FRANCE PARIS The Alps The Pyrenees Central massif Corsica Atlantic ocean Mediterranean sea Belgium Lux. Germany Switzerland Italy Spain Bonjour !
PARIS Louvre Sacré-coeur Arc de triomphe The Seine & Notre-Dame Champs-Elysées Eiffel tower Concorde
km2 = the biggest country of the European Union Hexagon
inhabitants = The second country of Europe the most populated after Germany A country of immigration : Black-blanc-beur 1998 : World champions at football
French emblems : rooster & fleur de lys Roman time = France was Gaul From latin word « gallus » = rooster Fleur de lys = stylised lily flower Symbol of the kings of France since the Middle Age
Symbols of French Republic Marianne and the flag On stamps, in city hall, … Since the French revolution 1789 Marianne = Marie and Anne Blue & red : colours of Paris White = colour of the french monarchy
1789 : French revolution 14th july 1789 : The storming of the Bastille National day
Art 1: « all the people are created free and equal » - Declaration of human rights and citizen - Motto : Liberty, equality, brotherhood
National anthem : la Marseillaise A war song created by Rouget de Lisle coming from Marseilles with other revolutionaries on the way to war against the rest of the European Monarchies