France

French Culture

Lands Overseas

La MartiniqueLa GuadeloupeLa ReunienThaitiSaint-Pierre et MiquelenWallis et Futuna Mayotte

The Mountains

Les Pyrenees Le Massif CentralLe Massif AmoricanLes VosgesLe JuraLes AlpsLe Morvan Les Ardennes

Rivers

La SeineLa LoireLa Garonne La MeuseLa Rhone Le Rhin

France has a shape of a Hexagon . Its population is about 62 million , it has 22 regions and 96 departments .

France flag colours: blue, white , red

Le Coq resembles the French sports national team.

1789 – French Revolution –Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite

The President of France is Nicholas Sarkozy and his official residence is in the ‘ le palais de l’ Elysee’

La Marseillaise is the national anthem and the Marianne symbols the French Republic

L’Academie francaise controls the French language

French alphabet consists of 26 lettres

La Francophonie : Belgium, Swiss, Canada ,Luxemburg, Monaco and 31 cities in the African content .

In Monaco they talk the ‘ Quebec’

Regional Languages : la basque le breton le corse le flamand and l’ occitan

French Monuments The Eiffel tower is located in Paris and it was built in 1889

Arc De Triomphe is located in Place de l'Étoile

Major Cities

Paris the capital city of France . France also have some famous buildings such as the Eiffel tour and the Louvre.

Lyon is one of the French major cities the river of Rhone is found in Lyon

Toulouse is found in the mid-pyreenes

Nice found near the Alps area and known as the flower collection

Strasbourg is mainly known for the European parliament

Famous people

Roland Moreno – invented ‘ la cate a puce’Luc Montagnier and Pasteur institute identified ‘ le virus du sida’Louise Pastuer – found a vaccine against ‘la rage’Pierre and Marie Curie –RadioactivityLes freres Montgolfier- invented the hot air ballonJules Verne – wrote the De la terre a la lune

Holydays and traditions Janvier – 1 st January 6 th January l’ epiphane or fete de Rois mages (gallette de rois)Fevrier- 2nd Febuary le fete de chandeleur (crepes) carnivalAvril- I st April la passion d avrilMai- I st may le fete de travail (le muguet) 8 th may le fete de victorieJuillet- 14 jully le fete nationale le BastilleDecembre- 31 december Saint Sylvestre

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