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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Foix , town (1990 pop. 10,466), capital of Ariège dept., S France, on the Ariège River at the foot of the Pyrenees. It is an administrative and tourist center with some small industry. It grew around an oratory founded by Charlemagne and became the capital of the countship of Foix. The most famous of the many powerful Foix counts was Gaston III. Foix was united with the crownland in 1607. Of interest are an imposing château (12th and 14th cent.; restored), which now houses a museum of prehistoric, Gallo-Roman, and medieval art; and the ancient St. Volusieu Church (reconstructed... Read more

Saint-Foix, Marie Olivier Georges du Parc Poulain, Comte de
Saint-Foix, Marie Olivier Georges du Parc Poulain, Comte de ( b Paris, 1874; d Aix-en-Provence, 1954). Fr. musicologist. Author, with T. de Wyzewa, of life of Mozart in 5 vols., 1912–46 (last 3 vols. by Saint-Foix alone). Wrote book on Mozart's syms. (1932, Eng. edn. 1947). Read more

Gaston de Foix
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	Presentan al vampiro de 'Mejico'.(Cultura) ; Byline: Carlos Rubio Vicente Molina Foix da a conocer la novela premio Alfonso Garc...del escritor español Vicente Molina Foix, El vampiro de la calle Méjico, con...así nuestra presencia . Para Molina Foix (1946), la actualidad de este tema es indiscutible... Read more
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	Another rider arrested for doping ; FOIX, France -- Just when the race was getting interesting at the Tour de France, another doping scandal erupted. The 11th-stage...Australia, lamenting the case that overshadowed his first ride in the yellow jersey on the 104.1-mile stage from Lannemezan to Foix. He said he had an opinion on the "sensitive issue" ... Read more
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	Cycle: Tour de France stage results ; ...News (Australia) 07-17-2008 Cycle: Tour de France stage results FOIX, France, July 16 AFP - Results, standings and classifications...stage of the Tour de France, a 167.5km ride from Lannemezan to Foix today: 1. Kurt Asle Arvesen (NOR/CSC) 3h58min 13sec (average... Read more
	Cyc: Ricco remanded after doping scandal ; ...Australia) 07-19-2008 Cyc: Ricco remanded after doping scandal FOIX, France, July 18 AFP - Italian racer Riccardo Ricco, kicked off...custody for "using a poisonous substance," the public prosecutor at Foix said. Prosecutor Antoine Leroy said Ricco had been remanded for... Read more

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