La Tour
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France
Several communes in France:- La Tour, Alpes-MaritimesLa Tour, Alpes-MaritimesLa Tour is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Alpes-Maritimes département - La Tour, Haute-SavoieLa Tour, Haute-SavoieLa Tour is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...
, in the Haute-Savoie département - La Tour-BlancheLa Tour-BlancheLa Tour-Blanche is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Dordogne département - La Tour-d'AiguesLa Tour-d'AiguesLa Tour-d'Aigues is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...
, in the Vaucluse département - La Tour-d'AuvergneLa Tour-d'AuvergneLa Tour-d'Auvergne is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
, in the Puy-de-Dôme département - La Tour-de-SalvagnyLa Tour-de-SalvagnyLa Tour-de-Salvagny is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.-References:*...
, in the Rhône département - La Tour-de-SçayLa Tour-de-SçayLa Tour-de-Sçay is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.-Population:-External links:*...
, in the Doubs département - La Tour-du-CrieuLa Tour-du-CrieuLa Tour-du-Crieu is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of La Tour-du-Crieu are called Critouriens.-References:*...
, in the Ariège département - La Tour-du-MeixLa Tour-du-MeixLa Tour-du-Meix is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.-Demographics:As of the census of 1999, the population was 162.The estimate for 2006 was 214.-References:*...
, in the Jura département - La Tour-du-PinLa Tour-du-PinLa Tour-du-Pin is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.-Geography:The Bourbre flows westward through the southern part of the commune and crosses the town.-References:*...
, in the Isère département - La Tour-en-JarezLa Tour-en-JarezLa Tour-en-Jarez is a commune in the Loire department in central France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire department...
, in the Loire département - La Tour-Saint-GelinLa Tour-Saint-GelinLa Tour-Saint-Gelin is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire département in central France.It has been known for the production of fine wines for centuries.-External links:* -References:*...
, in the Indre-et-Loire département - La Tour-sur-OrbLa Tour-sur-OrbLa Tour-sur-Orb is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France....
, in the Hérault département - Tour-de-FaureTour-de-FaureTour-de-Faure is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France....
, in the Lot département - Tour-en-BessinTour-en-BessinTour-en-Bessin is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-World War II:After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in 1944, engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground outside...
, in the Calvados département - Tour-en-SologneTour-en-SologneTour-en-Sologne is a commune of the Loir-et-Cher department in central France.-See also:*Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department...
, in the Loir-et-Cher département - ToursToursTours is a city in central France, the capital of the Indre-et-Loire department.It is located on the lower reaches of the river Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. Touraine, the region around Tours, is known for its wines, the alleged perfection of its local spoken French, and for the...
, in the Indre-et-Loire département - Tours-en-SavoieTours-en-SavoieTours-en-Savoie is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...
, in the Savoie département - Tours-en-VimeuTours-en-VimeuTours-en-Vimeu is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated southwest of Abbeville, on the D22 road-Population:-External links:*...
, in the Somme département - Tours-sur-MarneTours-sur-MarneTours-sur-Marne is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.-Champagne:The village's vineyards are located in the Vallée de la Marne subregion of Champagne, and are classified as Grand Cru in the Champagne vineyard classification....
, in the Marne département - Tours-sur-MeymontTours-sur-MeymontTours-sur-Meymont is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
, in the Puy-de-Dôme département - Latour, Haute-GaronneLatour, Haute-GaronneLatour is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Haute-Garonne département - Latour-Bas-ElneLatour-Bas-ElneLatour-Bas-Elne is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.-References:*...
, in the Pyrénées-Orientales département - Latour-de-CarolLatour-de-CarolLatour-de-Carol is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.-Transport:The village's main claim to fame is as the site of the international railway station, Gare de Latour-de-Carol-Enveitg...
, in the Pyrénées-Orientales département - Latour-de-FranceLatour-de-FranceLatour-de-France is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.The village – Latour de France 66720Originally called “Triniac” or “three views”, Latour de France is situated by the original frontier between France and Catalonia and is rich in history...
, in the Pyrénées-Orientales département - Latour-en-WoëvreLatour-en-WoëvreLatour-en-Woëvre is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Meuse department...
