Solférino
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Solférino is a commune
in the Landes department in Aquitaine
in south-western France
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It was created in 1863 by Napoléon III by uniting several neighboring communities. It is named after the Battle of Solferino
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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 Landes department in Aquitaine
Aquitaine
Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...
in south-western 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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It was created in 1863 by Napoléon III by uniting several neighboring communities. It is named after the Battle of Solferino
Battle of Solferino
The Battle of Solferino, , was fought on June 24, 1859 and resulted in the victory of the allied French Army under Napoleon III and Sardinian Army under Victor Emmanuel II against the Austrian Army under Emperor Franz Joseph I; it was the last major battle in world...
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See also
- Communes of the Landes department
- Parc naturel régional des Landes de GascogneParc naturel régional des Landes de GascogneLandes de Gascogne Regional Natural Park is a protected area of pine forest, wetland and oceanic coastline located in the Aquitaine region of southwestern France.-History:...