France   LA FRANCE also called “L’HEXAGONE” because of the shape (six sides).

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2 France   LA FRANCE also called “L’HEXAGONE” because of the shape (six sides).

3 Le monde francophone Le Canada Le Québec Les Etats-Unis d’Amérique La Louisiane La Belgique La France Le Sénégal

4 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:

5 Le drapeau français (le tricolore) est bleu, blanc, rouge.

6  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)

7 Emmanuel Macron

8 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).

9 Paris is also called “La ville lumière”, the city of Light

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15 La cuisine française (French cuisine) Les baguettes Les éclairs and others pastries Les croissantsLes pains (breads)

16 Les quiches Les fromages (cheeses) Les crêpes Les escargots (snails)

17 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).

18 La cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris Les gargouilles

19 The Arch of Triumph, commissioned by Napoleon in 1806, was finished in 1836. Beneath the Arch is the tomb of the Unknown soldier. L’Arc de Triomphe

20 La cathédrale du Sacré-cœur (Montmartre)

21 Autres vues de Paris… Musée du Louvre  Fontaines du centre Beaubourg  Versailles, château de Louis XIV

22 Encore… Entrée de métro Café terrasse

23 Vues de France… East of France Les Alpes (The Alps)

24 Et encore… East of France

25 Encore…South of France

26 Et encore… South of France La pétanque ou jeu de boules

27 Et encore… West of France

28 Et encore… Northwest France

29 Champions du monde en 1998! Champions d’Europe en 2000! Le football…

30 La petanque = Jeu de boule

31 Une fille

32 Un garcon

33 Les voitures…

34 Les pièces… Les cents… Les euros… La monnaie: L’EURO 1,00 = about $1.00

35 Les billets…