Ceinture
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The French term ceinture may refer to a ringroad or a rail route round a city.

Petite ceinture may refer to:
  • Chemin de fer de Petite Ceinture
    Chemin de fer de Petite Ceinture
    The Chemin de fer de Petite Ceinture was a Parisian railway that, from 1852, was a circular connection between Paris' main railroad stations within the fortified walls of the city...

    around Paris
  • The petite ceinture or small ring
    Small ring (Brussels)
    The Brussels small ring or inner ring road is a series of roadways in central Brussels, Belgium, surrounding the historic city centre. It was built on the site of the Second walls of Brussels, built in the 16th century, after they were torn down....

    of Brussels, a series of roadways surrounding the city centre


Grande ceinture may refer to:
  • Grande Ceinture line
    Grande Ceinture line
    The Grande Ceinture line is a railway line round Paris 15 km from the Boulevard Périphérique. The decision to build it was taken at the end of the 19th century, to connect the radial lines linking the capital to the provinces and to relieve the existing Ligne de Petite...

    around Paris
  • Grande ceinture
    Greater ring (Brussels)
    The Greater Ring in Brussels, Belgium is a set of roads in the shape of a ring, intermediate between the small ring and the main Brussels ring...

    in Brussels
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