34-639: GFP may refer to: Organisations [ edit ] Gaelic Football Provence , a French Gaelic Athletic Association club Geheime Feldpolizei , the German secret military police during the Second World War French Group for the Study of Polymers and their Application , also called French Polymer Group, a French society for the promotion of polymer science Politics [ edit ] GFP Ramdir Sena ,
68-950: A first season ending with a 4th place finish in Division 3 of the French championship at Guérande in June 2015, GFP participated in its first full season in 2016, even organizing its first official tournament (the 1st point-scoring competition of the year) on 26 March in La Fare-les-Oliviers . After the 3rd federal tournaments, the club qualified for the Division 2 finals in Clermont-Ferrand where it deservedly finished in 5th place (beating Lorient, Guérande and regional rivals Azur Gaels). Gu%C3%A9rande Guérande ( French pronunciation: [ɡeʁɑ̃d] ; Breton : Gwenrann , pronounced [ɡwɛnˈrãnː] ; Gallo : Geraundd )
102-451: A fortified town was built and a political and administrative organization could be established thanks to the existing castle. According to local legends, a Viking band arrived in Guerande in 919 determined to pillage the city. The Guerandais apparently took refuge in the collegiate church praying to St Aubin who apparently sent a sign giving courage to the locals who took up arms and drove out
136-721: A militant Hindu nationalist group in Nepal Goa Forward Party , a political party in Goa, India Great Fatherland Party , a Russian political party Science and technology [ edit ] Generic Framing Procedure , a multiplexing technique Greatest fixed point , in mathematics Green fluorescent protein Ground-fault protection , an electrical safety device General factor of personality , in personality psychology Other uses [ edit ] Generalized first-price auction Government-Furnished Property,
170-565: A part of the salterns of the Atlantic Ocean, more than three-quarters of them, found in the Gironde and the peninsula of Quiberon . Salterns are sites where the salt workers collect approximately 15,000 tons of cooking salt a year, and approximately 300 tons of Fleur de sel or flower of salt . A cooperative promote quality with a label (the French Label rouge). Today around 250 workers live on
204-695: A pitch in Aix-en-Provence ; the majority of players come from the Pays d'Aix. As is often the case, the founders had played Gaelic Football elsewhere in France and abroad, bringing their prior knowledge of the game to the Aix-Marseille area. Since the establishment of the club, Gaelic Football Provence has played friendly tournaments (in Paris and Barcelona ) and has competed in the French federal (national) championships. After
238-525: A renowned producer of salt, and it is the traditional source of fleur de sel , a type of garnishing salt. Since 2004, the medieval town of Guérande has been a member of a national network of 120 towns, the Villes et Pays d'Art et d'Histoire (Towns and Regions of Art and History). The fortified wall of Guérande is one of the best preserved and complete in France. Its circumference stretches 1434 meters. The main towns around Guérande are Saint-Nazaire and Nantes to
272-618: A term of art for property furnished by the US Federal government to fulfill contract obligations under Federal Acquisition Regulations Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title GFP . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=GFP&oldid=1182808112 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
306-502: Is a 15th-century châtelet known as Porte Saint-Michel) as well as ten towers. Guérande was visited regularly by Breton rulers such as Duchess Anne of Brittany . In 1532, upon the marriage of Anne of Brittany to Charles VIII of France , Brittany (and with it the pays of Guerande) became unified with the French Kingdom. In the late Middle Ages, the city was regularly visited by merchants from Rouen who came to buy salt. During
340-473: Is a medieval town located in the department of Loire-Atlantique , and the region of Pays de la Loire , Western France. The inhabitants are referred to as Guérandais (masculine), and Guérandaise (feminine). The Guérande Peninsula overlooks two contrasting landscapes: the "Pays Blanc" (White Land), because of its salt marshes, and the "Pays Noir", with the Brière peat bog. The town's salt marshes have made it
374-543: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Gaelic Football Provence Gaelic Football Provence is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in La Fare-les-Oliviers in the south of France. The club was founded on 24 January 2015 by a group of enthusiasts living in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. The first training sessions were held in July 2014 on
