FRANCE

         

 

 

 

IDOIA GOENAGA ARAMENDI

 

Cuadro de texto: THE PEOPLE France is poblated by three main ethnic groups: Celtic, Latin and Teutonic or Frankish. France had the major population of Europe from 1945 until the end of 1960s. The French people comprise all French citizens, including the French overseas departments and territories. In the twentieth century France had high rate of immigration, mainly from Southern Europe, the Meagher, Africa and Asia. Map of France                                                                                

 

Cuadro de texto: THE CITIES Cathedral of Amiens France's capital city, Paris, which is located in the north central part of the country city. France’s largest city is Paris. Amiens is a city and commune in the north of France, 120 km north of Paris. It is considered the Picarde capital of France. Bordeaux is a port city in the southwest of France. The Eiffel Tower is the most known monument in France, but at the beginning it was a not very well accepted construction.

 

 

 

 

 

Cuadro de texto: SOME GREAT THINGS TO DO IN FRANCE • Practice water sports in Corsica Island. • Climb the Eiffel Tower. • Ride city bikes in La Rochelle. • Experience art at the Louvre. • Visit the Palace at Versailles. • Climb the bell tower at the Cathedral Notre Dame de Paris. • Ride the Matterhorn at Disneyland Paris. • Walk through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. • Ski, Snowboard, Hike, and Bike in the French Alps. • Tour Wine Country in Bordeaux. Cuadro de texto: LANDSCAPE Mount Perdú Omaha beach The landscape of France is varied. of Wetlands of International Importance. Forests and woodland areas cover over a quarter of the country. France also has over twenty sites on the Ramsar List Mount Perdu, in the Pyrenees, is a joint French and Spanish World Heritage site. The designated site consists of scenic landscape with meadows, lakes, caves and forests on mountain slopes. The Pyrenees are found along the border between France and Spain, and the Midi-Pyrenees region covers the middle section of the area. The Omaha beach was located on the northern coast of France, facing the English Channel, and was 5 miles (8 km) long.

Cuadro de texto: WILDLIFE Wildlife in France - because of the large size of France, and the large percentage of the country that is still rural and / or forested, there are many intact natural habitats. “La Federation des Parcs Naturels Regionaux de France” oversees France's nature reserves which are home to many endangered plants and birds. Animals include small creatures such as foxes and deer; the chamois lives in alpine areas and some wild boar can still be found in the more remote forested areas. You can find mammals, aquatic animals, reptiles, insects… Marbled white Chamois Damselflies Mating

 

Cuadro de texto: FRANCE FACTFILE Size: 547,030 sq km (the second-largest country on the continent) Population: 60,876,136 (2006). Languages: French, regional dialects such as Breton and Corsican. Capital: Paris (the largest city) Climate: Oceanic in the western parts of the country .Continental in Central France. Mediterranean in the south of France.

 

 

 

 

Cuadro de texto: FRANCE TODAY There are many french famous people, just an example here is a list of some of them: Victor Hugo, , Jeanne d'Arc, Napoléon Bonaparte, Louis Braille, Louis Pasteur, Gustave Eiffel, Jean Paul Sartre, Voltaire, Blaise Pascal, François Jacob, Blaise Pascal, Brigitte Bardot, Catherine Deneuve, Jean Rochefort, Pierre Cardin, Edgar Degas, Francis Picabia, Yves Tanguy and more. Some of the world’s most famous artists, including Dali, Picasso, Braque, Van Gogh, Gaugain, Matisse, Cezanne, Monet, Renoir, and many others, have been inspired by the bright Mediterranean light.