Concordat of 11 June 1817
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The Concordat of 11 June 1817 was a concordat
between the kingdom of France
and the Holy See
, signed on 11 June 1817. Not having been validated, it never came into force in France and so the country remained under the regime outlined in the Concordat of 1801
until the 1905 law on the Separation of the Churches and the State.
) was cardinal Ercole Consalvi, who had already negotiated the 1801 Concordat and was designated the plenipotentiary
for the 1817 negotiations. On the French side, Louis XVIII
chose his ambassador to Rome and favourite, the Comte de Blacas
, who has previously served as the Prime Minister of France
.
, but the other articles laid down restrictions on this "re-establishment" of the Concordat of Bologna.
suppressed by the bull of the Holy See
of 29 November 1801 were to be reestablished in such a number as both sides would agree on as the most advantageous for the good of religion.
(*)In italics, bishoprics elevated to the rank of archbishoprics.
(**)In bold, bishoprics and archbishoprics created or re-established.
Concordat
A concordat is an agreement between the Holy See of the Catholic Church and a sovereign state on religious matters. Legally, they are international treaties. They often includes both recognition and privileges for the Catholic Church in a particular country...
between the kingdom of France
Bourbon Restoration
The Bourbon Restoration is the name given to the period following the successive events of the French Revolution , the end of the First Republic , and then the forcible end of the First French Empire under Napoleon – when a coalition of European powers restored by arms the monarchy to the...
and the Holy See
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
, signed on 11 June 1817. Not having been validated, it never came into force in France and so the country remained under the regime outlined in the Concordat of 1801
Concordat of 1801
The Concordat of 1801 was an agreement between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII, signed on 15 July 1801. It solidified the Roman Catholic Church as the majority church of France and brought back most of its civil status....
until the 1905 law on the Separation of the Churches and the State.
Representatives
On the papal side (the papacy being held at this moment by Pope Pius VIIPope Pius VII
Pope Pius VII , born Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti, was a monk, theologian and bishop, who reigned as Pope from 14 March 1800 to 20 August 1823.-Early life:...
) was cardinal Ercole Consalvi, who had already negotiated the 1801 Concordat and was designated the plenipotentiary
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
for the 1817 negotiations. On the French side, Louis XVIII
Louis XVIII of France
Louis XVIII , known as "the Unavoidable", was King of France and of Navarre from 1814 to 1824, omitting the Hundred Days in 1815...
chose his ambassador to Rome and favourite, the Comte de Blacas
Pierre Louis Jean Casimir de Blacas
Pierre Louis Jean Casimir de Blacas d'Aulps, first comte, then duc, and finally prince de Blacas d'Aulps was a French antiquarian, nobleman and diplomat during the Bourbon Restoration.-Youth:He was baptized at Avignon on 11 January 1771...
, who has previously served as the Prime Minister of France
Prime Minister of France
The Prime Minister of France in the Fifth Republic is the head of government and of the Council of Ministers of France. The head of state is the President of the French Republic...
.
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The Concordat's introduction (1st article) was a repetition of that of the Concordat of BolognaConcordat of Bologna
The Concordat of Bologna , marking a stage in the evolution of the Gallican Church, was an agreement between King Francis I of France and Pope Leo X that Francis negotiated in the wake of his victory at Marignano in September 1515...
, but the other articles laid down restrictions on this "re-establishment" of the Concordat of Bologna.
A new ecclesiastical geography
One of the accord's objectives was to increase the number of dioceses in France. Another important article (article 4) stipulated that the bishoprics in the kingdom of FranceKingdom of France
The Kingdom of France was one of the most powerful states to exist in Europe during the second millennium.It originated from the Western portion of the Frankish empire, and consolidated significant power and influence over the next thousand years. Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King, developed a...
suppressed by the bull of the Holy See
Papal bull
A Papal bull is a particular type of letters patent or charter issued by a Pope of the Catholic Church. It is named after the bulla that was appended to the end in order to authenticate it....
of 29 November 1801 were to be reestablished in such a number as both sides would agree on as the most advantageous for the good of religion.
| Archbishoprics (ecclesiastical province Ecclesiastical Province An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion... s) (*) |
Bishoprics (diocese Diocese A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance... s) (**) |
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| Aix, with the title of Embrun | Aix-en-Provence | Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône is a department in the south of France named after the mouth of the Rhône River. It is the most populous department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Its INSEE and postal code is 13.-History of the department:... (Arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence Arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence The arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence is an arrondissement of France, located in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region... ) |
| Digne | Basses-Alpes Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a French department in the south of France, it was formerly part of the province of Provence.- History :Nord-de-Provence was one of the 83 original departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790... |
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| Fréjus | Var Var (département) The Var is a French department in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in Provence, in southeast France. It takes its name from the river Var, which used to flow along its eastern boundary, but the boundary was moved in 1860... |
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| Gap | Hautes-Alpes Hautes-Alpes Hautes-Alpes is a department in southeastern France named after the Alps mountain range.- History :Hautes-Alpes is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790... |
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| Albi | Albi | Tarn (arrondissements of Albi Arrondissement of Albi The arrondissement of Albi is an arrondissement of France, located in the Tarn department, in the Midi-Pyrénées region. It has 23 cantons and 170 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Albi are:# Alban# Albi-Centre# Albi-Est... and of Gaillac Gaillac Gaillac is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-Geography of Gaillac:Gaillac is a town situated between Toulouse, Albi and Monatauban. It has gained a large amount of recognition due to the wines that bear the towns name. The Tarn river runs along the border of the town by the... ) |
| Cahors | Lot Lot (département) Lot is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot River.- History :Lot is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the province of Languedoc. In 1808, some of the original southeastern cantons were... |
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| Castres | Tarn (arrondissements of Castres Arrondissement of Castres The arrondissement of Castres is an arrondissement of France, located in the Tarn département, in the Midi-Pyrénées région. It has 23 cantons and 153 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Castres are:# Anglès# Brassac... and of Lavaur Lavaur, Tarn Lavaur is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.It lies 37 km southeast of Montauban by rail.-History:Lavaur was taken in 1211 by Simon de Montfort during the wars of the Albigenses, a monument marking the site where Dame Giraude de Laurac was killed, being thrown down a well... ) |
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| Mende | Lozère Lozère Lozère , is a department in southeast France near the Massif Central, named after Mont Lozère.- History :Lozère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790... |
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| Rodez | Aveyron Aveyron Aveyron is a département in southern France named after the Aveyron River.- History :Aveyron is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790.... |
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| Arles Archbishopric of Arles The former French Catholic Archbishopric of Arles had its episcopal see in the city of Arles, in southern France.The Archbishopric of Arles was suppressed, and incorporated into the Archdiocese of Aix in 1822... |
Ajaccio Diocese of Ajaccio The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ajaccio , is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. The diocese comprises the whole of the island of Corsica.... |
Corsica Corsica Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia.... |
| Arles | Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône is a department in the south of France named after the mouth of the Rhône River. It is the most populous department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Its INSEE and postal code is 13.-History of the department:... (arrondissement of Arles Arrondissement of Arles The arrondissement of Arles is an arrondissement of France, located in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region... ) |
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| Marseille | Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône is a department in the south of France named after the mouth of the Rhône River. It is the most populous department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Its INSEE and postal code is 13.-History of the department:... (arrondissement of Marseille Arrondissement of Marseille The arrondissement of Marseille is an arrondissement of France, located in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region... ) |
