Ain is a French department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region,Eastern France. Named after the Ain river,it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge,on the Swiss border,where it neighbours the cantons of Geneva and Vaud. In 2019,it had a population of 652,432.
François de la Chaise was a French Jesuit priest,the father confessor of King Louis XIV of France.
Anghel Iordănescu,also known as "Tata Puiu",is a Romanian former footballer and former manager of the Romania national team,who played as a forward. In 2007,Iordănescu retired from football,and the following February,after his predecessor resigned,he became a member of the Romanian Senate,sitting on the Social Democratic Party benches. On 26 December 2011,he became an independent senator,affiliated to the National Union for the Progress of Romania. His son,Edward Iordănescu,is also a former footballer and current manager.
Phillip Michael Boyle is an American politician who served as the Senator for the 4th District of the New York Senate from 2013 to 2022. He is a Republican. The district he served includes the villages of Babylon,Brightwaters,Lindenhurst,Ocean Beach,Saltaire in Suffolk County on Long Island.
Indirect Senate elections were held for 114 of the 343 seats in the French Senate on 21 September 2008. With this election,the number of senators was increased from 331 to 343;Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin elected two senators each for the first time. Furthermore,this election was the last to be held under the old system:prior to this election,senators were elected in three classes for nine-year terms. Under the new system instituted in 2011,senators are elected for six-year terms in two classes.
La Chaize-Giraud is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
La Chaize-le-Vicomte is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Jacques Berthou was a member of the Senate of France,representing the Ain department as a member of the Socialist Party. He has held other elected posts. In 1995 he was elected as mayor of Miribel,being reelected in 2001 and 2008 and he has also been a member of the general council of Ain,representing the canton of Miribel,where he was elected at the first round of the voting,in 2004.
Sylvie Goy-Chavent,born Sylvie Chavant is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who has been serving as a member of the Senate of France since 2008,representing the Ain department. From 1995 to 2017 she was also the Mayor of Cerdon,Ain.
Rachel Mazuir is a French politician. A member of the Socialist Party,he served in the Senate of France from 2008 until 2020,representing the Ain department.
Étienne Blanc is a French politician who has served as a Senator for Rhône since 2020. A member of The Republicans (LR),he previously served as Mayor of Divonne-les-Bains (1991–2019) and represented the 3rd constituency of Ain in the National Assembly (2002–2016). Blanc was also First Vice President of the Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes from 2016 to 2020.
The Ain Sakhri figurine or Ain Sakhri Lovers is a Natufian sculpture that was found in one of the Ain Sakhri caves near Bethlehem. It is approximately 11,000 years old and thought to be the oldest known representation of two people engaged in sexual intercourse. It is held by the British Museum.
Aïn Oulmene,the classical Zaraï,is a town and commune in Sétif Province in north-eastern Algeria.
Aimery IV viscount of Thouars was a companion of William the Conqueror on his Invasion of England in 1066.
Ain el Quassimou or Aïn Kassimou is a villa in Marrakech. It was originally built in the late 19th century for Leo Tolstoy's relative,Olga Tolstoy. In the 1980s,it was purchased by French sports billionaire Patrick Guerrand-Hermès and redeveloped,and is now part of Royal Polo Club de la Palmeraie.
The Château de la Chaize is a château in Odenas,Rhône,France. It was completed in 1676. The project was financed by Louis XIV's personal chaplain,François de la Chaise,"and his grateful nephew,the original owner,named the chateau for his munificent uncle." The architect was Jules Hardouin-Mansart,and AndréLe Nôtre designed the gardens. It has been listed as an official historical monument since April 27,1972.
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.
Lucien Henri Louis Brun was a French politician.
