France. Dax

FR-135473

Sender: majestra

Les Landes. Dax.  

Thermal Station. "Hot Fountain", Adour Embankment, et le Taureau.

Dax is a commune in Aquitaine in south-western France. It is particularly famous as a spa, specialising in mud treatment for rheumatism and similar ailments. 

France. Chateaubriant

FR-131435

Sender: chris_in_burgundy

Châteaubriant  is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department and the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It is part of the historic duchy of Brittany and the country of Mée. Châteaubriant's history began in the 11th century when Brient (an envoy of the Count of Rennes) constructed a castle on a motte bordering the Chère and Rollard rivers. 

France: Le Havre. St Joseph Church

Le Havre is a city in the northwest region of France situated on the right bank of the mouth of the Seine River. The city was founded in 1517, when it was named Franciscopolis after Francis I of France, and subsequently named Le Havre-de-Grâce ("Harbor of Grace"). Le Havre simply means the harbour or the port. Its construction was ordered to replace the ancient harbours of Honfleur and Harfleur whose utility had decreased due to silting. The city was almost destroed during WW2 and now Le Harve is UNESCO WHS.

St Joseph's Church is a 107-metre tall Romano Catholic church which construction began in 1951, and ended in 1957. Some interpret its gloomy, neo-Gothic interior as a memorial to the five thousand civilians who died in Le Havre during a Nazi siege.

May RR / sender: Sylvie / days in transit: 9

Ле Харве - город на северозападе Франции, расположенный на правом берегу реки Сеннаю Город был основан в 1517 г., был назван Францискополис в честь короля Франциска І, и впоследствии переименован в Le Havre-de-Grâce (Бухта Милости). "Le Harve" переводится как бухта или порт. Строительство города было запланировано как замена старых бухт Honfleur и Harfleur, использование которых было усложнено из-за их заиления. Город был практически уничтожен во время Второй мировой войны.

Церковь Св. Джозефа - 107-метровая римско-католическая церковь, сооружение которой проходило в 1951-57 г.г. Церковь была построена в память о 5000 мирных жителях. погибших в городе во время фашистской оккупации.

France

Tradition costumes of Provence shows this card, arrived via official line.

ID: FR-30924 / sender: Christiane / days in transit: 12