\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \qj\li105\ri195 \f1 \b Landscape in the Beauce region\par
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\b0 A vast calcareous plain covered with clayey silt located to the south of Pa
ris, the Beauce is a corn-growing land \i par excellence\i0 . Close to the royal domain centered on the ╬le-de-France, it helped to ensure the wealth and power of its rulers by supplying the capital with food. Though the Beauce can look like a bleak and
flat expanse, it is not lacking in charm, especially where the soaring spires of the cathedral of \b \ATXul1024 \cf4 \ATXht129 Chartres\b0 \ATXul0 \cf0 \ATXht0 can be seen above its fields heavy with ears of corn.\par
