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Wine-growing Sologne village 15 km south of Blois, one of the 26 communes of Agglopolys.
Its 1056 inhabitants are called castanéens.
Denis Papin was born in this village on August 22, 1647, at a place called "Les Coudraies", in his grandmother's closerie. A famous physicist, mathematician and inventor, he is best known for his work on the steam engine and the famous Papin Marmite.
The village is grateful to him, and as a result, there are many different versions of the name:
La Cité Denis...
Its 1056 inhabitants are called castanéens.
Denis Papin was born in this village on August 22, 1647, at a place called "Les Coudraies", in his grandmother's closerie. A famous physicist, mathematician and inventor, he is best known for his work on the steam engine and the famous Papin Marmite.
The village is grateful to him, and as a result, there are many different versions of the name:
La Cité Denis...
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