Founded in 1926, Rouyn-Noranda is a city with 41,934 inhabitants, located 600 km to the northwest of Montreal, whose economy has historically been based on mineral and forestry resources.
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The Old Town of Regensburg, in Germany, lies on the Danube and is an inner European mediaeval centre of trade. The interaction between cultural and architectural influences is emphasized.
Nevşehir is considered an important city in Turkey due to its natural cultural and historical features. The underground cities, stone houses, interior decorations and church wall paintings bring cultural tourism in to the forefront.
Namur, the capital of Wallonia, is home to 110,000 residents. It is ideally located in the centre of Belgium, at the confluence of the Meuse and the Sambre Rivers, whose courses and traffic both flow through the city.
Le Havre is writing a new chapter in its history: raised to the ground in the Second World War, the town has built itself back up by expanding and annexing neighbouring towns in the 1950-60s.
Lake Megantic is the central city in the Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Granit, at the south-east of the region of Estrie, close to the border with the United States (the state of Maine).
Jeonju is a historic city in Korea. As the city where government agencies were located during the Joseon Dynasty, Jeonju became the center of politics, economic, and culture power of the Jeolla area.
Estrie is one of the 17 administrative regions of Quebec, Canada and is made up of six RCMs that groups all municipalities under one administrative entity. In 2015, it represented 322,099 inhabitants.
Dublin’s position as Ireland’s capital city and the largest local authority in Ireland is complex. Dublin experienced the economic highs of the Celtic Tiger and the lows of the global downturn.