Fleurissant

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Fleurissant was the early French colonial settlement that later developed into the modern city of Florissant, Missouri.

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Fleurissant canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former populated place
historical settlement
colonialStatus village in the Spanish and later American periods of the Louisiana territory
country France
developedInto Florissant, Missouri
ethnicComposition French Creole population
French settlers
Native American inhabitants
foundedBefore Louisiana Purchase
foundedInCentury 18th century
governedUnder French colonial administration of Louisiana
hasColonialPower France
historicalRelation early French colonial settlement near St. Louis
historicalSignificance one of the oldest Euro-American settlements in the St. Louis region
languageUsed French
laterGovernedUnder Spanish colonial administration of Upper Louisiana
linked to: Spanish Louisiana

United States territorial administration after 1803
locatedIn Missouri
Missouri Country
St. Louis County, Missouri
United States
Upper Louisiana
present-day Florissant, Missouri
namedBy French colonists
nameMeaning "flowering" or "blooming" in French
nearbyCity St. Louis, Missouri
partOf French Louisiana
French colonial empire in North America
presentDayName Florissant
regionType river valley settlement
religion Roman Catholicism
successorSettlement Florissant, Missouri

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