1. la géographie française
un beau pays
plein de richesse
et de beauté

2. les montagnes à l’est: les Alpes Chamonix (Mont Blanc)
La Suisse, l’Italie
au sud: les Pyrénées
l’Espagne

3. les fleuves: la Seine Bisects Paris Flows into La Manche
443 miles long
Name comes from “Sequana”
Gallo-Roman river goddess
la Seine

4. la Loire Longest river in France
629 miles
Banks are home to hundreds of châteaux
Loire Valley is known as the “Garden of France”

8. la Mer Méditerranée Côte d'Azur is also known as the French Riviera
Yachting and cruises
Over 300 days of sunshine/year
Sunny, hot, dry, mild winters
tourists

10. la Manche “the sleeve” en français 120 miles to 20 miles wide
Between la France and l’Angleterre
Mont St Michel is a famous chateau on its banks
Completely isolated at high tide

11. The Chunnel

14. l’Océan Atlantique Big tide differential West coast of France
Fishing industry
Surfing
Normandy Invasion (D-Day)
June 6th, 1944, WWII

15. La Rochelle

16. Île de Ré