. . "Text" . . . "Utilisation urbaine du sol -- Br\u00E9sil -- Rio Grande do Norte (Br\u00E9sil ; \u00C9tat) -- Histoire" . "This research project aims at examining the relationship between the secularisation process and the evolution of some of the oldest cities in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. 12 cities were selected according to predefined criteria. They make up two groups as regards their origin (from missionary and from non missionary-based activity). The study considers the period ranging from 1700 to 1964, divided into four distinct historical periods. Our objective is to demonstrate that the cities of our sample, born as cities of God, become the city of Men at the end of these evolutionary phases. In order to do that, we analyse the cities based on three key elements, which are the use, the form and the function of these urban centres. These aspects, resulting from the specificities which are particular to the State of Rio Grande do Norte, are revealed in terms of the periods mentioned, the three key elements selected, and the two groups of cities were established." . "De la ville de Dieu \u00E0 la ville des hommes, la s\u00E9cularisation de l'espace urbain dans le Rio Grande do Norte - Br\u00E9sil" . . . . "Villes -- Br\u00E9sil -- Rio Grande do Norte (Br\u00E9sil ; \u00C9tat) -- Religion -- Histoire" . . "Ce projet de recherche a pour but l\u2019\u00E9tude du rapport entre le processus de s\u00E9cularisation et l\u2019\u00E9volution du noyau urbain originaire de quelques-unes des villes les plus anciennes de l\u2019\u00E9tat du Rio Grande do Norte, Br\u00E9sil. Douze villes ont \u00E9t\u00E9 s\u00E9lectionn\u00E9es en fonction de crit\u00E8res pr\u00E9\u00E9tablis, et divis\u00E9es en deux groupes selon leur origine, missionnaire ou non missionnaire. L\u2019analyse s\u2019\u00E9tend de 1700 \u00E0 1964, p\u00E9riode qui est divis\u00E9e en quatre d\u00E9coupages historiques distincts. Notre objectif est de d\u00E9montrer que chacune des villes \u00E9tudi\u00E9es, n\u00E9e en tant que ville de Dieu, devient, au terme de ces \u00E9tapes \u00E9volutives, la ville des Hommes. A ce propos, nous analysons les villes d\u2019apr\u00E8s trois \u00E9l\u00E9ments-cl\u00E9s fondamentaux, qui sont l\u2019usage, la forme et la fonction urbaines. Ces aspects, soumis \u00E0 des sp\u00E9cificit\u00E9s propres \u00E0 l\u2019Etat du Rio Grande do Norte, se manifestent selon les p\u00E9riodes \u00E9tablies, les \u00E9l\u00E9ments cl\u00E9s s\u00E9lectionn\u00E9s et les deux groupes d\u2019agglom\u00E9rations constitu\u00E9s." . "De la ville de Dieu \u00E0 la ville des hommes, la s\u00E9cularisation de l'espace urbain dans le Rio Grande do Norte - Br\u00E9sil" . . . . . . . . . "\u00C9glise et \u00C9tat -- Br\u00E9sil -- 19e si\u00E8cle" . "\u00C9glise et \u00C9tat -- Br\u00E9sil -- 18e si\u00E8cle" . "Religion dans l'espace urbain" . . . "Th\u00E8ses et \u00E9crits acad\u00E9miques" . "2002" . . "Da cidade de Deus \u00E0 cidade dos homens, a seculariza\u00E7\u00E3o do uso, da forma e da fun\u00E7\u00E3o urbana" . "Urbanisation -- Br\u00E9sil -- Rio Grande do Norte (Br\u00E9sil ; \u00C9tat)" . . "\u00C9glise et \u00C9tat -- Br\u00E9sil -- 20e si\u00E8cle" . "From the city of God to the city of men, the secularisation of the urban space in the State of Rio Grande do Norte - Brazil" . .