2. Le monde francophone Le Canada Le Québec Les Etats-Unis dAmérique La Louisiane La Belgique La France Le Sénégal

3. France LA FRANCE also called LHEXAGONE because of the shape (six sides).

4. LA FRANCE The English Channel (la Manche) to the north Belgium (la Belgique) and Luxembourg to the northeast Germany and Switzerland to the east Italy to the southeast The Mediterranean sea to the south Spain and Andorra to the southwest The Atlantic ocean to the west France is located in Western Europe. The country is bordered by:

5. Le drapeau français (le tricolore) est bleu, blanc, rouge.

6. Lhymne national est « LA MARSEILLAISE ». La France est une république et a un président Jacques Chirac La fête nationale est le 14 juillet. (Independence Day also called Bastille Day)

7. La Capitale (the capital) Cest PARIS ! France is divided into 22 regions and 96 administrative departments France has 4 overseas departments (Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guyana and Reunion). France also has overseas territories ( St. Pierre and Miquelon, French Polynesia and parts of Antarctica).

8. Paris is also called La ville lumière, the city of Light

14. La cuisine française (French cuisine) Les baguettes Les éclairs and others pastries Les croissantsLes pains (breads)

15. Les quiches Les fromages (cheeses) Les crêpes Les escargots (snails)

16. La Tour Eiffel Built in 1889 for the 100 years of the revolution by Mr. Gustave Eiffel. It took 2 years to build it. The Eiffel tower is 324 meters high (over 1000 feet).

17. La cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris Les gargouilles

18. The Arch of Triumph, commissioned by Napoleon in 1806, was finished in 1836. Beneath the Arch is the tomb of the Unknown soldier. L Arc de Triomphe

19. La cathédrale du Sacré-cœur (Montmartre)

20. Autres vues de Paris… Musée du Louvre Fontaines du centre Beaubourg Versailles, château de Louis XIV

21. Encore… Entrée de métro Café terrasse

22. Famous sport event: Le Tour de France

23. Vues de France… East of France Les Alpes (The Alps)

24. Et encore… East of France

25. Encore…South of France

26. Et encore… South of France La pétanque ou jeu de boules

27. West of France Et encore…

28. Et encore… West of France

29. Et encore… Northwest France

30. Quelques Français célèbres… The emperor Napoléon sold Louisiana to the Americans in 1803. Paul Gauguin lived in the French Colony of Tahiti. Tahiti was a great inspiration to Gauguin and, in 1898, he painted Quand te maries-tu ?

31. Auguste Renoir painted Le Bal du Moulin Galette in 1876. Les Danseuses Bleues were painted by Edgar Degas in 1890. Jean-François Millet painted Les Glaneuses in 1857.

32. Champions du monde en 1998! Champions d Europe en 2000! Le football…

33. En janvier… Rallye Paris-Dakar

34. En voiture, En moto, En camion…

35. Le TGV: Train à Grande Vitesse

36. TGV

37. TGV Rail map

38. Le concorde… Paris-New York in 3h25! vitesse maximale: Mach 2,23 = 2405km/h = 1495mph

39. Les voitures…

40. Les pièces… Les cents… Les euros… La monnaie: L EURO 1,00 = about $1.40

41. Les billets…