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CHARLES TRENET The legendary French singer and songwriter was born on 18 May, 1913, in Narbonne, and passed away on 19 February, 2001, in Paris at the age of 87. He was known for his whimsical lyrics, earning him the nickname Le Fou Chantant (the singing madman). Trenet was a central fi gure in the French chanson
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genre; his song La Mer (1944) depicts the beauty of the sea and became one of his most famous works, the tune of which he came up with on a train between Montpellier and Perpignan as he was gazing out of the window at the Étang de Thau. By the time of Trenet’s death in 2001, there were more than 4,000 diff erent recordings of La Mer with over 70 million copies sold in total. In the words of then President Jacques Chirac:
“Charles Trenet was a magician of words, an inventor of rhythms, one of those rare poets who give an era its colours, its tunes, its atmosphere, and who nourish its dreams.” Trenet’s career spanned over half a century, during which he announced his retirement in
1975 but repeatedly resumed his career to record new songs. His infl uence on French music and culture was signifi cant, and he remains one of the greatest French songwriters of all time. His legacy lives on through his timeless music, which continues to be enjoyed by audiences around the world.
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Owned by French food-products group Danone, this well-known mineral water is sourced near Évian-les-Bains, on the south shore of Lake Geneva in the French Alps. The water fi lters through layers of protected underground rock for over 15 years, giving it a unique mineral composition and naturally occurring electrolytes. In 1789, the Marquis de Lessert noticed an improvement in his kidney issues following regular absorption of the waters of the Ste-Catherine spring, leading to the owner’s monetisation of the source.
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Later in 1826, the Dukes of Savoy authorised bottling of the spring water. In 1829 the Cachat Mineral Water Company was founded and in 1869 it became the Société Anonyme des Eaux Minerales d’Évian-les-Bain. From 1892 to 1927, the municipality owned the source and leased it to the operating company. Now nearly 2.2 billion bottles of Evian are consumed around the world annually, and it’s the second most popular mineral water in France aſt er Perrier. You can fi ll up your bottles with spring water at four public fountains in the village for free.
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