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	123VOYAGE South West France: Comminges
		Comminges was not truly annexed by France until 1540.
		The town of Saint Gaudens replaced Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges as the main town in the area in the 17th century and in general the area was controlled from Auch (Gascony) and is now in the departement of Haute-Garonne, capital Toulouse.
		Comminges rests in and around the valley of the Garonne, with spectacular mountain ranges to the South.
	www.123voyage.com /realsw/areas/cumming.htm (378 words)

	Couserans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1180, the viscounty of Couserans was created and given to Roger of Comminges, brother of Count Bernard IV of Comminges, thus separating Couserans from Comminges, and reverting to the Roman situation when there was a Civitas Consorannorum (Couserans) distinct from the Civitas Convenarum (Comminges).
		When French départements were created in 1790, Couserans could have joined with Comminges to form a département, as history and geography suggested, but Saint-Girons and Saint-Gaudens (the largest town of Comminges) could not agree on which town would be the préfecture (capital).
		At the initiative of a representative of Pamiers (largest town in the County of Foix), Couserans was joined with the province of County of Foix to form the Ariège département.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Couserans (935 words)

	Pyrenees Guide .com - garonne comminges tourism travel guide
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		Garonne & Comminges - garonne comminges tourism travel guide
		Garonne river - The river Garonne, called nowadays "Canal de Garonne", is the result of the building of the "Canal du Midi" (17th century) and "Canal Lateral" (19th century).
	www.pyreneesguide.com /subs.asp?sID=199&cID=18 (226 words)

	Grand Prix du Comminges - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Grand Prix du Comminges was an automobile race held in France.
		The race was named after the Comminges, one of the former Provinces of France in ancient Gascony in what is now the Haute-Garonne department of the Midi-Pyrénées region of France.
		After World War II, the creation of Formula 1 saw the Grand Prix du Comminges modified to a Formula 2 event but, with the top drivers no longer competing, economics dictated cancellation after the 1952 race.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grand_Prix_du_Comminges (395 words)

	Encyclopedia: Comminges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		His brother Pierre, bishop of Comminges is count of another part of Comminges, while his cousins Roger I of Carcassonne and Raimond of Comminges, sons of Arnaud of Comminges, are counts of other parts of Comminges.
		Roger II (son of previous), count of part of Comminges along with Roger I of Carcassone and Bernard of Comminges (son of Raimond of Comminges) counts of other parts of Comminges, then only count of Comminges (ca.
		At the death of Mathieu of Foix in 1453, Comminges was reunited to the French crown by King Charles VII of France.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Comminges (2168 words)

	RhodesFamily.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Married in 1270 in France: Mascarosse=Marguerite de Comminges, daughter of Bernard VI, Count de Comminges and Thrèse N?; Mascarose was Henri II's second wife.
		Born: before 1260 in Comminges, Haute-Garonne, Gascogne, France, daughter of Bernard VI, Count de Comminges and Thrèse N?, Mascarosse is presumed to have been at least 10 years old when she married Henri II.
		Married in 1195 in France: Bernard IV, Count de Comminges, son of Bernard III, Comte de Comminges and Laurence de Toulouse; Contoure was Bernard IV's second wife.
	www.rhodesfamily.org /b_de_rodes.htm (17353 words)

	Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Comminges area stretches along the Pyrenees in the Gascony region between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.
		Saint-Bertrand de Comminges is the area's capital and also the highest "City of Art and History" in the Central Pyrenees area.
		The Comminges Festival ranks among the top French festivals and in its concern for quality sets itself three main objectives: to give preference to French musicians and performers, to regularly commission compositions so that their initial performance is at the festival and to include young performers alongside dedicated artists.
	www.toulouse.aeroport.fr /US/pageEdito.asp,UIDcNode,20838306,UIDcRoot,15,IDPAGE,453.rwi.html (240 words)

