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Poitou Charentes, Limousin, Brittany, Ile de France, Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur, Burgundy, Nord Pas de Calais, Haute Normandie, Basse Normandie, Rhone Alps, Midi Pyrenees, Franche Comte, Auvergne, Pays de la Loire, Languedoc Roussillon, Centre Val de Loire, Aquitaine, Picardy, Champagne, Lorraine, Alsace Europe's last feudal state debates moves towards democracySark is currently ruled by the chief pleas - a body of 40 unelected local landholders which dates back to the 16th century - plus 12 elected deputies Read more | Comments
No trace of Madeleine in southern FranceFrench police studied footage from surveillance cameras of a girl at a highway rest area Verhofstadt negotiates golden shareBelgium will retain a veto when energy producer Suez merges with Gaz de France Europe needs a George Washington, says former French presidentFormer French president Valery Giscard d'Estaing said Europe must "invent its own George IMF cuts France 2008 growth forecast, says bank sector solidIMF cut its forecast for French economic growth this year, but said France's banking sector remains solid Sarkozy's son to run in France's March municipal electionsFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy's 21-year-old son announced Wednesday he would run for a seat on the local council of the Hauts-de-Seine district outside Paris Dutch student claims she saw missing British girlDutch student believes she saw missing British toddler Madeleine McCann at a roadside restaurant in southern France last week Eurotunnel launches 1.7-billion-euro capital increaseEurotunnel launched the first stage of its 1.7 billion euros (2.5 billion dollars) capital increase. The power of healing: damaged rubber repairs itselfThe molecular concoction - described by other scientists as having "a touch of magic about it" - can self-heal. Tensions with France hurt economic tiesTurkey's energy minister conceded that political tensions with France were taking a toll on economic ties Kenya Airways suspends flights to FranceKenya Airways announced it has suspended its thrice-weekly flights to France because of a sharp decline in bookings caused by the political crisis Castro steps down, EU reactsThe EU Commission stressed its willingness to engage in "a constructive political dialogue" with Cuba. Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabia show unveiled in LondonA notorious urinal, a "Mona Lisa" plus facial hair and an all-pervading bawdy wit dominate a London art show French PM skeptical that Castro departure will bring democracy"The real question to ask regarding Cuba is: 'When will the Cubans have the right to democracy?' Rugby Union: Wigglesworth to start for England against FranceScrum-half Richard Wigglesworth is to make his first Test start for England after being named as one of three changes in coach Brian Ashton's side Israel exhibits paintings plundered in WWII FranceIsrael Museum opened an exhibition of 53 paintings, many belonging to Jews, that were among thousands stolen in France or forcibly sold there during the Nazi occupation Sarkozy hails 'free and independent' KosovoFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy recognised Kosovo "as a free and independent state" in a letter addressed to Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu Robbe-Grillet, pioneer of 'new' novel, dead at 85French writer who pioneered the so-called "new novel" genre in the 1950s, died Monday at the age of 85 EU - Major states offer to recognise independent KosovoAt a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, David Miliband said "at least half" of the bloc's 27 member states would formally extend diplomatic recognition EU - Kosovo bonds with US, EU powers on day one of independenceNewly-independent Kosovo moved quickly to seal diplomatic relations with Britain, France, Turkey and the United States |
Quick linksAbout FranceAdministrative divisions: France is divided into 26 administrative regions. 22 are in metropolitan France (21 are on the continental part of metropolitan France; one is the territorial collectivity of Corsica) , and four are overseas regions. The regions are further subdivided into 100 departments which are numbered (mainly alphabetically). This number is used in postal codes and vehicle number plates amongst others. The 100 departments are subdivided into 341 arrondissements which are, in turn, subdivided into 4,032 cantons. These cantons are then divided into 36,680 communes, which are municipalities with an elected municipal council. Demography: With an estimated population of 64.5 million people, France is the 19th most populous country in the world. France's largest cities are Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Toulouse, Nice, and Nantes. Popular searchesNew added properties |
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