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In France:- Lamotte-du-RhôneLamotte-du-RhôneLamotte-du-Rhône is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...
, a commune of the Vaucluse département in southern France
In the United States:
- Lamotte Township, Crawford County, IllinoisLamotte Township, Crawford County, IllinoisLamotte Township is one of ten townships in Crawford County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,093. Its name changed from Palestine Township sometime before 1921.-Geography:...
- Lamotte Township, MichiganLamotte Township, MichiganLamotte Township is a civil township of Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 981 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
In Canada:
- La Motte, QuebecLa Motte, QuebecLa Motte is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality and the administrative region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue...
People named Lamotte, la Motte, or La Motte
- Antoine Houdar de la MotteAntoine Houdar de la MotteAntoine Houdar de la Motte was a French author.He was born and died in Paris. In 1693 his comedy, Les Originaux, was a complete failure, and so depressed the author that he contemplated joining the Trappists. Four years later he began writing texts for operas and ballets, e.g...
(1672-1731), French author - Bernard LamotteBernard LamotteBernard Lamotte was a Paris-born artist, illustrator, painter and muralist. He attended École des Beaux-Arts at the Sorbonne and studied under Bernand Corman and Lucien Simon . From 1932 to 1935, Lamotte traveled to Paris, Tahiti and New York...
(1903-1983), a Paris-born artist, illustrator, painter and muralist - Étienne LamotteÉtienne LamotteÉtienne Paul Marie Lamotte was a Belgian priest and Professor of Greek at the Catholic University of Louvain, but was better known as an Indologist and the greatest authority on Buddhism in the West in his time...
(1903–1983), Belgian Indologist - Ellen Newbold LaMotte (1873 - 1961), American journalist and author.
- Jeanne of Valois-Saint-Rémy, Comtesse de la Motte (1756–1791), a French noblewoman known for her role in the affair of the diamond
- Mado LamotteMado LamotteMado Lamotte, the stage name of Luc Provost, is a Montreal drag queen, author, singer and gay community personality.Lamotte has been performing for more than 15 years. She was a longtime emcee and DJ of Ciel Mon Mardi at Sky, before opening her own drag cabaret, Cabaret Mado, in Montreal's Gay...
, stage name of Luc Provost, a Montreal drag queen, author, and gay community personality - Marguerite De La MotteMarguerite De La MotteMarguerite De La Motte was an American film actress, most notably of the silent film era.-Career:Born in Duluth, Minnesota, De La Motte began her entertainment career studying ballet under Anna Pavlova. In 1919 she became the dance star of Sid Grauman on the stage of his theater...
(1902-1950), American film actress, most notably of the silent film era - Nicholas de LamotteNicholas de LamotteNicholas de la Motte , originally Marc Antoine-Nicolas de la Motte, was an 18th century Frenchman and adventurer known for his part as a swindler in the affair of the diamond necklace...
(1755-1831), originally Antoine-Nicolas de la Motte, an 18th century Frenchman known for his part as a conman in the affair of the diamond necklace - Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la MotteToussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la MotteCount Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte was a French admiral.Aged fifteen, he joined the navy as a midshipman and served in Morocco, the Baltic Sea, the Caribbean Islands and in India. Noted for his strategic skills, he was called to Paris in 1775 to help the Secretary of State prepare the...
(1720-1791), French admiral
Other
- Lamotte-Picquet (D 645), French anti-submarine frigate
- French ship La Motte-PicquetFrench ship La Motte-PicquetFour ships of the French Navy have been named in honour of the 18th century admiral count Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte.*a 2nd class propeller aviso ; she was launched in Cherbourg and carried out numerous overseas missions , notably evacuating 80 religious from Málaga in 1873. She was...
, the name of three other ships of the French Navy