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| Bayonne | Basses-Pyrénées Pyrénées-Atlantiques Pyrénées-Atlantiques is a department in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.- History :... |
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| Tarbes | Hautes-Pyrénées Hautes-Pyrénées Hautes-Pyrénées is a department in southwestern France. It is part of the Midi-Pyrénées region.-History:... |
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| Avignon | Avignon | Vaucluse Vaucluse The Vaucluse is a department in the southeast of France, named after the famous spring, the Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.- History :Vaucluse was created on 12 August 1793 out of parts of the departments of Bouches-du-Rhône, Drôme, and Basses-Alpes... (arrondissements of Apt Arrondissement of Apt The arrondissement of Apt is an arrondissement of France, located in the Vaucluse department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 6 cantons and 56 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Apt are:# Apt# Bonnieux# Cadenet... and of Avignon Arrondissement of Avignon The arrondissement of Avignon is an arrondissement of France, located in the Vaucluse department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 10 cantons and 37 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Avignon are:# Avignon-Est... ) |
| Orange Ancient Diocese of Orange The former French Catholic diocese of Orange existed in south-east France, until the French Revolution. After the Concordat of 1801, it was suppressed, and its territory went to the diocese of Avignon.-To 1000:*Saint-Luce c.300*Eradius c.356*Constance 381... |
Vaucluse (arrondissements of Carpentras Arrondissement of Carpentras The arrondissement of Carpentras is an arrondissement of France, located in the Vaucluse department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 8 cantons and 58 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Carpentras are:# Beaumes-de-Venise... and of Orange Orange, Vaucluse Orange is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It has a primarily agricultural economy... ) |
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| Besançon | Doubs, Haute-Saône Haute-Saône Haute-Saône is a French department of the Franche-Comté région, named after the Saône River.- History :The department was created in the early years of the French Revolution through the application of a law dated 22 December 1789, from part of the former province of Franche-Comté... |
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| Metz Diocese of Metz The Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz is a Diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. In the Middle Ages it was in effect an independent state, part of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by the bishop who had the ex officio title of count. It was annexed to France by King Henry II in... |
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| Strasbourg | Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin is a department of France. The name means "Lower Rhine". It is the more populous and densely populated of the two departments of the Alsace region, with 1,079,013 inhabitants in 2006.- History :... , Haut-Rhin Haut-Rhin Haut-Rhin is a département of the Alsace region of France, named after the Rhine river. Its name means Upper Rhine. Haut-Rhin is the smaller and less populated of the two departements of Alsace, although is still densely populated compared to the rest of France.-Subdivisions:The department... |
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| Verdun | Meuse | |
| Bordeaux | Agen | Lot-et-Garonne Lot-et-Garonne Lot-et-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers.-History:Lot-et-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790... |
| Angoulême | Charente | |
| Bordeaux | Gironde Gironde For the Revolutionary party, see Girondists.Gironde is a common name for the Gironde estuary, where the mouths of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers merge, and for a department in the Aquitaine region situated in southwest France.-History:... |
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| La Rochelle | Charente-Inférieure Charente-Maritime Charente-Maritime is a department on the west coast of France named after the Charente River.- History :Previously a part of Saintonge, Charente-Inférieure was one of the 83 original departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790... |
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| Luçon | Vendée | |
| Périgueux | Dordogne | |
| Poitiers | Vienne and Deux-Sèvres Deux-Sèvres Deux-Sèvres is a French département. Deux-Sèvres literally means "two Sèvres": the Sèvre Nantaise and the Sèvre Niortaise are two rivers which have their sources in the department.-History:... |
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| Bourges Archdiocese of Bourges The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bourges is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The Archdiocese comprises the departements of Cher and Indre in the Region of Val de Loire.... |
Bourges | Cher Cher (département) Cher is an administrative department located in the centre of France. It is named after the Cher River.-History:Cher is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. Most of it was created, along with the adjacent department of Indre from the former... and Indre |
| Clermont | Puy-de-Dôme Puy-de-Dôme Puy-de-Dôme is a department in the centre of France named after the famous dormant volcano, the Puy-de-Dôme.Inhabitants were called Puydedomois until December 2005... |
