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Comment s’appelle les habitants de Colombey les deux Eglises ?
Comment s’appelle les habitants de Colombey les deux Eglises ?
Colombey les Deux Églises est une commune française située dans le département de la Haute-Marne en région Grand Est….Colombey les Deux Églises.
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Code commune | 52140 |
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Gentilé | Colombéens |
Population municipale | 711 hab. (2018) |
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What is the meaning of Colombey-les-Deux-Églises?
- Colombey-les-Deux-Églises ( French pronunciation: [kɔlɔ̃bɛ le dø.z‿eɡliz] ( listen), literally Colombey the Two Churches) is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France. It is best known as the home of Charles de Gaulle .
What is the meaning of Colombey in France?
- « Colombey » became widely used as a political metaphor for a statesman’s temporary withdrawal from political life until his country came calling for him again. De Gaulle is buried in the cemetery in Colombey, in a humble grave with the inscription « Charles de Gaulle 1890-1970 ».
What is Colombey famous for?
- Colombey achieved fame as the home and burial site of the 20th-century soldier and statesman Charles de Gaulle, who acquired a substantial property on the southwestern edge of the village in 1934. De Gaulle withdrew repeatedly to Colombey when his political fortunes waned, first on the establishment of…
What happened in Colombey?
- A memorial museum was inaugurated in October 2008 by Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel. This joint Franco-German act marked the fiftieth anniversary of talks in Colombey on 14 September 1958 between Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer, as part of the process of post-war reconciliation. The River Blaise flows through the commune.