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    Saint-Laurent-Nouan (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃ nwɑ̃], [nuɑ̃]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department, central France. Saint-Laurent-Nouan...
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  • Saint Laurent, Saint-Laurent, St. Laurent or St-Laurent may refer to: Saint Lawrence or Saint Laurent (225-258), a Christian martyr Saint-Laurent river...
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    The Saint-Laurent Nuclear Power Station is located in the commune of Saint-Laurent-Nouan in Loir-et-Cher on the Loire — 28 km (17 mi) upstream from Blois...
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    church of Saint Maurice is the most likely location of Joan of Arc's prayer, while in Chinon in 1429. The church of Saint Etienne, or Saint Stephen in...
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    Saint-Jean-de-Braye Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle Saint-Jean-le-Blanc Saint-Laurent-Nouan Saint-Martin-d'Abbat Saint-Michel-sur-Loire Saint-Patrice Saint-Père-sur-Loire...
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    France. In 1972, it was merged with Nouan-sur-Loire to form the new commune of Saint-Laurent-Nouan. The Saint-Laurent Nuclear Power Plant is located here...
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    Flamanville Golfech Gravelines Marcoule/Phénix Nogent Paluel Penly Saint-Alban SaintLaurent Superphénix Tricastin Since the mid 1980s, the largest source...
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    Saint-Jean-Froidmentel Saint-Julien-de-Chédon Saint-Julien-sur-Cher Saint-Laurent-des-Bois Saint-Laurent-Nouan Saint-Léonard-en-Beauce Saint-Loup...
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    Yves Ker Ambrun (born 1954), cartoonist and graphic artist; known as YKA Laurent Petitguillaume (born 1960), radio and television host Luc Delahaye (born...
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    castle, around which the modern town arose. Christianity was introduced by Saint Bienheuré in the 5th century, and the important abbey of the Trinity (which...
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    from Scotland in 1548, aged six, via the French king's favourite palace at Saint-Germain-en-Laye near Paris, and remained in France until 1561, when she...
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    Fountain (Fontaine Saint-Martin), below the staircase between the château and Louis XII Place; St. Nicholas Fountain (Fontaine Saint-Nicolas), within the...
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    Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pʁive sɛ̃ mɛmɛ̃]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. Communes of the...
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    translator of classics Jeanne Delanoue (1666-1736), made a Roman Catholic Saint in 1982 François Bontemps (1753–1811), General of the French Revolutionary...
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    gauche) has a gentle depression to about 95 m (312 ft) above sea level (at Saint-Marceau) between the Loire and the Loiret, designated a "zone inondable"...
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    Saint-Jean-de-Braye Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle Saint-Jean-le-Blanc Saint-Laurent-Nouan Saint-Martin-d'Abbat Saint-Michel-sur-Loire Saint-Patrice Saint-Père-sur-Loire...
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    Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bənwa syʁ lwaʁ], literally Saint-Benoît on Loire) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central...
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    Fontevraud Saint Catherine's chapel with its lantern of the dead Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Pitié (chapel of Our Lady of Compassion) Église Saint-Michel (church...
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    Saint-Jean-de-Braye Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle Saint-Jean-le-Blanc Saint-Laurent-Nouan Saint-Martin-d'Abbat Saint-Michel-sur-Loire Saint-Patrice Saint-Père-sur-Loire...
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    Saint-Ay is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. Communes of the Loiret department "Répertoire national des élus: les maires"....
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    Saint-Pierre-des-Corps (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ de kɔʁ] ) is a commune in the French department of Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France...
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    Saint-Jean-de-Braye Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle Saint-Jean-le-Blanc Saint-Laurent-Nouan Saint-Martin-d'Abbat Saint-Michel-sur-Loire Saint-Patrice Saint-Père-sur-Loire...
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    known of the châteaux of the Loire valley. There is a church dedicated to Saint Symphorien near the château that is interesting for the number of architectural...
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  • T/G supplier Alstom Saint-Laurent-B NPP Saint-Laurent-Nouan 47°43′12″N 1°34′39″E / 47.72°N 1.5775°E / 47.72; 1.5775 (Saint-Laurent Nuclear Power Plant)...
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    Saint-Jean-de-Braye Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle Saint-Jean-le-Blanc Saint-Laurent-Nouan Saint-Martin-d'Abbat Saint-Michel-sur-Loire Saint-Patrice Saint-Père-sur-Loire...
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  • Saint-Jean-de-Braye Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle Saint-Jean-le-Blanc Saint-Laurent-Nouan Saint-Martin-d'Abbat Saint-Michel-sur-Loire Saint-Patrice Saint-Père-sur-Loire...
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    Cléry-Saint-André (French pronunciation: [kleʁi sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃dʁe]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France, near Orléans. King Louis...
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    Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Mesmin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ilɛʁ sɛ̃ mɛmɛ̃]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. Communes of the...
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    Saint-Jean-de-Braye Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle Saint-Jean-le-Blanc Saint-Laurent-Nouan Saint-Martin-d'Abbat Saint-Michel-sur-Loire Saint-Patrice Saint-Père-sur-Loire...
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    Saint-Avertin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿avɛʁtɛ̃] ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. In the Gallo-Roman times, a hamlet...
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