France / French Republic
France / République Française (French)
- Country in Western Europe, consisting of metropolitan France and overseas regions (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion) and territories (French Polynesia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna, Saint Martin, Saint Barthélemy, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, New Caledonia, Clipperton Island), a member state of the European Union (since 1 January 1958 – ECC founder)
- Capital: Paris
- Largest cities: Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Nice, Nantes, Montpellier, Strasbourg, Bordeaux, Lille
- Borders: Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, Spain
- Seas: Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, English Channel, North Sea
- Climate: oceanic / mediterranean – Metropolitan France
- Official language: French
- Religion: 57.5% Roman Catholic, 35% non-religious, 3.5% other faiths, 3% Protestant, 1% unanswered
- Government: unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic
- National day: Bastille Day – 14 July (1789)
- Area / Metropolitan France: 640,679 km² / 551,695 km²
- Population / Metropolitan France: 67,081,000 / 64,910,000; density: 104/km² / 116/km²
- Currency: Euro (EUR) / CFP franc (XPF)
- Time zone: UTC+1 (CET), summer (DST): UTC+2 (CEST) – Metropolitan France
- Calling code: +33
- ISO 3166 code: FR
- Internet TLD: .fr
- Driving side: right
- Electricity: 230V supply voltage and 50Hz, plug types: C and E
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REGIONS / régions (18)
- 13 European regions
- 5 overseas regions
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes / Auvergne-Rhône-Alps – prefecture: Lyon
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté / Burgundy-Free County – prefecture: Dijon
Ameugny | Bézornay | Brancion | Chapaize | Chiddes | Cluny | Cormatin | La Chapelle-sous-Brancion | Mâcon | Pierreclos | Saint-Vincent-des-Prés | Suin | Uxelles
Sights / Things to do in Burgundy:
- Ameugny – village & church
- Bézornay – village, small castle & chapel
- Brancion – village, castle & church
- Chapaize – village & church
- Chiddes – village
- Cluny – abbey
- Cormatin – town & castle
- La Chapelle-sous-Brancion: Château de Nobles – castle
- Mâcon – city
- Pierreclos – castle
- Saint-Vincent-des-Prés – village & church
- Suin – village, hill (view) & church
- Taizé – pilgrimage site
- Uxelles – palace
Brittany / Bretagne – prefecture: Rennes
Centre-Val de Loire / Centre-Loire Valley (Région Centre) – prefecture: Orléans
Corsica / Corse – prefecture: Ajaccio
Grand Est / Great East (Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine) – prefecture: Strasbourg
Hauts-de-France / Upper France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy) – prefecture: Lille
Île-de-France / Island of France – prefecture: Paris
Normandy / Normandie – prefecture: Rouen
Nouvelle-Aquitaine / New Aquitaine (Aquitaine, Limousin and Poitou-Charentes) – prefecture: Bordeaux
Occitanie / Occitany / Occitania (Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées) – prefecture: Toulouse
Pays de la Loire / Loire Countries – prefecture: Nantes
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur / Région Sud / Provence-Alps-Azure Coast – prefecture: Marseille
French Guiana / Guyane – overseas region (South America) – capital: Cayenne
Guadeloupe – overseas region (Antilles – Caribbean) – capital: Basse-Terre
Martinique – overseas region (Antilles – Caribbean) – capital: Fort-de-France
Mayotte – overseas region (Africa) – capital: Mamoudzou
Réunion / La Réunion – overseas region (Africa) – capital: Saint-Denis
PLACES (A-Z)
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Chapaize | Chiddes | Cluny | Cormatin
La Chapelle-sous-Brancion | Lyon
A VIEW FROM THE TOP (aerial photography)
France From The Top (all posts) | Lion From The Top (all posts)
France: filming locations on 40thousandkm movies
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