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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 Saudi to shun Paris book fairOil-rich Saudi Arabia said it will boycott this year's Paris book fair because Israel is invited as guest of honour. Read more | Comments
Iran to boycott Paris book fairIran said is boycotting this year's Paris book fair in protest at Israel being invited as guest of honour. Europe - France, Germany hail EADS success in USFrance and Germany hailed the "historic" and "immense" success of EADS after the European aerospace group won a 35-billion-dollar Pentagon contract. Police shot in French suburb clashesFour French police officers were injured with lead shot in clashes with masked youths in a south Paris suburb. French literati put brave face on faked Belgian bookAuthor of the autobiography, 70-year old Misha Defonseca, made the memoir up - and is in fact not even Jewish. Language barrier stops Briton's peace walk in FranceBritish peace activist aiming to walk to India to prove a money-free world is possible has turned back at the first hurdle - France (and Belgium was too far away to find English speakers...) French cartoonist calls for restraint over Mohammed drawingsPlantu expressed concern over renewed tensions between the West and the Islamic world after Son appeals for ailing hostage Betancourt's releaseParis news conference called after one of four hostages released by the Colombian rebels said Betancourt was "very, very sick". One dead, 26 injured in gas blast in French city of LyonExplosion caused by a gas leak rocked the French city of Lyon on Thursday, killing a firefighter and injuring 26 people. Paris police find body in search for missing modelPolice said they may have found the body of Katoucha Niane, a missing Guinean former model. Fireman dead, 40 injured in gas blast in French city of LyonSome 160 firefighters were dispatched to the scene on the Cours Lafayette shopping street in the heart of Lyon where the blast occurred. Oldest hominid discovered is 7 million years oldFossil hunters have pinned down the age of Toumai, which they contend is the remains of the earliest human ever found, at between 6.8 and 7.2 million years old. Clue in sand over missing French tourist in AustraliaRescuers searching for a 22-year-old French woman missing in the Australian outback have found the word "lost" written in the sand. Sarkozy arrives in South AfricaFrench Presidentarrived in South African city of Cape Town on Thursday on his first visit to an Missing French tourist found safe in Australian outbackWoman missing for almost five days in the Australian outback was found safe and well Fashion - Lacroix tones down for more wearable clothesChristian Lacroix showed refined clothes which immediately looked more wearable than his cutting-edge couture. Sarkozy drops Holocaust education proposal after uproarFrench President has dropped a proposal for Holocaust remembrance that would have seen 10-year-olds learn the life stories of children killed by the Nazis. Under fire, French government probes soaring retail pricesFrench government launched a nationwide probe on Tuesday to pin down responsibility for soaring retail price. Accor pre-tax operating profit up 24.8 percent: resultsRevenue on the services side rose 16.5 percent, and 7.8 on the hotels side. |
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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