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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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