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| Le Puy | Haute-Loire Haute-Loire Haute-Loire is a department in south-central France named after the Loire River.-History:Haute-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790... |
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| Limoges | Creuse and Haute-Vienne Haute-Vienne Haute-Vienne is a French department named after the Vienne River. It is one of three departments that together constitute the French region of Limousin.The chief and largest city is Limoges... |
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| Saint-Flour | Cantal Cantal Cantal is a department in south-central France. It is named after the Cantal mountain range, a group of extinct, eroded volcanic peaks, which covers much of the department. Residents are known as Cantaliens or Cantalous.... |
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| Cambrai Archdiocese of Cambrai The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cambrai is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France, comprising the arrondissements of Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Cambrai, Douai, and Valenciennes within the département of Nord, in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais. The current archbishop is... |
Arras | Pas-de-Calais (arrondissements of Arras Arrondissement of Arras The arrondissement of Arras is an arrondissement of France, located in the Pas-de-Calais département, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais région... , of Béthune Arrondissement of Béthune The arrondissement of Béthune is an arrondissement of France, located in the Pas-de-Calais department, in the Nord-Pas de Calais region. It has 14 cantons and 99 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Béthune are:# Auchel# Barlin... and of Saint-Pol Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The population of the canton is 14,939.-History:The county of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, usually referred to as just Saint-Pol, was originally a stronghold of the Counts of Flanders and was established as a county... ) |
| Boulogne | Pas-de-Calais (arrondissements of Boulogne Arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer The arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer is an arrondissement of France, located in the Pas-de-Calais département, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais région... , of Montreuil Arrondissement of Montreuil The arrondissement of Montreuil is an arrondissement of France, located in the Pas-de-Calais département, in the Nord-Pas de Calais région... and of Saint-Omer Arrondissement of Saint-Omer The arrondissement of Saint-Omer is an arrondissement of France, located in the Pas-de-Calais département, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais région... ) |
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| Lyon | Autun | Saône-et-Loire Saône-et-Loire Saône-et-Loire is a French department, named after the Saône and the Loire rivers between which it lies.-History:When it was formed during the French Revolution, as of March 4, 1790 in fulfillment of the law of December 22, 1789, the new department combined parts of the provinces of southern... (arrondissements of Autun Arrondissement of Autun The arrondissement of Autun is an arrondissement of France, located in the Saône-et-Loire département, in the Bourgogne région. It has 11 cantons and 83 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Autun are:# Autun-Nord# Autun-Sud... and of Charolles Arrondissement of Charolles The arrondissement of Charolles is an arrondissement of France, located in the Saône-et-Loire département, in the Bourgogne région. It has 13 cantons and 136 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Charolles are:# Bourbon-Lancy... ) |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | Saône-et-Loire (arrondissements of Chalon Arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône The arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône is an arrondissement of France, located in the Saône-et-Loire département, in the Bourgogne région... , of Louhans Arrondissement of Louhans The arrondissement of Louhans is an arrondissement of France, located in the Saône-et-Loire département, in the Bourgogne région. It has 8 cantons and 79 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Louhans are:# Beaurepaire-en-Bresse... and of Mâcon Arrondissement of Mâcon The arrondissement of Mâcon is an arrondissement of France, located in the Saône-et-Loire département, in the Bourgogne région. It has 10 cantons and 124 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Mâcon are:# La Chapelle-de-Guinchay... ) |
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| Dijon | Côte-d'Or Côte-d'Or Côte-d'Or is a department in the eastern part of France.- History :Côte-d'Or is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was formed from part of the former province of Burgundy.- Geography :... |
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| Langres | Haute-Marne Haute-Marne Haute-Marne is a department in the northeast of France named after the Marne River.-History:Haute-Marne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790... |
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| Lyon | Rhône Rhône (département) Rhône is a French department located in the central Eastern region of Rhône-Alpes. It is named after the Rhône River.- History :The Rhône department was created on August 12, 1793 when the former département of Rhône-et-Loire was split into two departments: Rhône and Loire.Originally, the eastern... and Loire |
