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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 Carrefour raises profits, details property spin-offFrance-based supermarket group Carrefour, the second biggest retailer in the world, announced a net profit of 2.29 billion euros for 2007. Read more | Comments
Return-to-sender for girl's missive to mum in 'Heaven'Letter of love sent by a French 13-year-old to her late mother, addressed to "Paradise Street, Heaven, " was returned to sender - with a fine. Extradited Indians jailed in Germany for 1995 murderThe attack was particularly brutal, says judge. France upholds freeze on sale of Saddam super-yachtFrench court refused to lift a freeze on the sale of a super-yacht built for former Iraqi dictator EUFOR - Four Sudan nomads killed recovering dead EU soldierFour Arab nomads were killed trying to carry the body of a man believed to be an EU peacekeeper in western Sudan when a grenade on the corpse exploded. French unemployment falls againFrench jobless rate fell to 7.5 percent of the working population in the last quarter of 2007, according to official figures. Sarkozy shrugs off dismal ratings ahead of election testSarkozy vowed in an interview Thursday to forge ahead with his programme to overhaul France's economy. Chad opposition leader arrives in FranceChadian opposition leader Ngarlejy Yorongar arrived Thursday in France where he has been promised political asylum. EUFOR - Sudan says French soldier was alive when found by nomadsFrench peacekeeper in Chad was found alive but badly hurt by nomads who were unable Outrage in France after anti-Semitic gang attackSix youths from Bagneux, accused of locking up a 19-year-old youth in a storage room, beating and scrawling 'dirty Jew' and 'dirty faggot' on his face. Football: Ronaldo milestone and Milan exit cheer FergieCristiano Ronaldo took his goals tally for the season to 30 goals in 30 matches as Manchester United eased into the last eight. French local polls a painful test for SarkozyNicolas Sarkozy faces a painful test of his presidency on Sunday as France votes in local elections. EUFOR - Body of missing French soldier believed found in SudanSudanese authorities have found a body, believed to be that of a French soldier missing in Sudan, near the Chad border. Protests after French anti-Semitic attackMain Jewish group voiced indignation after it emerged a gang had locked up and attacked a Jewish youth. Sarkozy 'ready' to enter restive zone to free hostageNicolas Sarkozy is "ready" to enter a restive South American zone to help end the six-year-old kidnap ordeal of French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt. France warms to bleak north as new film breaks box office recordsFrench film poking fun at national stereotypes in the country's post-industrial north has broken box office records here. Biology - experts sound alarm over imperilled speciesStudy of 291 animals and plants representative of national biodiversity found a third to be endangered. Nato - organisation could mark 60th birthday on France-Germany border:NATO military alliance could hold a summit to mark its 60th anniversary on the Rhine River along the French-German border. France bans naming teachers on school-rating websiteFrench court on Monday ordered a website to stop naming teachers, after the country's educational establishment denounced it as "public lynching". EU - WTO complaint over Chinese media restrictionsEuropean Union and United States filed complaints at the World Trade Organisation over Chinese restrictions on foreign financial news providers. |
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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