Lesdiguières

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Lesdiguières

Coordinates44.77°, 5.98°

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Overview

François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières was a French soldier of the French Wars of Religion and Constable of France, and one of only six Marshals to have been promoted Marshal General of France.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Dominique Villars

French botanist and lichenologist (1745-1814)

Heldrad of Novalese

French saint

Albert de Rochas

Parapsychologist, historian, translator, writer, military engineer (1837–1914)

Alexandre Maurice Blanc de Lanautte, Comte d'Hauterive

French politician (1754-1830)

Anne-Marie Peysson

French journalist (1935–2015)

David Martin

French geologist (1842-1918)

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Joseph Grimaud

French politician (1836–1914)

Maximin Giraud

French Marian visionary (1835–1875)

Mélanie Calvat

French nun and marian visionary (1831–1904)

Émile Marintabouret

French politician (1889–1948)

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Pierre Gueydan

Polycarpe Gondre

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Émile Gueymard

French engineer (1788-1869)

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Paul Lanquetin

French official

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

• Les Hauts Gicons
  3.9 mi away
• Le Séchier
  4.5 mi away · pop. 125
• Saint-Disdier
  4.6 mi away · pop. 136
• La Motte-en-Champsaur
  5.1 mi away · pop. 209
• Villard Saint Pierre
  5.1 mi away
• Villard Joli
  5.2 mi away
• Truchières
  5.3 mi away
• Les Merles
  5.3 mi away
• Le Grand Villard
  5.9 mi away
• Les Flaux
  7.9 mi away
• Villar-Loubière
  9.1 mi away · pop. 35
• Laye
  10.3 mi away · pop. 243

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Geography & sun

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Public attention

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