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13 unusual facts about Le Creusot


155 mm Creusot Long Tom

The 155 mm Creusot Long Tom was a French field gun (artillery piece) manufactured by Schneider et Cie in Le Creusot, France and used by the Boers in the Second Boer War.

Alfred-Henri-Amand Mame

By analogy with the great ironworks of Le Creusot, the Mame firm has been called the literary "Creusot".

Canon de 75 CA modèle 1940 Schneider

The Canon de 75 contre avion modèle 1940 Schneider was a French piece of 75 mm artillery of the Second World War, designed and manufactured by Schneider et Cie in Le Creusot.

Canon de 75 modèle 1912 Schneider

The Canon de 75 modele 1912 Schneider was a French World War I piece of 75 mm artillery, designed and manufactured by Schneider et Cie in Le Creusot.

Canon de 75 modèle 1914 Schneider

The Canon de 75 modele 1914 Schneider was a French World War I piece of 75 mm artillery, designed and manufactured by Schneider et Cie in Le Creusot.

Eugène Schneider

Eugène Schneider died in 1875 and was buried in the San Charles church in Le Creusot (Saône-et-Loire).

Frédéric Demontfaucon

Frédéric Demontfaucon (born 24 December 1973 in Le Creusot, Saône-et-Loire) is a judoka from France.

Île-de-France tramway Line 3

The trains were ordered in December 2003, and manufactured in factories at Le Creusot (bogies), Tarbes (electrical and electronic traction), Villeurbanne (electronics), Ornans (motors), with final assembly performed at Aytré, near La Rochelle.

No. 61 Squadron RAF

the attacks on Le Creusot and Peenemünde (17 October 1942 and 17/18 August 1943, respectively);

Roger Milliot

Roger Milliot (1927, Le Creusot - 1968) was a French poet and painter.

Roy Calvert

Along with his navigator, Calvert was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in October 1942 for his part in several combat missions over hostile territory including the 94-bomber raid on the Le Creusot armament factory, whilst flying both Manchesters and Lancasters.

VIBOT

An induction week is organized starting the first semester, in September, in Le Creusot during which the enrolled students are informed about the program, the assessment and the rules.

The third semester was hosted by the university Center Condorcet in Le Creusot, which is a delocalization of the Université de Bourgogne.