FRANCEFRANCE By Emma Cox 6JM/VdB

FRENCH FOODS  Camembert- French Cheese- Marie Harel created original Camembert cheese from raw milk in Normandy, France in 1791  Brie- French Cheese- Brie has the nickname “The Queen of Cheeses. Brie is produced from the whole or semi-skimmed cows milk.

FRENCH FOODS  Quiche Lorraine- Quiche Lorraine is made with ham, egg, and heavy cream. It is half french and half german.  Crepes- In the beginning, they didn’t even have any fillings, but instead made from buckwheat flour and served as bread.

FRENCH DRINKS  Hot Chocolate- In 1643, princess Maria Theresa of Spain brought hot chocolate to France. It is used in England as well but the French specialise it because they would get a brioche or croissant and dip it in.

POPULATION  The population of France is million

CURRENCY  The currency in France is the Euro.

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION  France is located in Western Europe.  The borders it has are the Mediterranean sea, the English Channel and the bay of Biscay.

LE MONT SAINT MICHEL  It is an international major tourist centre.  Since 1979, it has been world heritage site by Unesco.

FAMOUS FRENCH PEOPLE  Joan of Arc- A young girl who disguised herself as a man  Marie Antoinette- pretended to be french, but was actually Austrian  Napolean Bonapart- Suffered from a toilet illness

GUSTAVE EIFFEL  He built the Eiffel Tower in Paris