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| Saint-Claude | Jura | |
| Narbonne | Béziers | Hérault Hérault Hérault is a department in the south of France named after the Hérault river.-History:Hérault is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790... (arrondissements of Béziers Arrondissement of Béziers The arrondissement of Béziers is an arrondissement of France, located in the Hérault département, in the Languedoc-Roussillon région. It has 19 cantons and 152 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Béziers are:# Agde# Bédarieux... and of Saint-Pons) |
| Carcassonne | Aude (arrondissement of Castelnaudary and, in the arrondissement of Carcassonne Arrondissement of Carcassonne The arrondissement of Carcassonne is an arrondissement of France, located in the Aude département, in the Languedoc-Roussillon région. It has 18 cantons and 207 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Carcassonne are:# Alzonne... , the cantons of Alzonne, of Capendu, of Carcassonne 1 & 2, of Conques, of the Mas-Cabardès, of Peyriac and of Saissac) |
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| Montpellier | Hérault Hérault Hérault is a department in the south of France named after the Hérault river.-History:Hérault is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790... (arrondissements of Lodève Arrondissement of Lodève The arrondissement of Lodève is an arrondissement of France, located in the Hérault département, in the Languedoc-Roussillon région. It has 8 cantons and 98 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Lodève are:# Aniane# Le Caylar... and of Montpellier Arrondissement of Montpellier The arrondissement of Montpellier is an arrondissement of France, located in the Hérault département, in the Languedoc-Roussillon région... ) |
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| Narbonne | Auof (arrondissements of Limoux Arrondissement of Limoux The arrondissement of Limoux is an arrondissement of France, located in the Aude département, in the Languedoc-Roussillon région. It has 8 cantons and 149 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Limoux are:# Alaigne# Axat... and of Narbonne Arrondissement of Narbonne The arrondissement of Narbonne is an arrondissement of France, located in the Aude département, in the Languedoc-Roussillon région. It has 9 cantons and 82 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Narbonne are:# Coursan... and, in the arrondissement of Carcassonne, the cantons of Lagrasse, Mouthoumet and of Tuchan) |
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| Nîmes | Gard Gard Gard is a département located in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region.The department is named after the River Gard, although the formerly Occitan name of the River Gard, Gardon, has been replacing the traditional French name in recent decades, even among French speakers.- History... |
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| Perpignan | Pyrénées-Orientales Pyrénées-Orientales Pyrénées-Orientales is a department of southern France adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea. It also surrounds the tiny Spanish enclave of Llívia, and thus has two distinct borders with Spain.- History :... |
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| Paris | Blois | Loir-et-Cher Loir-et-Cher Loir-et-Cher is a département in north-central France named after the rivers Loir and Cher.-History:Loir-et-Cher is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Orléanais and... |
| Chartres | Eure-et-Loir Eure-et-Loir Eure-et-Loir is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers.-History:Eure-et-Loir is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790 pursuant to the Act of December 22, 1789... |
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| Meaux Diocese of Meaux The Roman Catholic Diocese of Meaux, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. The diocese comprises the entire department of Seine-et-Marne... |
Seine-et-Marne Seine-et-Marne Seine-et-Marne is a French department, named after the Seine and Marne rivers, and located in the Île-de-France region.- History:Seine-et-Marne is one of the original 83 departments, created on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution in application of the law of December 22, 1789... |
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| Orléans | Loiret Loiret Loiret is a department in north-central FranceThe department is named after the river Loiret, a tributary of the Loire. The Loiret is located wholly within the department.- History :... |
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| Paris | Seine Seine (département) Seine was a département of France encompassing Paris and its immediate suburbs. Its préfecture was Paris and its official number was 75. The Seine département was abolished in 1968 and its territory divided among four new départements.... |
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| Versailles | Seine-et-Oise Seine-et-Oise Seine-et-Oise was a département of France encompassing the western, northern, and southern parts of the metropolitan area of Paris. Its préfecture was Versailles and its official number was 78. Seine-et-Oise was abolished in 1968.... |
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| Beauvais | Oise (arrondissements of Beauvais Arrondissement of Beauvais The arrondissement of Beauvais is an arrondissement of France, located in the Oise département, in the Picardie région. It has 14 cantons and 258 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Beauvais are:# Auneuil# Beauvais-Nord-Est... and of Senlis Arrondissement of Senlis The arrondissement of Senlis is an arrondissement of France, located in the Oise département, in the Picardie région. It has 10 cantons and 133 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Senlis are:# Betz# Chantilly... ) |
