Vassieux
Vassieux may refer to: * Vassieux-en-Vercors, a municipality in the department of Drôme, France * Vassieux (quarter), a neighborhood in Caluire-et-Cuire, France * Jean Vassieux (1949-2021), a former ice hockey player in the French Ice Hockey Hall of Fame {{disambiguation ...
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Vassieux-en-Vercors
Vassieux-en-Vercors is a commune in the department of Drôme in southeastern France. The town is known for its assistance to the French Resistance during World War II, for which it was awarded the Ordre de la Libération. Geography The village is built on a polje of limestone and dominated by a vast Karst landscape. This polje lies on a syncline generally known as the "Plateau de Vassieux". The Plateau de Vassieux is the site of numerous other karst phenomena, such as limestone pavements and caves, which are studied and explored by local speleology groups. History Vassieux-en-Vercors is home to several prehistoric archaeological sites, and has a Museum of Prehistory which was created in May 1970 after the discovery of a flintknapping workshop. In June and July 1944, during the Second World War, the French Resistance, known as the Maquis du Vercors, staged a major uprising against the German occupation in Vercors and proclaimed the Free Republic of Vercors. It was the ...
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