La Varenne
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La Varenne may refer to:
- La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire, a small town in the suburbs of ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, part of the commune of Saint-Maur-des-FossésSaint-Maur-des-FossésSaint-Maur-des-Fossés is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 11.7 km. from the center of Paris.-The abbey:...
, in FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Postal code: 94210. - La VarenneLa Varenne, Maine-et-LoireLa Varenne is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.The inhabitants of the town of La Varenne are "Varenna, Varennaises"-Demography:-External links:* * * * * *...
, a commune of the Maine-et-LoireMaine-et-LoireMaine-et-Loire is a department in west-central France, in the Pays de la Loire region.- History :Maine-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. Originally it was called Mayenne-et-Loire, but its name was changed to Maine-et-Loire in 1791....
département, in France - La Varenne, the nom de plume, of François Pierre La VarenneFrançois Pierre La VarenneFrançois Pierre de la Varenne , Burgundian by birth, was the author of Le Cuisinier françois , the founding text of modern French cuisine. La Varenne broke with the Italian traditions that had revolutionized medieval French cookery in the 16th century...
(1618–1678) who wrote the revolutionary French cookbook Le Cuisinier françois in 1651