	82. Precaution's Page 1
		The prince had supplied him with fifty light horse, not so much by way of guard as to show the deputies how readily the queen's generals dispersed their troops and to prove that they might be safely scattered at pleasure.
		"These gentlemen, Comminges, are not prisoners," returned Mazarin, with his ironical smile, "only guests; but guests so precious that I have put a grating before each of their windows and bolts to their doors, that they may not refuse to continue my visitors.
		Comminges bowed, and returned to Athos, who was awaiting with apparent calmness, but with real anxiety, the result of the interview.
	www.web-books.com /Classics/Dumas/Twenty/Dumas_TwentyC82P1.htm (831 words)

	Ballet Preljocaj performing at the Barclay 10/17/02
		The works will be faithfully staged by Nadine Comminges, one of the two rehearsal directors, who sees her role as that of keeper of the vision of Angelin Preljocaj, who founded the dance company in 1984.
		A dancer in the company for 10 years before taking on administrative duties six months ago, Comminges said that she considered herself "part of the artistic team" but would not call herself "interim" or "acting" artistic director while Preljocaj takes time off to pursue independent projects.
		Comminges and the other dancers have had to go through three stages before beginning to adjust to the rigorous demands of "Helikopter."
	www.irvineworldnews.com /Bstories/oct17/ballet.html (1117 words)

	Tucson Weekly: Rite Turn (October 31 - November 6, 2002)
		Speaking through an interpreter from her hotel room in Irvine, Calif., where the company was to perform last weekend, Comminges said that Preljocaj remained faithful to the broad story line of the original, known in French as Le Sacre du Printemps.
		The video is a whirlwind that constantly moves with the dancers." And inspired by the circle traced in the air by the helicopter propellers, Preljocaj has his six dancers moving in "concentric circles in and out.
		Comminges said that dance is alive and well and living in France, in part because "we're very fortunate to have a government that supports the arts.
	www.tucsonweekly.com /tw/2002-10-31/review3.html (902 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Toulouse
		Toulouse, chief town of the Tectosagi, at the end of the second century B.C. tried to shake off the yoke of Rome during the invasion of the Cimbri, but at the beginning of the empire it was a prosperous Roman civitas with famous schools in which the three brothers of the Emperor Constantine were pupils.
		The first archbishop was Raymond de Comminges, Bishop of Maguelonne from 1309, who, when created cardinal in 1327, abandoned the See of Toulouse and went to Avignon where he died in 1348.
		The earliest Bishop of Comminges we know of is Suavis, who assisted at the Council of Agde in 506; but Sidonius Apollinaris speaks of the persecutions suffered at the hands of the Arian Goths in the fifth century by the bishops of Comminges.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14795b.htm (2459 words)

	France festivals, le site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Thanks to the talent of both professors and students and the quality of the instruments, the Comminges International Music Academy has become a renowned and respected establishment in the world of ancient music.
		On the edge of Gascony, the ancient feudal county of Comminges stretches out in the Pyrenees, halfway between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic coasts.
		The capital, Saint-Bertrand de Comminges, a peaceful mediaeval town whose imposing cathedral looks out over the valleys, is heir to a rich and glorious past: a population of 100,000 when it was founded by Pompey, an important bishopric in the Middle Ages.
	www.francefestivals.com /comminges/commingesptfrcentreuk.htm (364 words)

	monuments2e
		It was the bishops of Comminges' winter residence.
		The blazon was trimmed with four cows from Béarn, the shield of Comminges and the inscription: "Ami de la paix repose avec nous étendard du Dieu Vivant".
		The hospital was risen on a land which was bequeathed to the village in 1631, near the Notre Dame de Lorette chapel.
	perso.wanadoo.fr /village-alan/monuments2e.htm (1418 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Tarbes
		Bertrand of Comminges was one of its monks; another, St. Raymond, was sent to Spain in 1158, where he founded the Abbey of Fitere, and the celebrated semi-religious, semi-military order of Calatrava.
		Bertrand, Bishop of Comminges (1073-1123), preached the Gospel in the Vallee d'Azun in the Diocese of Tarbes.
		To make amends for the hostile reception that had been given him, the inhabitants pledged themselves to give the See of Comminges all the butter that should be produced in the territory of Azun during the week preceding Pentecost; this impost was paid down to 1789.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14453a.htm (598 words)

