Adeline Boutain | |
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Born | 1862 |
Died | 1946 |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Photographer |
Adeline Boutain (11 April 1862 - 13 February 1946) was a French photographer and publisher of postcards.
Boutain was born in Machecoul. [1] She was interested in subjects having to do with her country such as cityscapes, seascapes, street photography, buildings, places of interest, and religious or secular events. [2]
Boutain died at Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie in 1946.
Saint-Gilles or Saint Giles was a Greek Christian hermit saint.
The following is a list of the 255 communes of the Vendée department of France.
Île d'Yeu or L'Île-d'Yeu, is an island and commune just off the Vendée coast of western France. The island's two harbors, Port-Joinville in the north and Port de la Meule to the south, in a rocky inlet of the southern granite coast, are famous for tuna and lobster fishing, respectively.
The arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne is an arrondissement of France in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 71 communes. Its population is 235,082 (2016), and its area is 1,914.7 km2 (739.3 sq mi).
Challans is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Challans station has rail connections to Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie and Nantes.
Saint-Jean-de-Monts is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Aizenay is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Belleville-sur-Vie is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Bellevigny.
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie is a commune in the Vendée department, region of Pays de la Loire, western France.
Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez is a commune in the Vendée department, administrative region of Pays de la Loire, western France. Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez station has rail connections to Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie and Nantes.
The Côte de Lumière refers to the seaside resorts located along the coast of the Vendée, France.
The Solitaire du Figaro, previously called the Course de l'Aurore, is a solo multi-stage sailing race created in 1970 by Jean-Louis Guillemard and Jean-Michel Barrault. The unique character of the race, the presence of great solo sailors and its being open to amateurs, has made it one of the most cherished races in French sailing.
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie is a railway station in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, Pays de la Loire, France. The station is located on the Commequiers–Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie railway. The station is served by TER (local) services operated by the SNCF:
Charles Garabed Atamian was an Ottoman-born French painter of Armenian ethnicity.
The 2014–15 Coupe de France was the 98th season of the most prestigious football cup competition of France. The competition was organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and was opened to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories.
The Vie is an 62.3 km (38.7 mi) long river in the department of Vendée, western France. Its source is near the town Belleville-sur-Vie. It flows generally west. It discharges into the Atlantic Ocean in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie.
The canton of Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez is an administrative division of the Vendée department, western France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez.
The Château de Commequiers is a castle in Commequiers in Vendée, France. The original location and time of construction of the original castle is unknown. Some scholars claim it may have been built in the 11th century, at the same time as the châteaux of La Chaize-le-Vicomte and Tiffauges, under the commission of the Viscount of Thouars, who had influence over what are today the northern parts of Vendée.
Raphaël Toussaint, is a French painter residing in the Vendée department. Landscape designer, he practices “poetic reality”.
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie. It is located in the Vendée department, in the Pays de la Loire region, western France. Created in 2010, its seat is in Givrand. Its area is 292.2 km2. Its population was 50,311 in 2019.