Abel Lafleur (4 November 1875 – 27 January 1953) was a French sculptor who designed and made the FIFA World Cup trophy, first simply called 'Coupe du Monde', later renamed the Jules Rimet Trophy .
41-872: (Redirected from La Fleur ) [REDACTED] Look up lafleur in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lafleur or LaFleur or la Fleur' or variation , may refer to People [ edit ] Abel Lafleur (1875–1953), French sculptor Art LaFleur (1943–2021), American actor David LaFleur (born 1974), American former National Football League player Eric la Fleur (born 1979), Swedish former Olympic swimmer Eric LaFleur (born 1964), American attorney and politician Greg LaFleur (born 1958), American former National Football League player Guy Lafleur (1951–2022), Canadian Hall-of-Fame former National Hockey League player Jacques Lafleur (1932–2010), French politician Jean Lafleur , Canadian businessman involved in
82-654: A Canadian chain of fast food restaurants "LaFleur" (Lost) , an episode of the television series Lost Lafleur (marionette) , a French marionette from Amiens Lafleur (medication) , a medication containing dienogest and estradiol valerate See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "lafleur" or "la-fleur" on Misplaced Pages. The flower (disambiguation) (French: la fleur , lit. 'the flower') Fleur (disambiguation) LeFleur (disambiguation) All pages with titles containing la-fleur All pages with titles containing lafleur Topics referred to by
123-641: A dialect of Occitan. Today, although the daily use of regional languages of Midi-Pyrénées is greatly diminished, they have left a strong imprint on the French language used in the region. French in Midi-Pyrénées is spoken with a distinct southwestern pronunciation (with many variants from Rouergue, to Toulouse, to Bigorre). Moreover, people in Midi-Pyrénées use some words and expressions of Occitan origin which differ from those of standard French; these may not be easily understood outside southwest France. The population in
164-536: A handful of so-called "balancing metropolises" ( métropoles d'équilibre ). Another example of this is the region of Rhône-Alpes which was created as the region for Lyon. Historically, Midi-Pyrénées is made up of several former French provinces : The historical makeup of Midi-Pyrénées is even more complex, as the provinces listed here are further subdivided into pays –used interchangeably in French for country, area, land, etc.–each with its own particular identity, such as Armagnac , Astarac , or Lomagne inside
205-627: A pseudonym of James "Sawyer" Ford , on the American television show Lost Jacques LaFleur, in Harry and the Hendersons , played by David Suchet Peter LaFleur, the protagonist of Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story , played by Vince Vaughn Other uses [ edit ] Château Lafleur , a Bordeaux wine producer in Pomerol Lafleur (brand) , a Canadian cooked meats brand Lafleur Restaurants ,
246-915: A sponsorship scandal Joseph Verbis Lafleur , (1912-1944), Catholic priest and US Army chaplain, cited for heroic action in World War II Matt LaFleur (born 1979), American National Football League coach Mike LaFleur (born 1987), American National Football League coach Pierre-Auguste Lafleur (1872–1954), Canadian politician in Quebec Rene Lafleur (1899–1968), Canadian ice hockey player Sarah Lafleur ( fl. 1995–present ), Canadian actress Vanessa Caston LaFleur , American politician Violette Lafleur (1897–1965), Egyptologist, conservator and curator Fictional characters [ edit ] Ricky LaFleur, in Trailer Park Boys , played by Rob Wells James LaFleur,
287-486: Is a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region of Occitania . It was the largest region of Metropolitan France by area, larger than the Netherlands or Denmark. Midi-Pyrénées has no historical or geographical unity. It is one of the regions of France created in the late 20th century to serve as a hinterland and zone of influence for its capital, Toulouse , one of
328-719: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Abel Lafleur Lafleur was born in Rodez, in South-West France in the Midi-Pyrénées region. He attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and was heavily influenced as a pupil by the French medallists Jules-Clément Chaplain (1839–1909), and Hubert Ponscarme (1827–1903) and worked alongside Alexandre Charpentier (1856–1909), who had been an assistant to Ponscarme. Lafleur specialised in
369-505: Is only spoken by older people in distant areas of Gascony and the Pyrenees valleys. The regional channel France 3 broadcasts programs in Occitan (but not its Gascon dialect) a few hours per week. Speakers of Gascon complain of the hegemony of Languedocian Occitan and its cultural center of Toulouse, and some followers of a self-proclaimed linguist, Lafitte, even reject the classification of Gascon as
