The Yvelines are a department in the region of Île-de-France, France. Located west of Hauts-de-Seine, it had a population of 1,431,808 as of 2016. Its main communes are Versailles, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Mantes-la-Jolie and Rambouillet.
The Bibliothèque nationale de France is the national library of France, located in Paris. It is the national repository of all that is published in France and also holds extensive historical collections.
François Girardon was a French sculptor of the Style Louis XIV or French Baroque, best known for his statues and busts of Louis XIV and for his statuary in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles.
Montbard is a commune and subprefecture of the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Poissy is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, 23.8 km (14.8 mi) from the centre of Paris. Inhabitants are called Pisciacais.
Jérôme Bignon (1589–1656) was a French lawyer born in Paris.
Croissy-sur-Seine is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is an affluent suburban town on the western outskirts of Paris. Many expatriates reside in Croissy, given as it is the site of The British School of Paris, one of the top ten private international schools in the world.
Louis Pierre Édouard, Baron Bignon was a French diplomat and historian.
Louis-Jérôme Gohier was a French politician of the Revolutionary period.
VanvesFrench pronunciation: [vɑ̃v] is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 5.6 km (3.5 mi) from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe and the tenth in France
Franconville is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is a northwestern suburb of Paris, located 17.1 km. from the center of Paris.
Hérisson is a town in the Allier department in central France.
Le Bignon-Mirabeau is a commune in the Loiret department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
The Abbé Jean-Paul Bignon, Cong.Orat. was a French ecclesiastic, statesman, writer and preacher and librarian to Louis XIV of France. His protégé, Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, named the genus Bignonia after him in 1694.
Île Belle was a former island in the River Seine. It was located in Yvelines between Hardricourt and Les Mureaux, in the commune of Meulan-en-Yvelines. The island has previously been known under the names of Île Saint Côme and Île Saint Damien.
Armand-Jérôme Bignon was a French lawyer, royal librarian and conseiller d'État.
Louis Bignon was a famous French chef whose Café Riche became the most fashionable in Paris. He was also a noted agriculturalist, won prizes for his products and was awarded the Legion of Honour.
The Bignon Commission was a French military tribunal that terrorized Nantes during the French Revolution. The president of the tribunal was Antoine Gonchon but it came to be known after François Bignon, captain of the 2nd battalion of Paris Volunteers, who directed most of its proceedings.
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