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Church Attractions In France

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France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe and several overseas regions and territories. The metropolitan area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. The overseas territories include French Guiana in South America and several islands in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. The country's 18 integral regions span a combined area of 643,801 square kilometres and a total population of 67.3 million . France, a sovereign state, is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Pa...
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  • 1. Basilique Notre Dame de Fourviere Lyon
    The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière is a minor basilica in Lyon. It was built with private funds between 1872 and 1884 in a dominant position overlooking the city. The site it occupies was once the Roman forum of Trajan, the forum vetus , thus its name .
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  • 2. Cathedrale Sainte-Marie de Bayonne Bayonne
    The Cathedral of Saint Mary of Bayonne or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayonne , commonly known as Bayonne Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Bayonne, France. It is the seat of the former Bishops of Bayonne, now the Bishops of Bayonne, Lescar, and Oloron. The cathedral is in the Gothic architectural tradition. The site was previously occupied by a Romanesque cathedral that was destroyed by two fires in 1258 and 1310. Construction of the present cathedral began in the 13th century and was completed at the beginning of the 17th, except for the two spires which were not finished until the 19th century. The structure has been much restored and refurbished, notably by Émile Boeswildwald, architect to the French government in the 19th century, and a pupil of Eugène Viollet-le...
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  • 5. Eglise Saint-Martin Cricqueboeuf
    Courtonne-les-Deux-Églises is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
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  • 11. Eglise Saint-Pierre Avon
    Argenton-l'Église is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is located on the River Argenton about 9 km northwest of Thouars and 36 km northeast of Bressuire. Besides the village of Argenton-l'Église, the commune also includes the village of Taizon, which is situated on the River Thouet some 2.5 km to the east.
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  • 12. Basilica of Paray-le-Monial Paray Le Monial
    The Basilica of Paray-le-Monial is a Romanesque church in Paray-le-Monial, Bourgogne, eastern France. Built from the 12th century, on the site of a 10th-century monastery founded by count Lambert of Chalon, it was a small-scale version of the Abbey of Cluny. It was completed in the 14th century, although some sections were added in the 18th century or renovated in the 19th century. As a priory, it was under the authority of Cluny and was a popular pilgrimage site.
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  • 13. Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Auxerre Auxerre
    Auxerre Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in Auxerre, Burgundy, France. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Stephen, and is known for its large stained glass windows.Most of the Burgundian Gothic cathedral was built between 1215 and 1233, above an 11th-century crypt. Construction continued until the 1540s when the cupola, in Renaissance style that takes the place of one pinnacle on the completed tower, was completed. The first building campaign erected the chevet at the liturgical east end, followed later in the century by a new façade and the bases of new towers at the west end . Construction on the nave and transepts proceeded slowly throughout the 14th and 15th centuries. The narrative sculptural program of the portals on the west end are noted for their extent and variety.G...
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  • 14. Beauvais Cathedral Beauvais
    Beauvais is a city and commune in northern France. It serves as the capital of the Oise département, in the Hauts-de-France region. Beauvais is located approximately 75 kilometres from Paris. The residents of the city are called Beauvaisiens. The municipality of Beauvais has a population of 54,289 as of 2012, population estimate from the Insee, and ranks as the most populous city in the Oise department, and the third most-populous city in Picardy. Together with its suburbs and satellite towns, the metropolitan area of Beauvais has a population of 103,885.
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