410-837: Is seen as the cultural, economical, and political center. An interesting phenomenon is that Midi-Pyrénées is one of the very few areas in France where young people, when thinking about "making it" in life, still prefer in their majority to move to their regional capital rather than to Paris with the Rhône-Alpes region around Lyon and maybe also the Bouches-du-Rhône around Marseille . In most other regions of France, such as Champagne-Ardenne, Centre, or even Burgundy, some of which exist more on paper than in reality, young people always prefer to move to Paris rather than to their regional capital. The phrase "monter à Paris" (literally "to ascend to Paris")
451-468: Is still a matter of debate. The Pyrenean provinces developed strong peculiarities over time, protected by their isolated valleys, and they looked quite distinct from the rest of Gascony. What's more, Bigorre, Quatre-Vallées, Nébouzan, and even Comminges kept their provincial states until the French Revolution , while Gascony had no provincial states. These Pyrenean provinces sent their representatives to
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#1733085334560492-502: The Basque influence), and later as Gascony, from which they seceded over time. Furthermore, after the 16th century these Pyrenean provinces were made part of the military region of Gascony, and later in the 18th century they were ruled from Auch by the intendant of Auch, as with the rest of Gascony. If these Pyrenean provinces are included inside Gascony, then 35.4% of Midi-Pyrénées is Gascony, outweighing Languedoc and its 23.4%. This point
533-635: The Estates-General of 1789 in Versailles at the beginning of the Revolution, whereas the various other parts of Gascony sent their own representatives. In demographic terms, given the overwhelming demographic weight of Toulouse (located in the historical Languedoc), the majority of the inhabitants of Midi-Pyrénées live in the Languedoc part of Midi-Pyrénées. As a matter of fact, the historical flag of Languedoc,
574-756: The Louvre , was designed to include the shallow, octagonal cup supported by upraised arms and a garland surrounding the model's head. Lafleur knowingly dispensed with the faithful, dynamic design (as used by Rolls-Royce to adorn their vehicles) but decided on a static representation that would assist in how the trophy was held. This article about a French sculptor is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Midi-Pyr%C3%A9n%C3%A9es Midi-Pyrénées ( French pronunciation: [midi piʁene] ; Occitan : Miègjorn-Pirenèus [mjɛdˈdʒuɾ piɾeˈnɛws] or Mieidia-Pirenèus [mjejˈði.ɔ piɾeˈnɛws] ; Spanish : Mediodía-Pirineos )
615-573: The Occitan cross , was adopted as the official flag of the Midi-Pyrénées region by the regional council. This historic flag design is itself derived from the coat of arms of the old county of Toulouse . In the Middle Ages , most of what is now Midi-Pyrénées was ruled at some time or another by the Count of Toulouse (except for Hautes-Pyrénées and the west of Gers), either directly or through vassals (such as in
656-457: The art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics . The trophy was 35 cm in height, weighed 3.8 kg and was made of gold-plated sterling silver, with a blue base of semi-precious stone (lapis lazuli). On the four sides of the base there were four gold plates, onto which would be written the names of the winners of the trophy. The sculpture, although based on the incomplete Nike of Samothrace ("The Goddess of Victory"), which remains on display at
697-474: The 1970s it was still possible to hear Occitan in the farmer markets of Gascony or Rouergue. Nonetheless, even there, changes in the last 30 years of the 20th century were dramatic, despite regional efforts to revive the language by teaching it in schools ( calendretas ). Today, Languedocian Occitan is essentially only spoken by the older people in the distant areas of Quercy, Rouergue, and the County of Foix, and Gascon
738-526: The Atlantic Ocean. In 2006 its total GDP was $ 87.915 billion for a population of 2,755,000. It had a GDP per capita of $ 32,519 a year with an unemployment of 8.9%, the GDP per employment equal to $ 80,103 a year. The economy of Midi-Pyrénées can be divided into three sectors. Primary sector : Because of its size Midi-Pyrénées has the largest number of farms of all France with 60,000 farms in active use. It has also
779-501: The Gascogne part of Midi-Pyrénées, Lauragais or Volvestre inside the Languedoc part of Midi-Pyrénées, Bonezan inside County of Foix, Lavedan inside Bigorre, and so on. The Pyrenean provinces of Couserans, Nébouzan, Quatre-Vallées, and Bigorre (but not the County of Foix) are sometimes considered to be part of Gascony. These provinces were all formed from the old Roman province of Novempopulana , later known as Vasconia (because of
820-468: The Midi-Pyrénées region into a "Region of Toulouse". Indeed, the city of Toulouse adopted the Occitan flag as its official flag, thus Toulouse and Midi-Pyrénées currently share the same flag. Despite the controversy, most researchers agree that far from distracting resources and workers from the rest of the region, Toulouse is actually acting as a locomotive for the whole region. Without Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées would probably be declining much more than it has in
