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France LA FRANCE also called “L’HEXAGONE” because of the shape (six sides).
LA FRANCE The English Channel (la Manche) to the north Belgium (la Belgique) and Luxembourg to the northeast Germany and Switzerland to the east Italy to the southeast The Mediterranean sea to the south Spain and Andorra to the southwest The Atlantic ocean to the west France is located in Western Europe. The country is bordered by:
Le drapeau français (le tricolore) est bleu, blanc, rouge.
L’hymne national est « LA MARSEILLAISE ». La France est une république et a un président La fête nationale est le 14 juillet. (Independence Day also called Bastille Day)
La Capitale (the capital) C’est PARIS ! France is divided into 22 regions and 96 administrative departments France has 4 overseas departments (Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guyana and Reunion). France also has overseas territories ( St. Pierre and Miquelon, French Polynesia and parts of Antarctica).
Paris is also called “La ville lumière”, the city of Light
La cuisine française (French cuisine) Les baguettes Les éclairs and others pastries Les croissantsLes pains (breads)
Les quiches Les fromages (cheeses) Les crêpes Les escargots (snails)
La Tour Eiffel Built in 1889 for the 100 years of the revolution by Mr. Gustave Eiffel. It took 2 years to build it. The Eiffel tower is 324 meters high (over 1000 feet).
La cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris Les gargouilles
The Arch of Triumph, commissioned by Napoleon in 1806, was finished in Beneath the Arch is the tomb of the Unknown soldier. L’Arc de Triomphe
La cathédrale du Sacré-cœur (Montmartre)
Autres vues de Paris… Musée du Louvre Fontaines du centre Beaubourg Versailles, château de Louis XIV
Encore… Entrée de métro Café terrasse
Famous sport event: Le Tour de France
Provinces of France In The Kingdom of France was organised into provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the “ departement ” system superseded provinces. Kingdom of France provinces
However, province names are used in naming the administrative departments a.k.a regions… There are 25 regions -21 mainland -4 overseas These regions are further subdivided into 2 to 8 “departments”
Vues de France… East of France Les Alpes (The Alps)
Et encore… East of France
Encore…South of France
Et encore… South of France La pétanque ou jeu de boules
West of France Et encore…
Et encore… West of France
Et encore… Northwest France
Quelques Français célèbres… The emperor Napoléon sold Louisiana to the Americans in Paul Gauguin lived in the French Colony of Tahiti. Tahiti was a great inspiration to Gauguin and, in 1898, he painted “Quand te maries-tu ?”
Auguste Renoir painted “Le Bal du Moulin Galette” in “Les Danseuses Bleues” were painted by Edgar Degas in Jean-François Millet painted “Les Glaneuses” in
Champions du monde en 1998! Champions d’Europe en 2000! Le football…
En janvier… Rallye Paris-Dakar
En voiture, En moto, En camion…
Le TGV: Train à Grande Vitesse
TGV
TGV Rail map
Le concorde… Paris-New York in 3h25! vitesse maximale: Mach 2,23 = 2405km/h = 1495mph
Les voitures…
Les pièces… Les cents… Les euros… La monnaie: L’EURO 1,00 = about $1.00
Les billets…