saint-maur-des-fosses-france collÈge le parc. our country france
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SAINT-MAUR-DES-FOSSES-FRANCE
COLLÈGE LE PARC
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OUR COUNTRY
FRANCE
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FRANCE
France is the largest country of Western Europe: its total area is 551,695 km2.
There are 65,530,000 inhabitants in this country and we also have territories overseas.
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The capital city of France is Paris, which is famous
for the Eiffel tower !
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We also have a great regional diversity !
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National symbols
On the French flag, there are 3 colors : blue, white and red. Our national anthem is “La Marseillaise”.
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Our currency
The French currency is also the Euro.
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Our president
Our new president is François Hollande.
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SAINT-MAUR-DES-FOSSESOUR CITY
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Location
It is a city located in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, 7.3 miles from the center. It counts about 80 000 inhabitants.
It is made of 8 districts: - the old Saint-Maur - Champignol- la Pie- la Varenne - les Mûriers- le Parc- Adamville
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The origins
The city of Saint-Maur was born in 639. It owes its name to its Abbey built for Queen Nanthild, regent for her son Clovis II.The older park is the Abbey park.
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Advantages
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés is served by four stations on the Paris express regional train. It is almost entirely surrounded by a loop of the Marne River, which is pleasant for a walk and sport activities.
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Architectural legacy
The 12th-14th century St Nicolas Church is in the historical center of Saint-Maur.
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OUR SCHOOL
LE COLLEGE DU PARC
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Le collège Le Parc
The collège le Parc is a junior high school located in Saint-Maur, with about 800 pupils aged 10 to 15 years old and 60 teachers. There are 7 classes for each grade.
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Equipment
In Le Parc, we have :- A school restaurant- a library- 30 classrooms- a big school yard with a basketball ground - a gymnasium- 2 computer rooms
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The school library
Books, magazines, and computers are available to allow pupils to do researches with the help of a «school library teacher»
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The artistic classes
Our specificity ? The artistic classes, the “CHAM” section, that you can enter after a contest on condition that you can dance or practice an instrument quite well. These pupils have few hours less at school than the others.
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Sport facilities
Near the school, there is a stadium and a swimming pool. They have access to them for their Physical education classes.