, in the Meuse département - Marnhagues-et-LatourMarnhagues-et-LatourMarnhagues-et-Latour is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.-Geography:The Sorgues flows west-northwest through the commune; the Latour hamlet lies on its right bank. The Marnhagues hamlet lies in the valley of the Matas brook, a tributary of the Sorgues...
, in the Aveyron département - Miramont-LatourMiramont-LatourMiramont-Latour is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Gers département
Switzerland
- La Tour-de-Trême, in the canton of Fribourg
- La Tour-de-PeilzLa Tour-de-PeilzLa Tour-de-Peilz is a municipality in Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The city is located on Lake Geneva between Montreux and Vevey .-History:...
, in the canton of Vaud
People
- Bertrand LatourBertrand LatourBertrand Latour is a French writer. His first book, Comme Un Beau Grand Slow Collé, was published by Éditions Denoël in 2004. In 2007, his second book, Les Yeux Plus Gros Que L'Amérique, was published by Groupe Flammarion. He also wrote the preface to the first Vietnamese translation of George...
, French writer - Bruno LatourBruno LatourBruno Latour is a French sociologist of science and anthropologist and an influential theorist in the field of Science and Technology Studies...
, (1947–) French anthropologist - Charles de Saint-Étienne de la TourCharles de Saint-Étienne de la TourCharles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour, the French King's appointed Governor of Acadia from 1631–1642 and again from 1653–1657, was born in France in 1593 and died at Cap de Sable in 1666...
, governor of Acadia - Georges de La TourGeorges de La TourGeorges de La Tour was a French Baroque painter, who spent most of his working life in the Duchy of Lorraine, which was temporarily absorbed into France between 1641 and 1648...
, painter - Henri de Baillet-LatourHenri de Baillet-LatourCount Henri de Baillet-Latour was a Belgian aristocrat and the third president of the International Olympic Committee....
, Belgian president of the International Olympic Committee - Henri Fantin-LatourHenri Fantin-LatourHenri Fantin-Latour was a French painter and lithographer best known for his flower paintings and group portraits of Parisian artists and writers.-Biography:...
- La Tour d'AuvergneLa Tour d'AuvergneLa Tour d'Auvergne was a French noble family. Its senior branch, extinct in 1501, held the titles of count of Auvergne and count of Boulogne for about half a century. Its junior branch, extinct in 1802, held the title of duke of Bouillon since 1594 and the titles of duke of Albret and duke of...
family - La Tour (tenor) (or Latour), haute-contreHaute-contreThe haute-contre is a rare type of high tenor voice, predominant in French Baroque and Classical opera until the latter part of the eighteenth century.-History:...
(no Christian name known) - LaTourLaTourWilliam LaTour, better known by his stage name LaTour and also known as "Bud" Latour, is an American singer, songwriter, and voice over artist...
is the stage name of musician William LaTour - Maurice Quentin de La TourMaurice Quentin de La TourMaurice Quentin de La Tour was a French Rococo portraitist who worked primarily with pastels. Among his most famous subjects were Voltaire, Rousseau, Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour.-Biography:...
, painter - Phyliss LatourPhyliss LatourPhyliss "Pippa" Latour MBE, was a heroine of the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War.-Early life:Latour's father, Philippe, was French and married to Louise, a British citizen living in South Africa, where Phyllis was born in 1921....
, a female Special Operations Executive spy during World War II - Théophile Corret de la Tour d'AuvergneThéophile Corret de la Tour d'AuvergneThéophile Malo Corret de la Tour d'Auvergne was a French officer named by Napoleon "first grenadier of France". He was also a celtomaniac antiquarian who introduced the words "dolmen" and "menhir" into general archaeological usage.- Career :He was born at Carhaix in Brittany, the son of an...
Other
- Château LatourChâteau LatourChâteau Latour is a French wine estate, rated as a First Growth under the 1855 Bordeaux Classification. Latour lies at the very southeastern tip of the commune of Pauillac in the Médoc region to the north-west of Bordeaux, at its border with Saint-Julien, and only a few hundred metres from the...
, one of the great red wines of Bordeaux - La Tour (comic)La Tour (comic)La Tour is a graphic novel by Belgian comic artists François Schuiten and Benoît Peeters, the third volume of their ongoing Les Cités Obscures series. It was first published in serialized form in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine À Suivre , and as a complete volume first in 1987 by Casterman...
, comic book by François Schuiten and Benoît Peeters