Hérisson (; oc, Eiriçon) is a town in the
Allier department in central
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
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Population
Notable people
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Henri Harpignies
Henri-Joseph Harpignies (; June 28, 1819 – August 28, 1916) was a French landscape painter of the Barbizon school.
Life
He was born at Valenciennes. His parents intended for him to pursue a business career, but his determination to become a ...
(28 June 1819 – 28 August 1916), 19th century painter of the
Barbizon school
The Barbizon school of painters were part of an art movement towards Realism in art, which arose in the context of the dominant Romantic Movement of the time. The Barbizon school was active roughly from 1830 through 1870. It takes its name ...
who made many pictures of Hérisson and the surroundings.
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Louis Bignon (26 June 1816 - 18 May 1906), restaurateur, who made the Café Riche the most fashionable in Paris.
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Olivier Perrier (born 15 September 1940), actor, codirector of the "Théâtre des Fédérés".
Gallery
Église_Notre-Dame_d'Hérisson_-_Allier_003.JPG, Church of Notre-Dame
01._Hérisson_(Allier).JPG, Chapelle du Calvaire
Hérisson (Allier) Eglise de Chateloy (2).jpg, Église de Châteloy
Hérisson (Allier) Eglise de Chateloy (3).jpg, Église de Châteloy: Interior
Hérisson (Allier) Eglise de Chateloy (5).jpg, Église de Châteloy: Fresco
Hérisson - Allier 011.JPG, Old church of église Saint-Sauveur
Hérisson - Allier 002.JPG, Porte de Varenne
See also
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Communes of the Allier department
References
Communes of Allier
Bituriges Cubi
Allier communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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