SwitzerlandCommune de Vevey 10 · Vevey · Your commune in Vaud
Starting in 1685, which refugees settled in large numbers in Vevey and brought new trades with them?
In the exam (French)
À partir de 1685, quels réfugiés se sont installés en grand nombre à Vevey et y ont apporté de nouveaux métiers ?
- aIrish farmers fleeing the great famine in their countryDes paysans irlandais qui fuyaient la grande famine de leur pays
- bSoldiers of Napoleon's army who stayed in Switzerland after the warDes soldats de l'armée napoléonienne restés en Suisse après la guerre
- cFrench Protestants driven out by the revocation of the Edict of NantesDes protestants français chassés par la révocation de l'édit de NantesCorrect answer
- dItalian monks driven out of their monasteries by a war of religionDes moines italiens chassés de leurs couvents par une guerre de religion
Why?
After the revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685), nearly 700 French Protestants took refuge in Vevey. They developed hat-making, tanning, watchmaking and tobacco there.
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