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    Balsan, the first patron of Coco Chanel, and sister, Viscountess de Villeneuve-Bargemon of Davenescourt, France. Through his mother, he was descended from...
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    "he was born old." He became a hermit in a place called Sauzet, described by Christophe de Villeneuve-Bargemon (1771–1829) as a "desert" with "willow trees...
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    in 1819 by Jean-Baptiste, marquis de Montgrand and Christophe de Villeneuve-Bargemon, prefect of the Bouches-du-Rhône department. It is located in the...
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    in the city, those of the Porte Dorée, the Plate-Forme, les Poiriers, Villeneuve (probably military, and incorporated in modern buildings) and on the Butte...
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    was sold in 1560 by Rescas, Lord of Muy to Villeneuve-Mons and it then passed into the Villeneuve-Bargemon family. In the middle of the 18th century their...
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    x (26/12/1860) Ferdinand Henri Hélion (?-17/06/1909), Marquis of Villeneuve-Bargemon │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├──> Guy de Rohan-Chabot (08/07/1836-04/10/1912)...
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    CP. On 5 November 1994 flooding of the river Var cut the line in several places and forced upon the line a total closure. A new bridge at Gueydan was built...
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    (30 mi) from Cannes and 68 km (42 mi) from Nice. Famous members of the Villeneuve family, including: a saint : Saint Roseline. Other personalities related...
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    Grande Roquette. In the 12th and 13th centuries, the abbey Saint-André de Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is owning the parish church, and collects its income. In October...
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