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  1. 1 day ago · France is among the globe’s oldest nations, the product of an alliance of duchies and principalities under a single ruler in the Middle Ages. Today, as in that era, central authority is vested in the state, even though a measure of autonomy has been granted to the country’s régions in recent decades. The French people look to the state as ...

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      Cultural life. For much of its history, France has played a...

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      History of France Gaul Geographic-historical scope. Gaul, in...

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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. 5 days ago · In March 2017, the population of France officially reached the 67,000,000 mark. It had reached 66,000,000 in early 2014. [6] Between the years 2010–17, the population of France grew from 64,613,000 to 66,991,000 (i.e. about 2.4 million people in a span of 7 years), making France one of the fastest-growing countries in Europe.

    • 11.0 births/1,000 population (2020)
    • 82.2 (2020)
    • 10.0 deaths/1,000 population (2020)
    • 68,035,000 (January 2021)
  3. 4 days ago · France Culture is a French public radio channel and part of Radio France.Its programming encompasses a wide variety of features on historical, philosophical, sociopolitical, and scientific themes (including debates, discussions, and documentaries), as well as literary readings, radio plays, and experimental productions.

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  4. 2 days ago · French Revolution. The French Revolution [a] was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate. Many of its ideas are considered fundamental principles of liberal democracy, [1] while its values ...

    • 5 May 1789 – 9 November 1799, (10 years, 6 months, and 4 days)
  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MarseilleMarseille - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · Marseille or Marseilles ( French Marseille, Occitan Marselha or Marsiho) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the Provence region of southern France, it is located on the coast of the Gulf of Lion, part of the Mediterranean Sea, near the mouth of the ...

  6. 2 days ago · Culture of France. French wines are usually made to accompany French cuisine. French cuisine is the cooking traditions and practices from France. In the 14th century, Guillaume Tirel, a court chef known as "Taillevent", wrote Le Viandier, one of the earliest recipe collections of medieval France.

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

    2 days ago · Bordeaux is located close to the European Atlantic coast, in the southwest of France and in the north of the Aquitaine region. It is around 500 km (310 mi) southwest of Paris. The city is built on a bend of the river Garonne, and is divided into two parts: the right bank to the east and left bank in the west.

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