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Country
  
France

Department
  
Gironde

Canton
  
Sainte-Foy-la-Grande

Area
  
50 ha

Local time
  
Wednesday 4:45 AM

Region
  
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Arrondissement
  
Libourne

Intercommunality
  
Pays Foyen

Population
  
2,788 (1999)

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Weather
  
8°C, Wind E at 6 km/h, 95% Humidity

Sainte-Foy-la-Grande is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Contents

Map of 33220 Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, France

Notable natives and residents

  • Louis Pierre Gratiolet, anatomist and zoologist, was born here in 1815
  • Paul Broca, surgeon and anthropologist
  • Élisée Reclus, geographer and anarchist, was born here
  • Onésime Reclus, his older brother and also a notable geographer, lived here for many years
  • Élie Faure, physician, art critic, writer, essayist, was born here in 1873
  • Pierre Larthomas (1915-2000), theatre theorist

    • References

    Sainte-Foy-la-Grande Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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