Santons De Collection

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Aix-en-Provence, often known as simply Aix, is a city and commune in southern France, about 30 km (20 mi) north of Marseille. A former capital of Provence, it is the subprefecture of the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The population of Aix-en-Provence is approximately 148,000. Its inhabitants are called Aixois or, less commonly, Aquisextains.

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Article title : Aix-en-Provence
"law and economics. The computer software industry. The manufacture of santons, traditional hand-crafted figurines, often associated with provencal Christmas..."
Article title : Battle of Austerlitz
"northern part of the battlefield was dominated by the 700-foot (210-metre) Santon Hill and the 880-foot (270-meter) Žuráň Hill, both overlooking the vital..."
Article title : Figurine
"statuary – c. 800–1600 Staffordshire figures – England, 1720 to present Santons – Provence, France, 18th century to present Animal figurines Model figure..."
Article title : André Montagard
"Éditions Bendor. OCLC 6698837. Montagard, André (1960). Ma Provence et mes santons. Marseille: Éditions Bendor. OCLC 5981612. Montagard, André (1962). La..."
Article title : Nativity scene
"traditions of nativity scenes emerged in different countries. Hand-painted santons are popular in Provence. In southern Germany, Austria and Trentino-Alto..."
Article title : Marseille
"were involved in cardmaking). Another local tradition is the making of santons, small hand-crafted figurines for the traditional Provençal Christmas creche..."
Article title : Aunis
"Allionis". Delayant 1872, p. 54 See the Roman road maps, entitled "Les Santons dans l'Aquitaine du Haut-Empire romain", in La Charente-Maritime, L'Aunis..."
Article title : Christmas
"crèches in southern France, using hand-painted terracotta figurines called santons. In certain parts of the world, notably Sicily, living nativity scenes..."
Article title : Manila in the Claws of Light
"Maigue as alternate); Floyd Tena as Pol; Noel Rayos as Atong; Aicelle Santons as Perla (with Rita Daniela as alternate); Dulce as Mrs. Cruz (with Ima..."
Article title : Saintes, Charente-Maritime
"French) Le patrimoine des communes de la Charente-Maritime, éditions Flohic, collection Le patrimoine des communes de France, 2002. Wikimedia Commons has..."

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