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1 day ago · France, country of northwestern Europe. Historically and culturally among the most important nations in the Western world, France has also played a highly significant role in international affairs, with former colonies in every corner of the globe. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, the Alps and the Pyrenees, France has ...
- World War I
France - WWI, Battlefields, Armistice: Before a change in...
- Immigration
France - Immigration, Multiculturalism, Integration:...
- The Revolution of 1830
France - Revolution, 1830, Monarchy: The July Revolution was...
- The First French Republic
France - Revolution, Republic, Napoleon: The insurrection of...
- Merovingian and Carolingian Age
France - Merovingian, Carolingian, Monarchy: The period of...
- People
Languages. French is the national language, spoken and...
- Great Depression, Political Crises
The Great Depression and political crises. France at the end...
- Education
France - Education, Literacy, Schools: The organization of...
- World War I
2 days ago · As of 1 January 2021, 65,250,000 people lived in Metropolitan France, while 2,785,000 lived in overseas France, for a total of 68,035,000 inhabitants in the French Republic. [5] In March 2017, the population of France officially reached the 67,000,000 mark.
2 days ago · The national flag of France (French: drapeau français) is a tricolour featuring three vertical bands coloured blue ( hoist side ), white, and red. It is known to English speakers as the Tricolour ( French: Tricolore ), although the flag of Ireland and others are also known as such.
2 days ago · Marseille or Marseilles ( French Marseille, Occitan Marselha or Marsiho) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the Provence region of southern France, it is located on the coast of the Gulf of Lion, part of the Mediterranean Sea, near the mouth of the Rhône river.
5 days ago · Paris, city and capital of France, located along the Seine River, in the north-central part of the country. Paris is one of the world’s most important and attractive cities, famed for its gastronomy, haute couture, painting, literature, and intellectual community.
4 days ago · Elevation. highest point: Mont Blanc 4,810 lowest point: Rhone River delta -2 m mean elevation: 375 m note: to assess the possible effects of climate change on the ice and snow cap of Mont Blanc, its surface and peak have been extensively measured in recent years; these new peak measurements have exceeded the traditional height of 4,807 m and have varied between 4,808 m and 4,811 m; the actual ...
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2 days ago · Normandy, historic and cultural region of France encompassing the northern departments of Manche, Calvados, Orne, Eure, and Seine-Maritime and coextensive with the former province of Normandy. It was recreated as an administrative entity in 2016 with the union of the regions of Basse-Normandie and Haute-Normandie.
