Charroux
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Charroux may refer to:
places in France
people
places in France
- Charroux, AllierCharroux, AllierCharroux is a commune in the Allier department in central France.-Population:-References:*...
, commune in the department of Allier - Charroux, VienneCharroux, VienneCharroux is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.The remains of the Benedictine Charroux Abbey, founded in the 8th century, are preserved in the town.-Demographics:-References:*...
, commune in the department of Vienne - Charroux AbbeyCharroux AbbeyCharroux Abbey , is a ruined monastery in Charroux, in the Vienne department of Poitou-Charentes, western France.-History:Charroux was a Benedictine abbey, founded in 785 by Roger, Count of Limoges. It had up to 213 affiliated abbeys and priories. The Council of Charroux was held at the abbey in 989...
, in Charroux, Vienne
people
- Robert CharrouxRobert CharrouxRobert Charroux was the best-known pen-name of Robert Grugeau .-Early career:Robert Charroux worked for the French post office until becoming a full-time writer of fiction in the early 1940s...
, French writer