	Ancestors of Dylan James Schiele
		Arnaud I of Comminges Count of Comminges was born about 898 in Comminges, Aude, France.
		Asnarius of Comminges Count of Comminges was born about 872 in Comminges, Aude, France.
		Children were: Arnaud I of Comminges Count of Comminges.
	jjhnsn.tripod.com /dylan/d125.htm (1766 words)

	Ghosts & Scholars Newsletter Number 7
		The description of St Bertrand de Comminges, "this old-world place", as "decayed" is repeated later in the tale, when the sacristan's house is described as bearing "like the rest of Comminges, the aspect of decaying age".
		James's visit to Comminges, a few years before the publication of the story, took place at a time when the town, and parts of St Bertrand's church, were indeed in a state of deterioration.
		The two hotels now extant in Comminges are the Hotel du Comminges, which stands directly opposite the cathedral; and L'Oppidum, which is perhaps a hundred yards by foot through the streets but in fact nestles close under the northern flank of the cathedral.
	www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~pardos/GSNews7.html (8988 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Under his leadership, the first church is built in 1879 with materials prepared during the winter for this purpose in 1874 by Father M. Fillion.
		Father Comminges dies suddenly in 1884 leaving behind memories of great charity for the disadvantaged.
		He passes away in Kenora on August 12th, 1922, and is buried in the Lorette cemetery beside Father Comminges at the foot of the cross.
	www.rc.net /canada/notredamedelorette/history.htm (1543 words)

	Comminges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Stretching from Bagnères-de-Luchon (or just Luchon) almost as far as Toulouse, the Comminges is an ancient feudal county that encompasses the upper valley of the River Garonne.
		It also boasts one of the finest buildings in the Pyrenees, the magnificent cathedral of St-Bertrand-de-Comminges, the product of three distinct periods of architecture.
		The mountainous southern part is what you will want to see, and access is via the unprepossessing little town of Montréjeau, from where there are daily bus and train services to Luchon.
	france-for-visitors.com /pyrenees/comminges.html (93 words)

	"Canon Alberic's Scrapbook" by M. R. James
		Bertrand de Comminges is a decayed town on the spurs of the Pyrenees, not very far from Toulouse, and still nearer to Bagnères-de-Luchon.
		This Alberic was a Canon of Comminges from 1680 to 1701.
		The upper windows of the mansion were boarded up, and the whole place bore, as does the rest of Comminges, the aspect of decaying age.
	www.litgothic.com /Texts/alberic.html (3911 words)

	The 'Affaire Plon'
		You will recall that Comminges Cathedral contains a small but perfect example of the work of Jean-Christian Merveillard, built in 1779 and (according to the copious church records) only tuned once in the whole of the nineteenth century.
		To appreciate the full intensity of the drama you should understand that in Comminges it was assumed that Doufourmantelle's men in the ministry had all been Vichyiste during the war, and that allowing Rotring (from Alsace) into the heartlands of France was tantamount to giving in to the Germans.
		Plon had no children of their own, and the next titulaire at Comminges was a young man from the Conservatoire at Lyon - but I digress.
	www.users.dircon.co.uk /~oneskull/3.6.50.htm (2134 words)

	Literature.org - The Online Literature Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		And waving his hand to Comminges he rejoined D'Artagnan, who instantly put himself at the head of his troop, followed by the cardinal, Guitant and the rest of the escort.
		All that he had heard from these three different men, Comminges, Guitant and Villequier, confirmed him in his conviction that in case of serious tumults there would be no one on his side except the queen; and then Anne of Austria had so often deserted her friends that her support seemed most precarious.
		Possessed by this idea, the cardinal resolved to know all about D'Artagnan immediately; of course he could not inquire from D'Artagnan himself who he was and what had been his career; he remarked, however, in the course of conversation that the lieutenant of musketeers spoke with a Gascon accent.
	www.literature.org /authors/dumas-alexandre/twenty-years-after/chapter-02.html (2526 words)

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		IFP : Aurignac Immobilier : Specialists in rural property, country and village houses, renovation projects and new builds in the Comminges.
		We are a small 'Agence' in this old bastide village in the Comminges area of south west France - the southern half of the Haute Garonne.
		Although only an hour from the ski slopes or the opera or the hypermarkets, the Comminges is a network of hamlets, scattered farms and market towns, in a tranquil rural landscape reminiscent of the best of rural England a generation ago.
	www.french-property.com /aurignac (366 words)

