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Need clarification on map term for France please?

  • On the following map of northern coastal France when I expand the area of the map names appear in red text. http://travel.yahoo.com/p-map-483127-map_of_avranches-i For example To ...show more

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    Well, the French word "rivage" means "coastal area", be it the land bordering water or the other way around. (As per fr.wiktionary.org). I speak fluent French, but living in the US it sometimes gets a bit rusty, I must admit. As for "enclos", I believe the translation is simply "enclosure". Concerning the status of these different places, however, your best bet is probably Wikipedia and Google. In your country- regardless of whether that's Britain, the US, or someplace else, different communities have different statuses. It's very similar in France. There are municipalities, "arrondissements", "cantons", etc. Sorry that I couldn't give you a more informed answer, but I hope that at least helped a bit.

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These are what the french call "Lieu-dit"... They are usually hamlets (or what are modernly called subdivisions). They are not big enough to have their own town hall and pertain as such to the closest larger town. L'Enclos would be what the british call a "Close", If you need more information on these locations you would be best off to address yourself to the Mairie d'Avranches (town hall).

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