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Varenne (other)
Varenne is a race horse. Varenne or La Varenne may also refer to: Places in France * La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire, a village in the commune of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Val-de-Marne department * La Varenne, Maine-et-Loire, a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department * Varenne-l'Arconce, a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department * Varenne-Saint-Germain, a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department * Varenne (Paris Métro), a metro station in Paris * La Varenne–Chennevières station, a railway station in the Val-de-Marne department Rivers in France * Varenne (Arques), a tributary of the Arques in the Seine-Maritime department * Varenne (Mayenne), a tributary of the Mayenne in the Orne and Mayenne departments People with the surname * François Pierre La Varenne (1618–1678), French author * Guillaume Fouquet de la Varenne (1560–1616), French statesman * Alex Varenne, French comic book artist and writer * Gaëtan Varenne, football player * Jean Varenne Jean Varenne (12 June 1926 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varenne
Varenne (foaled in Copparo, Italy, 19 May 1995) is a dark bay racing trotter by Waikiki Beach out of Ialmaz by Zebu. Varenne is considered to be the best trotter of all time. No other trotter has won so many of the most important races in the world and set as many records as Varenne. Overview According to several veterinarians, Varenne would never race due to a leg malformation. His first owner bought him for $6000, but because of his perceived handicap (chip) sold him after the first race, considering him to have no future as a race horse. Varenne won 62 races (53 GPs-major races) at 11 distances (from 0,99 mile to 1,708 miles), while finishing second six times and third twice from 73 career starts. He earned US$8,750,000 (€6,035,665), a harness-racing record. Varenne holds the record as the most widely traveled horse in the history of horse racing, winning in 7 countries and on two continents. He is the sole European trotter to win the Breeders Crown (2001) in the US,Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés () is a Communes of France, commune in Val-de-Marne, the southeastern suburbs of Paris, suburbs of Paris, France, from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. History Abbey Saint-Maur-des-Fossés owes its name to Saint-Maur Abbey, founded in 638 by Queen Nanthild, regent for her son Clovis II, at a place called ''Fossati'' in Medieval Latin and ''Les Fossés'' in modern French language, French, meaning "the moats". This place, located at the narrow entrance of a loop where the river Marne (river), Marne made its way round a rocky outcrop,"Saint-Maur au fil du temps" was probably named after the moats of an ancient Celts, Celtic oppidum and later a Roman Empire, Roman Castra, castrum; the site was known in medieval documents as ''Castrum Bagaudarum'', at a time when the mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Varenne, Maine-et-Loire
La Varenne () is a former Communes of France, commune in the Maine-et-Loire Departments of France, department in western France. On 15 December 2015, it was merged into the new commune Orée-d'Anjou. 25 November 2015 The inhabitants of the town of La Varenne are "Varennais, Varennaises". Demography See also * Communes of the Maine-et-Loire départementReferences External links La Varenne on the Maine-et-Loire Web site [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varenne-l'Arconce
Varenne-l'Arconce is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The Arconce forms part of the commune's northwestern border. See also *Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 563 communes of the Saône-et-Loire department of France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories inclu ... References Communes of Saône-et-Loire {{Charolles-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varenne-Saint-Germain
Varenne-Saint-Germain () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography Varenne-Saint-Germain is bordered by the Digoin commune to the north, Vitry-en-Charollais to the east, Saint-Yan to the south and Chassenard to the west. The Arconce flows north-northwest through the middle of the commune, then flows into the Loire, which forms parts of the commune's western border. History In 1793, during the French Revolution, Reuillon, hamlet of Varennes-Reuillon, was renamed to La Montagne. During the Second World War, the commune was crossed by the demarcation line; the remains of a border post are still present on the road D982. The commune of Varenne-Saint-Germain was created in 1973 by merging the communes of Saint-Germain-des-Rives and Varenne-Reuillon. Demographics In 2018, the commune had 718 inhabitants, an increase of 5.43% compared to 2013. Sights * Château de Pontamailly, former property of Nicolas d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varenne (Paris Métro)
Varenne () is a station on Line 13 of the Paris Métro. Located in the 7th arrondissement, it is named after the Rue de Varenne. History The station opened on 20 December 1923 as part of the original section of Line 10 between Invalides and Croix-Rouge (a station east of Sèvres-Babylone, which was closed during World War II). On 27 July 1937 the section of Line 10 between Invalides and Duroc was transferred to become the first section of the old Line 14, which was connected under the Seine and incorporated into Line 13 on 9 November 1976. The Rue de Varenne runs east from the station. It has been closely associated with the Government of France, since the President of the Council of Ministers (equivalent to Prime Minister under the Third and Fourth Republics) settled in the nearby Hôtel Matignon in January 1935. Other ministries are also located in the private mansions of the district. During World War II, the station was closed because the government was in Vichy a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Varenne–Chennevières Station
