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  1. 18 hours ago · France, a country of northwestern Europe, is historically and culturally among the most important countries in the Western world. It has also played a highly significant role in international affairs for centuries.

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      France lies near the western end of the great Eurasian...

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      Midi-Pyrenees, former region of France. As a region, it...

  2. 1 day ago · Paris, city and capital of France, located along the Seine River, in the north-central part of the country. Paris is one of the world’s most important and attractive cities, famed for its gastronomy, haute couture, painting, literature, and intellectual community. Learn more about Paris in this article.

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  3. 4 days ago · Plan of the main floor ( c.1837, with north to the right), showing the Hall of Mirrors in red, the Hall of Battles in green, the Royal Chapel in yellow, and the Royal Opera in blue. The Palace of Versailles is a visual history of French architecture from the 1630s to the 1780s.

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    • Versailles, France
    • Government of France
  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BrittanyBrittany - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · Brittany is the traditional homeland of the Breton people and is one of the six Celtic nations, [6] [7] [8] [9] retaining a distinct cultural identity that reflects its history. A nationalist movement seeks greater autonomy within the French Republic, or independence from it.

    • 34,023 km² (13,136 sq mi)
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  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › LouvreLouvre - Wikipedia

    3 days ago · Musée du Louvre, 75001, Paris, France: Type: Art museum and historic site: Collection size: 615,797 in 2019 (35,000 on display) Visitors: 8.9 million (2023) Ranked 1st nationally; Ranked 1st globally; Director: Laurence des Cars: Curator: Marie-Laure de Rochebrune: Public transit access: Palais Royal–Musée du Louvre; Louvre–Rivoli ...

    • 10 August 1793; 230 years ago
    • Musée du Louvre, 75001, Paris, France
  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › LyonLyon - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · Lyon [c] ( Franco-Provençal: Liyon ), formerly spelled in English as Lyons, [d] is the third-largest city of France. [e] It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, 391 km (243 mi) southeast of Paris, 278 km (173 mi) north of Marseille, 113 km (70 mi) southwest of Geneva, 58 km (36 mi ...

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BordeauxBordeaux - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · 11,974 ha. 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Bordeaux ( / bɔːrˈdoʊ / bor-DOH, French: [bɔʁdo] ⓘ; Gascon Occitan: Bordèu [buɾˈðɛw]) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, southwestern France.

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