Orléans

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Orléans

Orléans (UK /ɔːˈlɪənz/;French pronunciation: [ɔʁleã]) is a city in north-central France, about 111 kilometres (69 mi) southwest of Paris. It is the capital of the Loiret department and of the Centre-Val de Loire region.

Orléans is located on the Loire River where the river curves south towards the Massif Central.

The city of New Orleans (in French, La Nouvelle-Orléans), in Louisiana, United States is named after the commune of Orléans.

Geography

Orléans is located in the northern bend of the Loire, which crosses from east to west. Orléans belongs to the vallée de la Loire sector between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire, which was in 2000 inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The capital of Orléanais, 120 kilomètres south-south-west of Paris, it is bordered to the north by the Beauce region and the forêt d'Orléans, and the Orléans-la-Source neighbourhood and the Sologne region to the south.

Five bridges in the city cross the river :

  • Pont de l'Europe
  • Pont du Maréchal Joffre (also called pont Neuf)
  • Orléans (grape)

    Orléans is a variety of white grape (sp. Vitis vinifera) which up until the 19th century was much grown in Germany, but in very little use since the early 20th century. It has large berries with thick skins and a high yield. Young Orléans wine has been described as somewhat reminiscent of wine made from white varieties of the pinot family, but with pineapple aromas.

    History

    German legends claim that the variety is French in origin, actually from the city of Orléans, and that Charlemagne (742-814) was responsible for the first German plantings, which should have been in Rüdesheimer Berg in Rheingau, which were locally known as Berg Orléans. However, there seem to be no documentary evidence to support this, and other legends point to Charlemagne as an importer of red varieties. The origin of this grape variety is not known with precision; it could have been brought from France by the Cistercian monks who founded much of the German wine industry along Rhine. What is known is that has a long history in the wine-growing areas along the Rhine, where Orléans and Trollinger were common earlier than Riesling. In the 19th century, it was widely used in Gemischter Satz plantation together with varieties such as Elbling, Heunisch, Riesling, Pinot gris, Silvaner and Traminer. In the 19th century, It seems to have been particularly common in many of the best vineyard sites, such as Rüdesheimer Berg in Rheingau and the vineyards Jesuitengarten, Kirchenstück and Ungeheuer around Forst in the Palatinate, where it was mixed with Riesling and Traminer. The reason for this seems to be that, although high yielding, it is a late ripening variety that needed to be planted in these sites in order to ripen properly, and would not give a good quality in every year. Most likely this was the reason for its decline, since it had to compete for the best sites with Riesling. Varietally pure Orléans wines were considered to be heavy, spicy and long-lived.

    Orléans AOC

    Orléans is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine in the Loire Valley wine region of France situated around the city of Orléans.

    History

    Contemporary History

    This wine has held AOC status since September 2006. Prior to this date it held VDQS status, and the VDQS was renamed from Vins de l'Orléanais to Orléans in 2002. In the course of the 20th century, the Orléans wine-growing area went through a serious decline. Its accession to AOC status has come about now thanks to the unstinting efforts of its own producers over the last 20 years.

    Geographical Location

    The area lies in the Loiret department in the communes of Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle, Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin, Baule, Beaugency, Chécy, Cléry-Saint-André, Mardié, Mareau-aux-Prés, Meung-sur-Loire, Mézières-lez-Cléry, Olivet, Orléans, Saint-Ay, Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Mesmin and Saint-Jean-de-Braye.

    Geology

    Siliceous clay and siliceous gravel soils.

    Climate

    The climate is semi-oceanic with continental influences.

    Wine-growing area

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    NRJ Michael Jackson Pop France
    Radio Emotion Oldies France
    M2 Love Rock,Soft Rock,Adult France
    OÜI FM Alternatif Alternative France
    DYNAMHITS R&B,Hip Hop,Rap France
    RCT CapSao Latin Hits France
    Radio Arverne Adult Contemporary France
    4U Smooth Jazz Jazz France
    Psychedelik Dark-Psyché Electronica France
    Radio NTI Nantes Dance,Electronica France
    Beaub FM 89 Indie France
    Radio Espace Dance,Top 40,R&B France
    Canal Académie Talk France
    France Bleu Isere Varied France
    Sea FM Coutances Varied France
    Delta FM Saint Omer Adult Contemporary France
    Bachata Dominicana World Caribbean,Latin Hits France
    Radio Gospel France Christian Contemporary,Gospel,Christian France
    France Bleu Alsace News Talk France
    Delta FM Dunkerque Adult Contemporary France
    Sweet FM Varied,Top 40 France
    Skyrock Pop,R&B,Rap France
    FD Radio Latino Latin Hits France
    Clubbin Radio Dance,Electronica France
    Radio Chopin Classical France
    Radio Espérance Enseignement Religious,Christian France
    Alta Frequenza Pop France
    Fréquence Plus Pop France
    DJBuzz Radio Electronica France
    Carrément Mash Up Experimental France
    Variation Varied France
    Euro Mixx Dance France
    Nostalgie Poetes Varied France
    France Bleu Armorique Varied France
    jazz swing manouche radio Jazz,Blues France
    Jazz Radio Ladies&Crooners Jazz France
    Hotmixradio Hits Varied France
    M2 80 Rock,80s,Pop France
    Generations Rap US Rap France
    Radio Liberté (FR) Varied France
    Radio ZamZam Religious France
    Tropiques FM 90.0 Bourg-en-Bresse World Caribbean,World Tropical,World Africa France
    Alouette Easy,Contemporary France
    Jazz Radio Soul Food Radio Jazz France
    Radio Saint Nabor Varied France
    R Meribel Varied France
    Nostalgie Stars 80 80s France
    Radio No1 Varied France
    Azur Blues Blues France
    France Bleu Loire Ocean Varied France

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