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Perche (pĕrsh), region and former county, NW France, in portions of Orne, Eure-et-Loir, and Eure depts. Alençon Alençon (äläNsôN`), town (1990 pop. 31,139), capital of Orne dept. ..... Click the link for more information. , an important town of the region, is world famous for its lace. Horse breeding is a significant industry, and Perche has given its name to the Percheron horse Percheron horse (pûr`chərŏn') ..... Click the link for more information. . Much of the region is forested, and there are many apple orchards and grasslands. Perche was attached to the French crown in 1525. |
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His majesty, by accepting the gift of these six incomparable horses, would stimulate the pride of his own breeders, of Limousin, Perche, and Normandy, and this emulation would have been beneficial to all. Near the house, the first notes of "Grudel perche finora" reached him, and he stepped softly on to the turf lest his footsteps on the gravel should rouse the dogs and make them mar the harmony by barking. Along the road to Brittany the Vicomte de Troisville was stated to be a younger son without a penny, for the estates in Perche belonged to the Marquis de Troisville, peer of France, who had children; the marriage would be, therefore, an enormous piece of luck for a poor emigre. |
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