La Varenne–Chennevières station is a French railway station in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, in Val-de-Marne, France. The station The RER station was designed by Marcel Lods and opened in 1969. It is named after the former ''commune'' La Varenne, now part of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, and the close ''commune'' Chennevières-sur-Marne. It is served by RER line A trains running on A2 branch, leading to Boissy-Saint-Léger. La Varenne–Chennevières is also a depot for trains. It houses premises for RATP officers training. Service The station is served in both directions by a train every 10 minutes at off-peak time, by 12 trains an hour during peak hours, and by a train every 15 minutes in the evening. It is also a terminus station for some trains at peak hours. Bus connections The station is served by several buses: * * Situs: 8 * Gallery File:Gare de La Varenne - Chennevières - Entrée avenue du Bac.jpg, Entrance of the station, avenue du Bac (north-west the tracks) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varenne (Arques)
The Varenne () is a river of Normandy, France, in length, flowing through the department of Seine-Maritime. It is a tributary of the river Arques. The river is the ultimate source of the surname and given name Warren, via William de Warenne of Bellencombre castle, his hereditary seat. de Warenne was a companion of William the Conqueror and made first Earl of Surrey in 1088 as reward for his service during the Norman Conquest. Geography The river's source is just northwest of Buchy near to Montérolier, Its valley separates the pays de Caux on the west bank from the pays de Bray to the east. Of the three rivers that form the Arques, the Varenne is the shortest but paradoxically has the largest catchment area and highest speed (3.5 m/s). The only significant tributary is the Herring Creek (8 km in length) which joins on the left bank at Rosay. Its course takes it past the communes of Saint-Martin-Osmonville, Saint-Saëns, through the forest of Eawy and on to B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varenne (Mayenne)
The Varenne () is a long river in western France located in the departments of Orne (Normandy) and Mayenne (Pays de la Loire). It is a tributary of the river Mayenne on the right side, and so is a sub-tributary of the Loire by Mayenne and Maine. It flows into the Mayenne near Ambrières-les-Vallées. Its longest tributaries are the Égrenne, the , the Halouze and the Andainette. The largest town on the Varenne is Domfront en Poiraie Domfront en Poiraie (, literally ''Domfront in Pear Orchard'') is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Domfront (the seat), La Haute-C .... References Rivers of France Rivers of Mayenne Rivers of Orne Rivers of Pays de la Loire {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Pierre La Varenne
François Pierre de la Varenne (, 1615–1678 in Dijon), Burgundian by birth, was the author of ''Le Cuisinier françois'' (1651), one of the most influential cookbooks in early modern French cuisine. La Varenne's book expressed the culinary innovations that had revolutionised medieval and Renaissance French cookery in the 16th century and early 17th century. Historical context La Varenne was the foremost member of a group of French chefs, writing for a professional audience, who codified French cuisine in the age of King Louis XIV. The others were Nicolas de Bonnefons, ''Le Jardinier françois'' (1651) and ''Les Délices de la campagne'' (1654), and François Massialot, ''Le Cuisinier royal et bourgeois'' (1691), which was still being edited and modernised in the mid-18th century. The cookbook was still used in France until the French Revolution. The seventeenth century saw a culinary revolution which transported French gastronomy into the modern era. The heavily spiced fla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume Fouquet De La Varenne
Guillaume Fouquet de la Varenne (1560 in La Flèche – 7 December 1616) was a French chef who became an important statesman in the service of Henry IV. Biography Guillaume Fouquet was born into a bourgeois family in La Flèche (France, Loire valley). His father, Martin Fouquet, was master chef ''("écuyer de cuisine")'' to Françoise d'Alençon, Duchess of Vendôme. Martin Fouquet served three generations of the family; following the duchess' death, he served her son, Antoine de Bourbon (1518–1562), husband of Jeanne III of Navarre (Jeanne d'Albret), and later their young son Henry of Navarre, the future Henry IV of France. In 1578, at the age of 18, and with help from his father, Guillaume became a cook in the service of Catherine de Bourbon (1559–1604), sister of the future king. Impressed by the young man's personality and skill, in 1580 Catherine recommended him to her brother, and he subsequently became a ''portmanteau'' at the court of Henry IV. For thirty years, un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Varenne
Alex Varenne (29 August 1939 – 19 October 2020) was a French comic book artist and writer, known by his erotic works. He worked often in collaboration with his brother Daniel Varenne. Life and work Varenne was born in Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or, in 1939. After studying in Lyon, he became an art teacher. In 1979 he created with his brother Daniel the dystopical sci-fi comic book series ''Ardeur'', published at ''Charlie Mensuel''. Six volumes of that series were published between 1980 and 1987. In 1985 he worked on ''L'Affaire Landscape'', also written by Daniel. While doing work for ''Charlie Mensuel'', Varenne also drew erotic stories for ''L'Écho des savanes'', such as ''Carré noir sur dames blanches'' (1984), ''Erma Jaguar'', later published in three volumes (1988-1992), ''Corps à corps'' (1987), ''Les Larmes du sexe'' (1989), ''Amours fous'' (1991), and the portfolios ''Erotic Opera'' (1986), ''Fragments érotiques'' (1993), and ''Le Goût des femmes'' (2002). Most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