861-513: The amount of ten million journeys each year. With 80,000 students and 15,000 scientists divided into 400 laboratories the region ranks in France's top three for scientific research. Technology transfers to small-business-enterprises is therefore substantial. Tourism is an important source of incomes for the region, partly due to a sunny climate and the presence of the Pyrénées. It is well known for its gastronomy and quality of life. Aside of casual tourism
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#1733085334560902-430: The area or with important offices, such as Orange , IBM and CapGemini . It is Toulouse, the largest city and capital, that currently concentrates the largest amount of employment however with the progressive extensions of transportation this has been grown considerably in recent years. In late 2006 a large plan was initiated to replace older train, the circulation of regional train has kept on increasing and has now reach
943-613: The case of Foix). After the French conquest in the 13th century, the county of Toulouse was dismantled, and eventually Languedoc was born as a remnant of the old county, but quite smaller than it. Nonetheless, until the French Revolution the Parlement (supreme court of justice) of Toulouse extended its jurisdiction over not just Languedoc, but also all the other territories that are now Midi-Pyrénées. Thus, towns like Tarbes (Bigorre), Auch (Gascony), or Rodez (Rouergue) were already under
984-411: The construction and civil engineering field the secondary sector uses 15% of the regional resources. Several multinational companies are headquartered or have major offices in the region such as: Airbus , EADS , Alcatel , Siemens , Bosch and Pierre Fabre . The aerospace industry is an important source of income for the region and employs 57,000 people. Moreover, more than 3,000 suppliers form part of
1025-489: The engineering, electronic, telecommunication and computing infrastructure for this industry. However, there is a large restructuring plan ongoing and about 10,000 new jobs are expected to be lost outright and partners will be regrouped into larger entities. Tertiary sector : The region has been behind the other French regions for a long time on services. However this has changed a lot in the recent years and there are many important consulting and telemarketing companies based in
1066-498: The jurisdiction of Toulouse before the Revolution, although only for judicial and legal matters. In terms of population Midi-Pyrénées is again a region of sharp contrasts. While the metropolitan area of Toulouse at the center of the region is a densely populated area, in some places reaching 3,500 inhabitants per km (9,000 inhabitants per sq. mile), the rest of the region is sparsely populated, with densities ranging from 12 to 60 inh. per km (31 to 155 inh. per sq. mile), which are among
1107-499: The largest amount of land readily usable with 2.6 million hectares. This is however being reduced by both the increasing population and the CAP . The departments of the Gers, Aveyron, Lot and Tarn-et-Garonne have the most significant agricultural activity of the region. Wine production has suffered in recent years from declining demand, reducing prices and over-production. There are 19 AOC wines in
1148-567: The lowest densities in western Europe. The territory now comprising Midi-Pyrénées was divided in two by its traditional dialects of Occitan , Languedocian and Gascon , with Toulouse lying by the limit between the two, on the Languedocian side. Gascon (in its several local variants : Bearnese , Aranese ) was traditionally spoken in the west and southwest of the region: Gascony, Bigorre, Quatre Vallées, Nébouzan, Comminges, Couserans. While other variants of Occitan (but primarily Languedocian)
1189-480: The lowest in France. The metropolitan area of Toulouse (1,000,000 inhabitants) far outweighs the second largest metropolitan area of Midi-Pyrénées, Tarbes , with only 110,000 inhabitants. For all these reasons, Midi-Pyrénées is often dubbed "Toulouse and the Midi-Pyrenean desert", in reference to the famous phrase "Paris and the French desert" coined by the French geographer Jean-François Gravier in 1947, when it
1230-618: The metropolitan area of Toulouse is significantly younger and with a higher level of education than in the rest of Midi-Pyrénées. Outside Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées is an aging region, which combines with a loss of population, as can be also seen in Limousin or other declining areas of France. Incomes are also rather high in the Toulouse metropolitan area, among the highest in France outside the metropolitan area of Paris, Lyon and Marseille whereas outside Toulouse incomes in Midi-Pyrénées are rather low, among
