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Jean François Bladé (1827‒1900) was a French lawyer, historian, and folklorist. He was one of the great French historical investigators of the 19th century. Driven by his desire to understand the French vegueria (ancient administrative division) in Andorra, he wrote Études géographiques sur la Vallée d'Andorre (Geographical studies of the valleys of Andorra), a compendium on the geography, ethnography, and history of Andorra. Unlike other works previously published on this subject, Études géographiques sur la Vallée d'Andorre offers an important investigation into the historical sources relating to ...