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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: RON-SAC |
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SABLE , a town of western France, in the department of Sarthe, on the river Sarthe, 30 M. W.S.W. of Le Mans by rail. Pop. (1906) 4952. Sable has a chateau of the 18th century , a fortified gateway, relic of a medieval stronghold, and a modern
church
century . Its importance, however, is chiefly due to the marble quarries of the vicinity, the products of which are worked in the town, where flour-milling, the manufacture of farm-implements and trade
Laval , marshal of France. The place afterwards came into the possession of Colbert de Torcy, nephew of the great
union of France and Brittany was concluded at Sable, between Charles VIII. and Duke Francis II. 'End of Article: SABLE If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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