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La Roche-sur-Yon

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

La Roche-sur-Yon , city (1990 pop. 48,518), capital of Vendée dept., W France, on the Yon River. A transportation and agricultural trade center, it also has industries producing automobile parts and other light manufactures. Founded in 1804 by Napoleon I as a town for non-Royalists, it was first named Napoléon-Vendée; under the Restoration (1814-48) it was called Bourbon-Vendée. Author not available, ROCHE-SUR-YON, LA. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Vendée
...fishing ports. Canned fish, leather, textiles, fishing boats, cider apples, and uranium are the chief products. La Roche-sur-Yon (the capital) and Les Sables d'Olonne are the main towns. The department gave its name to the insurrection of 1793... Read more

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...Poitiers , the historic capital, is the chief industrial center. Other industrial towns are Châtellerault, Niort, La Roche-sur-Yon, and Les Sables-d'Olonne. The Vendée region, or Lower Poitou, extends beyond the departmental boundary of Vendée... Read more

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	Chess ; SATURDAY MAGAZINE ; The second University Cup took place in La Roche-sur-Yon from 26 February to 6 March. Held by the Foreign Language...Kh5 45.Ng3+ etc. Andrei Istratescu v Irina Krush La Roche-sur-Yon 2007 (round 7) Sicilian Richter Rauzer 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3... Read more
	French chief's plane falters ; ...engines failed. The plane was flying from Nantes to La Roche-sur-Yon when the pilot noticed the fire and turned the craft back to Nantes. Fabius was driven by car to La Roche-sur-Yon, about 30 miles away, where he was to address a political... Read more
	Rugby Union: Defeat in Paris, but Irish still bag championship; France 30 Ireland 20 SIX NATIONS A CHAMPIONSHIP.(Sport) ; IRELAND hopes of an historic shadow Six Nations Grand Slam were dashed in La Roche sur Yon last night when they went down to the French second string though still won the Championship due to results elsewhere. Two braces... Read more
	Cyc: French prosecutors to probe Salanson death ; AAP Sports News (Australia) 12-18-2003 Cyc: French prosecutors to probe Salanson death LA ROCHE-SUR-YON, France, Dec 18 AFP - French prosecutors said today they had opened investigations into the death of Fabrice Salanson, one of two... Read more
	SWIM: Olympic champion Manaudou sets new world 1500m record ; AAP Sports News (Australia) 11-21-2004 SWIM: Olympic champion Manaudou sets new world 1500m record LA-ROCHE-SUR-YON, France, Nov 20 AFP - France's Olympic 400 metres champion Laure Manaudou set a new world shortcourse record for the women's 1500... Read more
	Pascalian suite. Elements of an Apologia.(Blaise Pascal) ; ...article was originally given as a lecture at a symposium L'Esperance, at the Institut Catholique d'etudes Superieures (La Roche-sur-Yon, France) in December 2001. The spoken style has been retained. Pascal (1623-1662) stands apart. He is very learned... Read more
	Parade set for take-off ; ...Coleraine is set to take off 'in style this year.For an historic event which occurred in Coleraine's French twin town La Roche-sur-Yon will be marked during the April 30 extravaganza.More than 200 years ago two French brothers, the Montgolfiers, created... Read more
	Rugby Union: White Knights to shine for Ireland.(Sport) ; ...s bid for an historic shadow Six Nations Grand Slam when Matt Williams' men take on the French second string in La Roche sur Yon tonight. Uncapped trio Paddy Wallace, Neil Doak and Simon Best have been ever-presents throughout what has been an... Read more
	Cross-border post 'rip-off'.(Politics) ; ...mean that it now costs 37p to post a letter from Derry to Donegal, the same as it does to send one from Limavady to La Roche sur Yon in France . He accused Royal Mail of being totally insensitive to the need to harmonise postal charges across the border... Read more
	SOC: French Cup results ; ...II) 2 (after extra-time. 90 minutes: 1-1. Clermont-Foot won 7-6 on penalties) Cholet (NL) 0 La Roche-sur-Yon* (IV) 0 (after extra-time. La Roche sur-Yon won 6-5 on penalties) *RC Lens 2 Troyes 2 (after extra-time. 90 minutes: 2-2. Troyes won 5-3 on... Read more

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