	I saw fate whiz back by me
		"When M. de Comminges," says St. Evremond, "was ambassador from his most Christian Majesty to the King of Great Britain, there came to London an Irish prophet, who passed himself off as a great worker of miracles.
		"A rumour of the prophet's coming soon spread all over the town, and the hotel of M. de Comminges was crowded by sick persons, who came full of confidence in their speedy cure.
		The Irishman made them wait a considerable time for him, but came at last, in the midst of their impatience, with a grave and simple countenance, that showed no signs of his being a cheat.
	informant38.blogspot.com /2003/07/m.html (385 words)

	Hotel Listings & Destination Guide for Europe & ...
		To the right of the west door a Romanesque cloister with engaging carved capitals looks out across a green valley to hills, where a local maquis unit had its lair during the war.
		Opposite the cathedral, the Hôtel du Comminges (tel 05.61.88.31.43, fax 05.61.94.98.22; 220-300F/?34-46; closed Nov-March) makes for a fine, old-fashioned overnight and has a reasonable restaurant (closed Oct-March).
		The only notable unaffiliated restaurant is Chez Simone, downhill from the Hôtel du Comminges, serving simpler fare (around 90F/?13.70) on its panoramic terrace.
	www.eztrip.com /dg_viewLocation_formId-81483.html (715 words)

	Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas
		The sentinel then pointed out to him an officer who was conversing on foot, his hand resting upon the neck of the horse of his interlocutor.
		The cardinal turned his horse towards them, while d'Artagnan withdrew, out of respect; but, from the manner in which the officer on foot and the one mounted took off their hats, he saw that they recognized his Eminence.
		And saluting Comminges with his hand, he rejoined d'Artagnan, who resumed the head of his little troop, followed immediately by Guitaut and the cardinal, who were followed in their turn by the rest of the escort.
	www.4literature.net /Alexandre_Dumas/Twenty_Years_After/4.html (1071 words)

	83. Strength And Sagacity Page 2
		The two prisoners were at this point of their conversation when Comminges entered, preceded by a sergeant and two men, who brought supper in a basket with two handles, filled with basins and plates.
		Suddenly D'Artagnan looked up and in his eyes there was a gleam which scarcely even Porthos observed; but it died away and he appeared more sorrowful than before.
		"Come, come," said Comminges, who, since D'Artagnan, on the day of Broussel's arrest, had saved him from the hands of the Parisians, had entertained a real affection for him, "don't be unhappy; I never thought of bringing you bad news.
	www.web-books.com /Classics/Dumas/Twenty/Dumas_TwentyC83P2.htm (823 words)

	Corley and Ware Ancestors
		son of Arnold I Count Of CONSERANS and Arsinde DE CARCASSONE, was born in 950 in Comminges, France and died in 1012 in Comminges, France, at age 62.
		was born in 955 in Comminges, France and died in 1011 in Comminges, France, at age 56.
		son of Roger I De Comminges Seigneur Of COMMINGES and Gersende Of BIGORRE, died on an unknown date.
	www.geocities.com /maryw_36/a33.html (9295 words)

	St Bertrand des Comminges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This fountain is in the ancient hilltop village of St Bertrand des Comminges.
		We know there were fountains in the village from the 13th century (mentioned in the city records) and undoubtedly cisterns.
		An act from 6th of May 1495 inventoried in the 18th century by the paleographer Larcher mentions the existance of a fountain but not its precise placement." Merci beacoup, Isabelle Sourroubille!
	www.bdrak.com /fount/sb.htm (111 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Dominic
		Again, the canons of Saint-Lizier wished him to succeed Garcias de l'Orte as Bishop of Comminges.
		Lastly, in 1215 an effort was made by Garcias de l'Orte himself, who had been transferred from - Comminges to Auch, to make him Bishop of Navarre.
		But Saint Dominic absolutely refused all episcopal honours, saying that he would rather take flight in the night, with nothing but his staff, than accept the episcopate.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/05106a.htm (3978 words)

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