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| Châlons-sur-Marne | Marne (arrondissements of Châlons-sur-Marne Arrondissement of Châlons-en-Champagne The arrondissement of Châlons-en-Champagne is an arrondissement of France, located in the Marne département, in the Champagne-Ardenne région... , of Épernay Arrondissement of Épernay The arrondissement of Épernay is an arrondissement of France, located in the Marne département, in the Champagne-Ardenne région. It has 11 cantons and 184 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Épernay are:# Anglure# Avize... , of Sainte-Menehould Arrondissement of Sainte-Menehould The arrondissement of Sainte-Menehould is an arrondissement of France, located in the Marne département, in the Champagne-Ardenne région... and of Vitry Arrondissement of Vitry-le-François The arrondissement of Vitry-le-François is an arrondissement of France, located in the Marne département, in the Champagne-Ardenne région... ) |
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| Laon | Aisne (arrondissements of Laon Arrondissement of Laon The arrondissement of Laon is an arrondissement of France,located in the Aisne département, in the Picardie région. It has 13 cantons and 278 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Laon are:# Anizy-le-Château# Chauny... , of Saint-Quentin Arrondissement of Saint-Quentin The arrondissement of Saint-Quentin is an arrondissement of France, located in the Aisne département, in the Picardie région. It has 9 cantons and 126 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Saint-Quentin are:# Bohain-en-Vermandois... and of Vervins Arrondissement of Vervins The arrondissement of Vervins is an arrondissement of France, located in the Aisne department, in the Picardie region. It has 8 cantons and 130 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Vervins are:# Aubenton# La Capelle# Guise# Hirson... ) |
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| Noyon | Oise (arrondissements of Clermont Arrondissement of Clermont The arrondissement of Clermont is an arrondissement of France, located in the Oise département, in the Picardie région. It has 7 cantons and 146 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Clermont are:# Breteuil# Clermont# Froissy... and of Compiègne Arrondissement of Compiègne The arrondissement of Compiègne is an arrondissement of France, located in the Oise département, in the Picardie région. It has 10 cantons and 156 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Compiègne are:# Attichy# Compiègne-Nord... ) |
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| Reims Archbishop of Reims The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Reims is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Erected as a diocese around 250 by St. Sixtus, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese around 750... |
Ardennes Ardennes (département) Ardennes is a department in the northeast part of France named after the Ardennes area.- History :The department is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was named after the Ardennes hills, which are located in northeast France, southern... and Marne (Arrondissement of Reims Arrondissement of Reims The arrondissement of Reims is an arrondissement of France, located in the Marne département, in the Champagne-Ardenne région. It has 16 cantons and 156 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Reims are:# Beine-Nauroy# Bourgogne... ) |
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| Soissons | Aisne (arrondissements of Château-Thierry Arrondissement of Château-Thierry The arrondissement of Château-Thierry is an arrondissement of France, located in the Aisne département, in the Picardie région. It has 5 cantons and 123 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Château-Thierry are:# Charly-sur-Marne... and of Soissons Arrondissement of Soissons The arrondissement of Soissons is an arrondissement of France, located in the Aisne département, in the Picardie région. It has 7 cantons and 159 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Soissons are:# Braine# Oulchy-le-Château... ) |
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| Rouen | Bayeux | Calvados Calvados The French department of Calvados is part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast... |
| Coutances | Manche | |
| Évreux | Eure | |
| Rouen | Seine-Inférieure Seine-Maritime Seine-Maritime is a French department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre... |
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| Sées | Orne | |
| Sens | Auxerre | Yonne (arrondissements of Auxerre Arrondissement of Auxerre The arrondissement of Auxerre is an arrondissement of France, located in the Yonne département, in the Bourgogne région. It has 22 cantons and 196 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Auxerre are:# Aillant-sur-Tholon... , of Avallon Arrondissement of Avallon The arrondissement of Avallon is an arrondissement of France, located in the Yonne département, in the Bourgogne région. It has 10 cantons and 149 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Avallon are:# Ancy-le-Franc# Avallon... and of Tonnerre) |
| Moulins | Allier | |
| Nevers | Nièvre | |
