administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and includes the departments of Var, Bouches-du-Rhône, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, as well as parts of Alpes-Maritimes...
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Aix-en-Provence, or simply Aix, is a city and commune in southern France, about 30 km (20 mi) north of Marseille. A former capital of Provence, it is...
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Aix-en-Provence with slightly less than one million residents. The region is roughly coterminous with the former French province of Provence, with the...
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Provence is a region of southeastern France on the Mediterranean Sea. Provence may also refer to : Kingdom of Provence, a historical kingdom (879-882)...
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Corbusier in Marseille. Provence, in the southeast corner of France, corresponds with the modern administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and...
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Provence was a largely autonomous medieval state that eventually became incorporated into the Kingdom of France in 1481. For four centuries Provence was...
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commercial name herbes de Provence has no Protected Geographical Status or other legal definition. Indeed, only 10% of herbes de Provence sold in France are...
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the Counts of Provence. In 1481, the title passed to Louis XI of France. In 1486 Provence was legally incorporated into France. Provence has been a part...
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Marseille (redirect from Marseille, Provence)
the department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the Provence region, it is located on the coast of the Mediterranean...
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and filmed in Aix-en-Provence in the south of France. Kanter, Jake (2021-05-25). "BritBox Sets Crime Series 'Murder In Provence' As First U.S. & UK Co-Production"...
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Provence wine or Provençal wine (Occitan: vin de Provença, IPA: [ˌvĩn de pʀuˈvɛ̃nsɔ]) comes from the French wine-producing region of Provence in southeast...
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Marseille Provence Airport (French: Aéroport Marseille-Provence) (IATA: MRS, ICAO: LFML) is an international airport located 27 km (17 miles) northwest...
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changed their name to the current Provence Rugby, officially announcing the name change on 22 June 2015. Provence finished last in the 2015–16 Pro D2...
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A Year in Provence is a 1989 best-selling memoir by Peter Mayle about his first year in Provence, and the local events and customs. It was adapted into...
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La Provence and Petite Provence are related chains of French bakeries in the Portland metropolitan area, in the United States. There were seven locations...
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eleventh century, Provence became disputed between the traditional line and the counts of Toulouse, who claimed the title of "Margrave of Provence". In the High...
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Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʁemi də pʁɔvɑ̃s]; lit. "Saint-Rémy of Provence"; Provençal: Sant Romieg de Provença (classical norm)...
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Beatrice of Provence (c. 1229 – 23 September 1267), was the ruling Countess of Provence and Forcalquier from 1245 until her death, as well as Countess...
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Margaret of Provence (French: Marguerite; 1221 – 20 December 1295) was Queen of France by marriage to King Louis IX. Margaret was born in the spring of...
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Les Baux-de-Provence (French pronunciation: [le bo də pʁɔvɑ̃s]; lit. "Les Baux of Provence"; Provençal: Lei Bauç de Provença (classical norm) or Li Baus...
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Hachmei Provence (Hebrew: חכמי פרובנס, romanized: sages of Provence) refers to the hekhamim, "sages" or "rabbis," of Provence, now Occitania in France...
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L'Occitane en Provence ([lɔk.si.tan ɑ̃ pʁɔ.vɑ̃s]; French for 'the Occitan woman in Provence'), commonly known as L'Occitane, is a French luxury retailer...
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departments of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Hautes-Alpes, Vaucluse, and portions of Var in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (PACA)....
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Hector (died 679) was the Patrician of Provence in the 660s and 670s. He intervened in the wars between Leodegar and Ebroin in Burgundy on behalf of the...
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Guilla (or Willa) of Provence or Burgundy (873-924) was an early medieval Frankish queen consort in the Rhone valley. It is certain that she was first...
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Nicetas, was the Count of Clermont, Duke of Auvergne, and Governor of Provence in the late sixth century. He sent gifts to Childebert II in order to secure...
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Abbo was the Patrician of Provence in opposition to Maurontus in the 730s. He was also rector of Maurienne and Susa. Abbo came from the family of Waldelenus...
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l'eau" (in French). canaldeprovence.com. "Société du canal de Provence (SCP) à Aix-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône)" (in French). Cour des comptes. April 21...
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Charles of Provence or Charles of Burgundy (845 – 25 January 863) was a Carolingian king and ruler of Provence and Lower Burgundy from 855 until his early...
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Lançon-Provence (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃sɔ̃ pʁɔvɑ̃s]; also known as Lançon-de-Provence) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern...
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