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Football: Chinese make meal over football fondue rowChina's women's football team coach said she had the full backing of officials despite On burrowed time: France pays up for the great hamsterFrance has earmarked 500, 000 euros to save the great hamster, a species threatened with extinction through loss of habitat Rugby Union: French rugby body cuts Audebert's banBody representing French professional rugby overruled an eight-week ban handed down on Clermont flanker Alexandre Audebert for stamping French police swoop on Paris riot townPolice said they had detained 33 of the 38 people on their target list during one of the biggest operations of its kind ever staged in France. French political heavyweights sign anti-Sarkozy polemicCross-party spectrum of senior French political figures signed an open letter criticising a drift towards "elective monarchy" under President Nicolas Sarkozy France seizes record haul of Africa-bound drug chemicalFrench customs have seized a record shipment of a chemical used to make the highly-addictive drug methamphetamine France announces new measures against drink drivingFrance announced a series of new measures to clamp down on drink driving, including a ban of sales of alcohol at petrol stations Immigration activist fined for insulting SarkozyFrench anarchist and immigration campaigner was fined 800 euros for comparing President Football: PSG with nothing to lose in derby clash against MarseillePSG lie ninth from bottom, just three points off the relegation zone while Marseille are in fifth with five more points Archaeologists dig up 'oldest' African human sacrificeFrench archaeologists discover tomb of a 5, 500-year-old man surrounded by three sacrificed humans, two dogs and exquisite ceramics French court rules online alcohol ads illegalFrench court ruled it illegal to advertise alcoholic drinks on the Internet, giving the Dutch brewer Heineken three weeks to take down beer ads from its French website Tokyo's leader loves France despite jibeTokyo's outspoken governor, who was taken to court for a jibe against the French language, insists that he in fact loves France Bulgarian village invites Sarkozy, Bruni on lucky love tripA tiny village in Bulgaria has invited French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his new wife Carla Bruni to visit their mountain hamlet France delivered ammunition for Chad army: defence spokesman"French forces took part in the delivery of ammunition destined for the Chadian forces" Flights cancelled on day four of French air controllers strikeHalf of all flights out of Paris-Orly airport were cancelled on Thursday as striking air traffic controllers examine a draft accord with aviation authorities Left-wing French director goes for thrills at Berlin festFrench director Robert Guediguian, best known for his socially conscious films, offered a rare revenge thriller in competition Lenny Kravitz postpones Europe concerts due to illnessRock star Lenny Kravitz has postponed a European tour due to begin next weekend after being admitted to hospital in Miami with severe bronchitis Two ETA suspects arrested in FranceTwo suspected members of the armed Basque separatist organisation ETA were arrested Tuesday in southwestern France. |
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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