| Sens | Yonne (arrondissements of Joigny and of Sens Arrondissement of Sens The Arrondissement of Sens is an arrondissement of France, located in the Yonne département, in the Bourgogne région. It has 10 cantons and 108 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Sens are:# Cerisiers# Chéroy# Pont-sur-Yonne... ) |
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| Troyes | Aube | |
| Toulouse | Montauban | Tarn-et-Garonne Tarn-et-Garonne Tarn-et-Garonne is a French department in the southwest of France. It is traversed by the Rivers Tarn and Garonne, from which it takes its name.-History:... |
| Pamiers | Ariège Ariège Ariège is a department in southwestern France named after the Ariège River.- History :Ariège is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the counties of Foix and Couserans.... |
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| Toulouse | Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. Its main city is Toulouse.-History:Haute-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Languedoc.The... |
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| Tours | Angers | Maine-et-Loire Maine-et-Loire Maine-et-Loire is a department in west-central France, in the Pays de la Loire region.- History :Maine-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. Originally it was called Mayenne-et-Loire, but its name was changed to Maine-et-Loire in 1791.... |
| Le Mans | Mayenne, Sarthe | |
| Nantes | Loire-Inférieure Loire-Atlantique Loire-Atlantique is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean.-History:... |
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| Quimper | Finistère Finistère Finistère is a département of France, in the extreme west of Brittany.-History:The name Finistère derives from the Latin Finis Terræ, meaning end of the earth, and may be compared with Land's End on the opposite side of the English Channel... |
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| Rennes | Ille-et-Vilaine Ille-et-Vilaine Ille-et-Vilaine is a department of France, located in the region of Brittany in the northwest of the country.- History :Ille-et-Vilaine is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790... (arrondissements of Montfort, of Redon Arrondissement of Redon The arrondissement of Redon is an arrondissement of France, located in the Ille-et-Vilaine département, in the Brittany région. It has 7 cantons and 53 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Redon are:# Bain-de-Bretagne... , of Rennes Arrondissement of Rennes The arrondissement of Rennes is an arrondissement of France, located in the Ille-et-Vilaine department, in the Brittany region. It has 25 cantons and 121 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Rennes are:# Bécherel# Betton# Bruz... and of Vitré) |
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| Saint-Brieuc | Côtes-du-Nord Côtes-d'Armor Côtes-d'Armor is a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France.-History:Côtes-du-Nord was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Brittany. Its name was changed in 1990 to... |
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| Saint-Malo | Ille-et-Vilaine (arrondissements of Fougères Arrondissement of Fougères The arrondissement of Fougères-Vitré is an arrondissement of France, located in the Ille-et-Vilaine département, in the Brittany région... and of Saint-Malo Arrondissement of Saint-Malo The arrondissement of Saint-Malo is an arrondissement of France, located in the Ille-et-Vilaine département, in the Brittany region. It has nine cantons and 63 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Saint-Malo are:# Cancale... ) |
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| Vannes | Morbihan Morbihan Morbihan is a department in Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan , the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline.-History:... |
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| Tours | Indre-et-Loire Indre-et-Loire Indre-et-Loire is a department in west-central France named after the Indre and the Loire rivers.-History:Indre-et-Loire is one of the original 83 départements created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790... |
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| Vienne | Grenoble | Isère (arrondissements of Grenoble Arrondissement of Grenoble The arrondissement of Grenoble is an arrondissement of France, located in the Isère department, in the Rhône-Alpes region. It has 39 cantons and 297 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Grenoble are:# Allevard# Le Bourg-d'Oisans... and of Saint-Marcelin) |
| Valence | Drôme | |
| Vienne | Isère (arrondissements of La Tour-du-Pin Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin The arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin is an arrondissement of France, located in the Isère department, in the Rhône-Alpes region. It has 11 cantons and 137 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin are:# Bourgoin-Jallieu-Nord... and of Vienne Arrondissement of Vienne The arrondissement of Vienne is an arrondissement of France, located in the Isère department, in the Rhône-Alpes region. It has 8 cantons and 99 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Vienne are:# Beaurepaire# La Côte-Saint-André... ) |
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| Viviers | Ardèche Ardèche Ardèche is a department in south-central France named after the Ardèche River.- History :The area has been inhabited by humans at least since the Upper Paleolithic, as attested by the famous cave paintings at Chauvet Pont d'Arc. The plateau of the Ardeche River has extensive standing stones ,... |
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