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#1732847772065408-421: Is supposed to have created a baptistery in place of the actual choir of the collegiate church "Saint-Aubin". Around 848, under the reign of Nominoe , 1st King of Brittany, the city became the head of a temporary bishopric. Salomon ("Selyfan", "Salaun", "Tudwal Mwyn Fawr", "3rd King of Brittany", "857–874",) built a canon college that was a benefit to the city's development. At the turn of the second millennium,
442-558: Is wet-lands. This swamp of brackish water is called The Swamp of Grande Brière and covers 70 km (27.03 sq mi). There are 21 municipalities which are a part of this territory and of which Guérande is a member. The regional nature reserve of Brière was created on 16 October 1970 (revised on 6 June 2001). This is one of the first natural parks to be listed as a "Parc Naturel Régional" in 1970. This small village between Guerande and La Turballe has many typical houses of salt workers. There are many monuments of interest such as
476-466: The 17th and 18th centuries, the city was transformed, with bourgeois houses in granite replacing the houses of the 15th and 16th centuries. In 1686, at the Saint-Aubin public place, a new building was built called Les Halles; which was notable for its large auditorium. These mansions and houses represent about 50% of the buildings still visible today in the sector called the intra muros . The Chouannerie
510-748: The East (19 km (11.81 mi) and 80 km (49.71 mi) away), and Vannes (70 km (43.50 mi) to the North). The Guérande Peninsula is surrounded by water. It stretches out from the Atlantic Ocean (west) to the Brière Regional Nature Reserve (east), and from the river Vilaine (north) to the Loire estuary (south). Guérande is in the heart of the peninsula called "Presqu'île guérandaise", along with other towns, such as La Baule, Le Croisic, Pornichet, Batz-sur-Mer, Le Pouliguen, or Piriac. According to
544-519: The Peninsula, which makes it an important area for Prehistory. It is now known that these structures date from around 5200–2200 BC. At the end of the Iron Age , the Peninsula was occupied by 2 tribes: The Peninsula represented an important crossroads for these and other tribes, as it was surrounded by waterways. One waterway was the river Vilaine , used by the tribes Redones and Veneti. The Loire river
578-423: The architect Bourgerel were overly ambitious and caused the collapse of the west front in 1876. It was Eugène Boismen who was charged with reconstructing it in the original style. Local tradition tells the story of a peasant named Yves Herbic, who was very poor. At daytime, he would work for his lord. At night, he would cultivate his own small piece of land. He sowed wheat but this didn't bring in enough money to pay
612-616: The church found itself in the midst of the French Revolution . It suffered little damage, other than to the windows. However, the Revolution led to major structural changes, since, in 1792, the status of Collegiate Church was abolished and the canons exiled to Spain. In 1840, following the creation of the National Historical Monuments commission, the church's true value was realised and it was listed. The works undertaken by
646-569: The city walls and pushed back the Chouans without much difficulty. Guerande was part of the Saint-Nazaire pocket during 1944 and 1945. In 2008, 2.02% of the children attended bilingual schools (in French and Breton) in primary education. Guérande is twinned with: Listed building in 1877. The names of the four gates are: The ramparts are not the only element of defense of the old city. Also found are: Listed building in 1853. One of
680-521: The classification established by the INSEE in 1999, Guérande is now classified as an urban district, 1 out of 9 forming the urban area of Saint-Nazaire. Guérande in figures : -32 towns and villages, the biggest ones are Saillé, Clis, Careil and La Madeleine -2000 hectares of salt marshes About half of the remaining megalithic monuments of the Département Loire-Atlantique , is located on
714-614: The high altar of Saint Aubin, ( Albinus of Angers ) on Holy Saturday in 1365. In this the first Treaty of Guérande, Joanna of Penthièvre abdicated her disputed claims to the Dukedom in favour of John V of the House of Montfort. A modified form of Salic law was introduced in Brittany as a result. The second Treaty of Guérande (1381) established Brittany's neutrality in the Anglo-French conflict, and
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#1732847772065748-635: The invaders. During the Middle Ages, the town had a very rich history, with many important events. It was also the capital of the Pays Guérandais, an ancient region of the Duchy of Brittany . In 1343 during the Breton War of Succession , Guerande was captured by Breton-French troops led by Luis de la Cerda , a commander of Charles of Blois . The former admiral used his Spanish and Genoese auxiliaries to attack
782-407: The main sites of interest in the medieval town. Very little is known about the succession of religious buildings on the site of the original baptistery built by Prince Waroch. Dedicated to Saint Aubin, Bishop of Angers in the 6th century and a native of the peninsula, the church became a collegiate church in the 9th century following the foundation of a chapter of canons attributed to King Salomon. It