1271-671: The naked female form, as a subject for medallic sculpture. From 1901 Lafleur exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes Français , at the Salon des Indépendants and at the Salon d'Automne . In 1910 he contributed to the New York Medallic Exhibition. Lafleur was awarded a gold medal, and on 8 August 1920 he was nominated to the grade of Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur . Lafleur was a contemporary of René Gregoire (1871–1945) and Pierre Charles Lenoir (1871–1953). He also competed in
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1312-411: The recent decades, both demographically and culturally as well as economically. Despite all these differences, it is wrong to assume that Midi-Pyrénées exists only on paper. Since the region was created in the 1970s, a certain sense of a "Midi-Pyrenean" identity has emerged. Inhabitants of the region share common cultural or social features, some of them not just particular to Midi-Pyrénées, but common to
1353-462: The region. A policy of merging producers into wider groups has been initiated. Secondary sector : The second largest part of the industrial production of the region is the food industry. 4.6bn Euros are generated each year from agriculture. It is however evolving as it received the fourth largest amount of foreign investment of France and is the region of France that created the largest number of enterprises in 2005 with 14,398 new enterprises. Excluding
1394-529: The regional council in video clips to promote the distinct identity of the region. The regional council has also played a key role in developing a network of motorways/freeways to bring all the different areas of Midi-Pyrénées together. As of 2005, there are seven motorways/freeways that radiate from Toulouse and link all the most distant corners of the region with its capital city (with two of these seven motorways/freeways only partly built and scheduled to be completed by 2010-2015). A network of Regional Express Trains
1435-511: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lafleur . 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=Lafleur&oldid=1254704153 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Articles containing French-language text Short description
1476-533: The small town of Lourdes , because of religious pilgrimage, is France's second largest tourist destination after Paris and has more hotels than any other city but Paris. The administrative division of France is currently in debate. Many think that the communes are too small and should be merged, that the departments are outdated and should disappear, and that the regions are too small and too numerous (22 in metropolitan France ) and should be merged. Regarding Midi-Pyrénées, there are two thoughts: On 1 January 2016,
1517-591: The whole of southwest France, such as an interest in Rugby union : the south-west of France is even called The Land of the Oval Ball ( French : Pays de l'Ovalie ). There are images that come spontaneously to the mind of Midi-Pyrénées people when thinking about their region, such as the Airbus planes leaving their factories in Toulouse, the snowy peaks of the Pyrenees, or a game of rugby. These three images were used for some time by
1558-721: Was also set up by the regional council to ensure frequent train connections between the different parts of the region. Perhaps more importantly, the dynamism of Toulouse, as well as the fact that many young people from Midi-Pyrénées move to Toulouse after high-school, means that the inhabitants of Midi-Pyrénées identify more and more with the regional capital, which acts as a strong bond between people and areas otherwise quite diverse. When traveling away from southern France, someone from Midi-Pyrénées will in most cases introduce oneself as coming "from Toulouse". Unlike other régions of France, in Midi-Pyrénées there exists no other regional city that can rival Toulouse, so all turn toward Toulouse, which
1599-480: Was even coined to describe this phenomenon of young people leaving their regions to move to Paris. Here, Midi-Pyrénées stands clearly apart, with Toulouse being largely favored by young people over Paris, which is another proof of the strong identity that has developed around the regional capital. Midi-Pyrénées is the largest region of France. It occupies a strategic position between the Mediterranean Sea and
1640-409: Was felt that the ever-expanding urban area of Paris, so much larger than any other city in France, would soon attract all the French population and economy, turning the rest of the country into a desert. Residents elsewhere in Midi-Pyrénées at times complain of the overwhelming weight of Toulouse inside the region, and they resent the fact that so much is done for Toulouse by the regional council, turning
1681-525: Was spoken in the east and northeast of the region: Languedoc, Rouergue, Quercy, and Comté de Foix. Today, French is dominant throughout the region; Midi-Pyrénées is unlike Catalonia or northern Wales, where the regional languages are still very much part of everyday life in urban areas at least. Occitan was used on a daily basis in the Garonne and Tarn valleys until the beginning of the 20th century. More distant and isolated regions resisted longer, and as late as in