess de la Vallière - Etiennette de la Baume, mistress of Henry VIII