Recey-sur-Ource
Encyclopedia
Recey-sur-Ource is a commune
in the Côte-d'Or
department in eastern France
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, which flows northwestward through the middle of the commune.
(1802-1861), ecclesiastic and orator.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Côte-d'Or
Côte-d'Or
Côte-d'Or is a department in the eastern part of France.- History :Côte-d'Or is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was formed from part of the former province of Burgundy.- Geography :...
department in eastern France
France
The 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...
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Geography
The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the OurceOurce
The Ource is a long river in northeastern France, right tributary of the river Seine. Its source is in the Haute-Marne département, 2 km south of Poinson-lès-Grancey. It flows generally northwest...
, which flows northwestward through the middle of the commune.
Population
Personalities
It was the birthplace of Jean-Baptiste Henri LacordaireJean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire
Jean-Baptiste Henri-Dominique Lacordaire , often styled Henri-Dominique Lacordaire, was a French ecclesiastic, preacher, journalist and political activist...
(1802-1861), ecclesiastic and orator.