816-408: The middle of the 19th century, a gradual decline started for different reasons : competition from a salt mine, lower consumption of salt as a product of conservation and improvement of transport by land. The salt of Guérande used to be traded throughout Brittany, tax free until Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte decided to tax it resulting in the beginning of a decline of salt activity. Certain parts of
850-496: The mill, Yves placed a statue of the Virgin Mary on top of it. The Devil vanished instantly into thin air and never returned. Yves got his mill and kept his soul. The salterns of Guérande are a swamp of salt water about 1 700 hectares in size. The current saltmarshes began before the 9th century and lasted for several centuries. Around the year 1500, the marshes reached 80% of the current surface. The latest were built around 1800. In
884-455: The rent that the lord demanded. Therefore, he decided he had to build his own mill, but he couldn't do it alone. The Devil offered him a deal. Yves agreed to give his soul to the Devil in exchange for the mill. His wife was not pleased about that deal but she didn't know Yves had a cunning plan. Yves watched the Devil closely while he was building the mill. At the last moment the Devil finished building
918-489: The salt marshes. These salterns are also classified as " remarkable Sites of taste ". The principle is simple. Channels that feed the water reservoirs with sea water, use the tides. Salty water then evaporates in different dams till there are only a few centimeters of sea water left. The last step is where the salt crystallizes and produces the fleur de sel and coarse salt. Brière is a territory of 490 km (189.19 sq mi) of which 170 km (65.64 sq mi)
952-419: The spot twenty-four of the principal culprits. Jean of Montfort, ( John IV ) Duke of Brittany, demanded that the town be properly protected, by improving its fortifications. Work started soon after and continued for more than a century, with the town's architecture adapted to reflect the latest developments in siege and artillery. At the end of the Breton War of Succession , peace was finally concluded before
986-520: The swamps and "Traict" are classified as a Nature Reserve (major stage for migratory birds) and is managed by the Conservatoire du littoral . The "Traict" and swamps have also been classified as "site Natura" since 2000. These swamps have also been registered since 1971 on the list of protected wet-lands under the Ramsar Convention . The salterns of Guérande include two salicoles ponds: They are
1020-453: The town from all sides. Without giving a quarter to the inhabitants, they engaged in frenzied plunder and did not respect even the churches, five of which were desecrated and burned, while approximately 8000 inhabitants were massacred in the streets, burned in their homes or in the Church of Saint Aubin. Charles was not impressed as Luis had exceeded the measure of his command and was made to hang on
1054-609: Was a royalist uprising or counter-revolution in twelve of the western départements of France, particularly in the provinces of Brittany and Maine, against the First Republic during the French Revolution. Fighting took place around Guerande on June and July 1815 between the Chouans who attacked the town and the Governments 65th Infantry Regiment that defended it. The 150 men from the 65th line infantry regiment, were entrenched behind
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1088-445: Was accorded between Duke John V of Brittany and King Charles VI of France . It was not until 1488, or 145 years later, that the ramparts, by then complete, were inaugurated during the reign of Francis II, Duke of Brittany (father of Anne of Brittany ), only a few months before his death. The old walled town (known in French as vieille ville ) is surrounded by nearly intact ramparts and has four fortified gates (the largest of which
1122-655: Was rebuilt in about 1200, and the Romanesque pillars in the nave are evidence of that work. Very badly damaged during the Breton Wars of Succession, the Collegiate Church was restored in time for the signing of the first peace treaty in 1365. Various building projects succeeded one another until the 18th century, improving and adding new features: choir and chevet (15th–16th centuries), Baroque altarpieces and stalls (17th century). But hardly had this work been completed, than
1156-477: Was used by the tribes Namnetes and Pictones , and the Atlantic Ocean was used by the tribes Veneti and by Greek traders. The many artifacts from the Gallo-Roman age demonstrates that Guérande had been home to many groups. The area was evangelized in the 3rd century by St. Clair, the first Bishop of Nantes . The Bretons of the prince of "Vannes" ( Waroch II (577–594)) may have built the first parish. Waroch
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