Parthenay (French: [paʁtənɛ] ; Poitevin: Partenaes) is an ancient fortified town and commune in the Deux-Sèvres department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region...
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Catherine de Parthenay, Viscountess and Princess of Rohan (1554–1631) was a French noblewoman, mathematician, philosopher, poet, playwright, and translator...
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Ludique International de Parthenay, otherwise known as the Festival de Jeux or FLIP, is a games festival held in the town of Parthenay in western France. The...
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The Gare de Parthenay is a former railway station – now closed to passengers except as a bus station – in the town of Parthenay, in the department of...
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Anne de Parthenay was a 16th-century woman who received a thorough classical education from her mother, Michelle de Saubonne, the governess to Renée,...
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Beaulieu-sous-Parthenay (French pronunciation: [boljø su paʁtənɛ], literally Beaulieu under Parthenay) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the...
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Jean V de Parthenay-L'Archevêque, or Larchevêque, Sieur de Soubise (c. 1512 – 1 September 1566), was a Protestant French nobleman, last lord of Mouchamps...
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bypasses Bressuire as a dual carriageway before heading south east towards Parthenay. It cuts through the villages of Saint-Sauveur and Chiche before turning...
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François Viète (section Serving Parthenay)
Parthenay presented him to King Charles IX of France. Viète wrote a genealogy of the Parthenay family and following the death of Jean V de Parthenay-Soubise...
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and horses. The Parthenais breed of cattle is named after the town of Parthenay in the north of the département. Also, dairy products are produced in...
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