La Madeleine
Encyclopedia
There are several communes and geographical features in France
that bear the name La Madeleine:
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France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
that bear the name La Madeleine:
In France
- La Madeleine, MancheLa Madeleine, MancheLa Madeleine is a hamlet of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont village in North-western France which was one anchor point of the Utah Beach landings on the Dday invasion of Hitler's Fortress Europa, 6 June 1944...
, a village in Normandy, France - La Madeleine, NordLa Madeleine, NordLa Madeleine is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It is a suburb of the city of Lille, bordering it on its north side.-Heraldry:-References:* -External links:*...
, a town in the Nord département, France
Related
- La Madeleine-de-NonancourtLa Madeleine-de-NonancourtLa Madeleine-de-Nonancourt is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in north-western France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Eure département - La Madeleine-VillefrouinLa Madeleine-VillefrouinLa Madeleine-Villefrouin is a village and commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France....
, in the Loir-et-Cher département - La Madeleine-BouvetLa Madeleine-BouvetLa Madeleine-Bouvet is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France....
, in the Orne département - La Madeleine-sur-LoingLa Madeleine-sur-LoingLa Madeleine-sur-Loing is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-External links:* * *...
, in the Seine-et-Marne département - Cizay-la-MadeleineCizay-la-MadeleineCizay-la-Madeleine is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France....
, a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department - Collonge-la-MadeleineCollonge-la-MadeleineCollonge-la-Madeleine is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...
, a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department
Old communes
- La Madeleine (Nice), an old commune that is now a part of Nice in the Alpes-MaritimesAlpes-MaritimesAlpes-Maritimes is a department in the extreme southeast corner of France.- History : was created by Octavian as a Roman military district in 14 BC, and became a full Roman province in the middle of the 1st century with its capital first at Cemenelum and subsequently at Embrun...
département - La Madeleine (Faycelles), an old commune that is now a part of FaycellesFaycellesFaycelles is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France....
in the LotLot (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...
département - La Madeleine (Guérande), an old commune that is now a part of GuérandeGuérandeThe medieval town of Guérande is located in the département of Loire-Atlantique in western France.The inhabitants are so called Guérandais, for men, and Guérandaise, for women....
in the Loire-AtlantiqueLoire-AtlantiqueLoire-Atlantique is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean.-History:...
département - La Madeleine (Laneuville-devant-Nancy), an old commune that is now a part of Laneuveville-devant-Nancy in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département
In Canada
- Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QuebecLes Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QuebecLes Îles-de-la-Madeleine is one of two municipalities forming the urban agglomeration of Îles-de-la-Madeleine in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region and the population is 12,628 as of 2009....
, one of two municipalities forming the urban agglomeration of Îles-de-la-Madeleine in Quebec, Canada - Cap-de-la-Madeleine, a former city in Quebec, Canada at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River and the St. Lawrence River
Churches
Several French churches are dedicated to Mary MagdaleneMary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene was one of Jesus' most celebrated disciples, and the most important woman disciple in the movement of Jesus. Jesus cleansed her of "seven demons", conventionally interpreted as referring to complex illnesses...
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- Église de la MadeleineÉglise de la MadeleineL'église de la Madeleine is a Roman Catholic church occupying a commanding position in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It was designed in its present form as a temple to the glory of Napoleon's army...
, a church in Paris - Église de la Madeleine (Besançon)Église de la Madeleine (Besançon)The église Sainte-Madeleine is a neoclassical 18th century hall church in the Battant district of Besançon, France, dedicated to Saint Mary Magdalene. Antoine-Pierre II de Grammont, the archbishop of Besançon, had it built from 1746 to 1766 to plans by the architect Nicolas Nicole....
Restaurant chains
- La Madeleine (restaurant chain)La Madeleine (restaurant chain)La Madeleine de Corps, Inc., operating as La Madeleine, is a restaurant chain of over 60 locations across the Southern United States extending as far north as Washington, D.C. Its headquarters is in Dallas, Texas.-Overview:...
, a U.S.-based restaurant owned by Groupe Le Duff, headed by Louis Le Duff, founder of La Brioche Dorée, one of the largest bakery café chains in Europe
Others
- La Madeleine à la veilleuse (Magdalen with the Smoking Flame, c.1640), a painting by Georges de La TourGeorges de La TourGeorges de La Tour was a French Baroque painter, who spent most of his working life in the Duchy of Lorraine, which was temporarily absorbed into France between 1641 and 1648...
- Abri de la MadeleineAbri de la MadeleineThe Abri de la Madeleine is a prehistoric shelter under an overhanging cliff situated near Tursac, in the Dordogne département and the Aquitaine Région of South-Western France. The Magdalenian culture of the Upper Paleolithic is named after it, as the type site. Prehistoric finds from the site...
, a prehistoric shelter site in Tursac, Dordogne, France - Boulevard de la MadeleineBoulevard de la MadeleineThe Boulevard de la Madeleine is one of the four 'grands boulevards' in Paris, a chain running east west and also including boulevard de la Madeleine, Boulevard des Capucines, Boulevard des Italiens and Boulevard Montmartre....
, one of the four 'grands boulevards' in Paris, France - Château de la MadeleineChâteau de la MadeleineThe Château de la Madeleine is a castle located in the town of Chevreuse, in the French département of Yvelines . In good state of preservation, it was built on the top of a hill and dominates the town....
, a castle located in the town of Chevreuse, France, in the département of Yvelines - Col de la MadeleineCol de la MadeleineCol de la Madeleine is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Savoie in France.It connects La Chambre in Maurienne with Aigueblanche and Feissons-sur-Isère in Tarentaise. The southern approach from La Chambre is 19.3 km with an average grade of 8 percent. The northern approach...
, a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Savoie - HMCS Cap de la Madeleine (K663)HMCS Cap de la Madeleine (K663)HMCS Cap de la Madeleine was a River class frigate that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1944-1945 and as a Prestonian class frigate from 1954-1965....
, a River class frigate that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1944 to 1945 - Îles-de-la-MadeleineÎles-de-la-MadeleineÎles-de-la-Madeleine is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. Formed from a part of the former Gaspé riding, Îles-de-la-Madeleine first appeared in the Quebec general election of 1897...
, a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada - Ouvrage de la Madeleine, a former name for Ouvrage Rimplas, a work of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension