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unusual facts about La Motte-Picquet – Grenelle



La Motte-d'Aigues

La Motte-d'Aigues is situated in the southern part of the Parc naturel régional du Luberon between the crest of the Grand Luberon and the hills bordering the Eze river.

La Motte-Picquet

French ship La Motte-Picquet, four ships of the French Navy have been named in honour of the 18th century admiral

Le Hocq

Just below Le Hocq Tower, west of the groyne of boulders, is a more pleasant sandy beach, which stretches round the headland to a very stony stretch of beach which reaches as far as Rocqueberg (Witches' Rock) and La Motte (Green Island).

Paris Métro Line 6

La Motte-Picquet – Grenelle contains several crests of the family of Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte, who lends his name to the name of the street over which the station lies.


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