Saumur
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Saumur is a commune in and subprefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.
The chateau, the church of Saint-Pierre-du-Marais and the town hall, seen from across the Loire
The Hôtel de Ville
The Cessart Bridge
Cessart Bridge over the River Loire in Saumur
Coco Chanel
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Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel was a French fashion designer and businesswoman. The founder and namesake of the Chanel brand, she was credited in the post–World War I era with popularising a sporty,
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…Charles Ernest Beulé (1826–1874), archeologist Coco Chanel (1883–1971), fashion designer Jean de La Brète (pen name of Alice Cherbonnel; 1858–1945), novelist…
Chanel in 1931
Caricature of Chanel and Arthur "Boy" Capel by Sem, 1913
Chanel (right) in her hat shop, 1919. Caricature by Sem.
Chanel and Winston Churchill in 1921