1. SAINT-MAUR-DES-FOSSES-FRANCE
COLLÈGE LE PARC
SAINT-MAUR-DES-FOSSES-FRANCE

2. FRANCE
OUR COUNTRY

3. FRANCE
France is the largest country of Western Europe: its total area is 551,695 km2.
There are 65,530,000 inhabitants in this country and we also have territories overseas.

4. The capital city of France is Paris, which is famous for the Eiffel tower !

5. We also have a great regional diversity !

6. National symbols
On the French flag, there are 3 colors : blue, white and red. Our national anthem is “La Marseillaise”.

7. Our currency
The French currency is also the Euro.

8. Our president
Our new president is François Hollande.

9. SAINT-MAUR-DES-FOSSES
OUR CITY 9

10. Location
It is a city located in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, 7.3 miles from the center. It counts about 80 000 inhabitants.
It is made of 8 districts:
- the old Saint-Maur
- Champignol
- la Pie
- la Varenne
- les Mûriers
- le Parc
- Adamville

11. The origins
The city of Saint-Maur was born in It owes its name to its Abbey built for Queen Nanthild, regent for her son Clovis II.
The older park is the Abbey park.

12. Advantages
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés is served by four stations on the Paris express regional train.
It is almost entirely surrounded by a loop of the Marne River, which is pleasant for a walk and sport activities.

13. Architectural legacy
The 12th-14th century St Nicolas Church is in the historical center of Saint-Maur.

14. LE COLLEGE DU PARC
OUR SCHOOL

15. Le collège Le Parc
The collège le Parc is a junior high school located in Saint-Maur, with about 800 pupils aged 10 to 15 years old and 60 teachers. There are 7 classes for each grade.

16. Equipment In Le Parc, we have : A school restaurant a library
30 classrooms
a big school yard with a basketball ground
a gymnasium
2 computer rooms

17. The school library
Books, magazines, and computers are available to allow pupils to do researches with the help of a «school library teacher»

18. The artistic classes Our specificity ?
The artistic classes, the “CHAM” section, that you can enter after a contest on condition that you can dance or practice an instrument quite well. These pupils have few hours less at school than the others.

19. Sport facilities
Near the school, there is a stadium and a swimming pool. They have access to them for their Physical education classes.