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    La Brigue (French pronunciation: [la bʁiɡ]; Ligurian: Briga; Occitan: La Briga; Italian: Briga Marittima) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department...
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    Italian territory in the southern sector, namely the districts of Tende and La Brigue, were more likely to be accepted by the international community. The French...
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    fortress” or “height, then castle”. Mentioned for the first time in 1215, Brigue was not recognized as a town until the 17th century. It underwent major...
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    area was returned to France following the war and in 1947, the areas of La Brigue and Tende, which had remained Italian after 1860 were ceded to France...
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    Fontaines) is a Roman Catholic shrine located four kilometers (2.5 miles) from La Brigue, France, very close to the Italian border. The name derives from seven...
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    then changed by the Treaty of Paris in 1947, when France acquired Tende, La Brigue, Mont Chaberton and the Lake of Mont Cenis. In the 21st century, an ongoing...
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    with the following cantons: Nice, cantons: Nice (2 cantons), Aspremont, La Brigue, Menton, Monaco, Roquebillière, Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, Saorge, L'Escarène...
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    Saint-Paulin Saint-Rémy Spinosien Tarentais Tome d'Arles Tome de la Brigue Tome de la Vésubie Tome des Bauges - Savoie, Haute-Savoie Tomme au Fenouil Tomme...
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    Saint-Paul-de-Vence has long been a haven of the famous, mostly due to the La Colombe d'Or hotel, whose former guests include Jean-Paul Sartre and Pablo...
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    d'Histoire (City of Art and History). There is an annual Fête du Jasmin or La Jasminade, at the beginning of August. The first festival was on August 3–4...
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