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2 unusual facts about Bex–Villars–Bretaye railway


Bex–Villars–Bretaye railway

The authority to construct the railway was gained in three stages, that from Bex, a small town on the main Lausanne–Simplon railway, to Villars-sur-Ollon on 15 October 1897; from Villars to Chesières on 19 December 1905 and from Villars to Bretaye on 5 October 1911.

Bretaye

The pass (1,806 m) is connected to Villars by the Bex–Villars–Bretaye railway, which is the second highest railway of the canton after the Montreux–Glion–Rochers-de-Naye railway.


11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment

The ceremony was attended by Lt Col Gareth Bex (Commanding Officer); soldiers of the Regiment; Mark Hopwood, of FGW; Keith Mitchell, leader of the county council; and the MP for Wantage, Ed Vaizey.

Aigle–Sépey–Diablerets railway

The ASD put forward many railway projects in the early 20th century: a link with Gstaad via the Col du Pillon, connections with Chesières and Villars forming part of a grand Boulevard des Alpes linking Interlaken with Chamonix.

Aimé Maillart

Les dragons de Villars premiered at the Théâtre Lyrique; it was also popular in Germany (under the title Das Glöckchen des Eremiten) and received a performance in New York City.

Anne Lascaris

Honorat II of Savoy (1509-20 September 1580), count of Villars, marshal of France in 1571, married Françoise de Foix

Ars-sur-Formans

In 1226 Jean of Ars sold his land to the monastery of Île Barbe but Villars retained sovereignty.

Avie Luthra

Meera Syal and Nitin Ganatra are cast in the lead parts and the film is being produced by Bex Hopkins, who produced 'Cross My Heart' and 'Lucky', and Christine Alderson for Ipso Facto Films and Roister Doister Films.

Bex Taylor-Klaus

In high school, Bex performed in her school's Improv Troupe - she loves comedy and Improv - and with friends started a Junior-High Acting Troupe to train young actors.

Carlos Conca

This work was published in the' ' Journal de Mathématiques Pures et the Appliqueés' ' (Gauthier-Villars/Elsevier), oldest of the specialized magazines in France, founded in 1836 by Joseph Liouville.

Château de Montribloud

At the beginning of the 15th century, after the death without heirs of Eudes de Villars, Montribloud passed in 1418 to his grand-nephews, the sons of Jeanne de la Tour and of Jean de La Baume, Count of de Montrevel and Marshal of France.

Craig Pollock

Pollock worked as a teacher in the late 1970s eventually becoming director of sport at the College Beausoleil in Villars, Switzerland.

Dombes

The southern portion was held in succession by the lords of Villars and of Thoire.

Fun Kids

Its current presenter line-up includes: Luke Franks, Alex Perkins, Hannah McBride, Jamie Mason, Josh Divney, Bex Lindsay, Sean Thorne and Justin Fletcher.

Georges Ville

Préface de Stanislas Meunier— Gauthier-Villars et fils (1897)--- Determination of ammonia in the air, nitrogen absorption from the air by plants.

Honoré Armand de Villars

Don Honoré Armand de Villars, 2e duc de Villars (4 October 1702, Paris - May 1770, Aix), Duke and Peer of France, Prince of Martigues, Grandee of Spain, Knight of the Golden Fleece, Viscount of Melun, Marquis of la Melle, Count of Rochemiley, was a French nobleman, soldier and politician.

Johann Philipp d'Arco

D'Arco was born in Arco, Trentino, and already had 30 years distinguished service when he was ordered by Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden in 1703 to defend Breisach to the last man against a French attack under Villars.

Ranks in the French Army

Six marshals of France have been given the even more exalted rank of "marshal general of France" (maréchal général de France): Biron, Lesdiguières, Turenne, Villars, Saxe and Soult.

Suzy Kassem

During her youth, she attended La Garenne International School and Aiglon College in Villars, Switzerland.


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