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New Rochelle or La Rochelle
Can you decide whether each of the following statements applies to the French town of La Rochelle or its American twin, New Rochelle?
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1.
Home to some 80,000 people
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La Rochelle will have 78,000 inhabitants in 2021, New Rochelle 79,000 in 2020.
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The town has a triangular shape
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3.
The city's highest point is no more than 30 metres above sea level.
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The maximum altitude in La Rochelle is 26 metres, and 28 metres in New Rochelle.
4.
An aquarium with over 12,000 marine species
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It is one of Europe's largest aquariums. Some 12,000 marine animals from the four corners of the globe share 3 million liters of seawater in 82 aquariums.
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The town is the northernmost of the two
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La Rochelle is at a higher latitude (46) (further north) than New Rochelle (40), so La Rochelle is the more northerly of the two cities.
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One of the best cities in the country to live in
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New Rochelle has been recognized by the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) as one of the top 100 "Walking Cities" in the U.S. La Rochelle was ranked France's fifth best city to live in by Le JDD.
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Jacob Leisler is an important figure in the city's early history
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Jacob Leisler was an important figure in the early days of New Rochelle. He arrived in America as a mercenary in the British army.
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The city has a density of over 2,000 inhabitants per km².
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9.
Located in the province of Aunis
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New Rochelle
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La Rochelle is a thousand-year-old city with a rich historical and urban heritage, the historic capital of the Aunis region.
10.
Located on the seafront
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Bordered by the Atlantic Ocean
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12.
Rochelle Tennis Club, one of the oldest in the country
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The New Rochelle Tennis Club, located in the Wykagyl district, is one of the oldest tennis clubs in the country.
13.
Is closest to Beijing in distance as the crow flies
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The distance as the crow flies between La Rochelle and Beijing is around 8,700 kilometers, compared with 10,970 kilometers to New Rochelle.
14.
Known as the "white city"
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Foreigners, particularly the English who ruled the city for many years, nicknamed it the White City, in reference to the fact that, seen from the sea, the city was dazzlingly white.
15.
One of its neighbouring towns is called "Larchmont".
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