Indre-et-Loire is a department in west-central France named after the Indre River and Loire River. In 2016, it had a population of 606,223. Sometimes referred to as Touraine, the name of the historic region, it nowadays is part of the Centre-Val de Loire region. Its prefecture is Tours and subprefectures are Chinon and Loches. Indre-et-Loire is a touristic destination for its numerous monuments that are part of the Châteaux of the Loire Valley.
The Minnesota River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 332 miles (534 km) long, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It drains a watershed of nearly 17,000 square miles (44,000 km2), 14,751 square miles (38,200 km2) in Minnesota and about 2,000 sq mi (5,200 km2) in South Dakota and Iowa.
Pouilly-en-Auxois is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
Saint-Pierre is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy. There are about 150 medieval castles, tours and fortified houses in the Aosta Valley. The main sight is the Saint-Pierre Castle. Nearby, the Sarriod family built the Sarriod de la Tour Castle.
Renaissance Holiday is a studio album by the symphonic pop band Mannheim Steamroller.
Arette is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France. It is located in the arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie and the canton of Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1.
Mouthier-Haute-Pierre is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.
Orbais-l'Abbaye is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. The abbey at Orbais was founded at the end of the 7th century by Saint Réol, and the remains are situated in the centre of the town.
Saint-Pierre-en-Port is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Saint-Pierre-en-Val is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Martigny-les-Bains is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
La Chapelle-du-Bourgay is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandie region in north-western France.
Molliens-Dreuil is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
La Chausée is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
The Pont de Pierre, meaning "Stone Bridge", is a Roman bridge in the Italian city of Aosta in the Aosta Valley. The bridge crossed the Buthier about 600 m (2,000 ft) from the eastern exit of the Roman colony Augusta Praetoria; in later times the torrente changed its course, leaving the ancient bridge today without water.
Avoiuli is a writing system used by the Turaga indigenous movement on Pentecost Island in Vanuatu. It was devised by Chief Viraleo Boborenvanua over a 14-year period, based on designs found in traditional sand drawings, and intended as a native alternative to the Latin alphabet. It is used mainly for writing in the area's native Raga language, although it can also be used for other languages including Apma, Bislama and English.
Pierre-Jean De Smet, also known as Pieter-Jan De Smet, was a Flemish Catholic priest and member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). He is known primarily for his widespread missionary work in the mid-19th century among the Native American peoples, in the midwestern and northwestern United States and western Canada.
Pierre Tolet or Petrus Toletus was a French physician who, together with Jean Canappe contributed to the transmission of medical and surgical knowledge in French.
