France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. It plays an influential global role as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, NATO, the G-7, the G-20, the EU, and other multilateral organizations. France rejoined NATO’s integrated military command structure in 2009, reversing De Gaulle’s 1966 decision to withdraw French forces from NATO. Since 1958, it has constructed a hybrid presidential-parliamentary governing system resistant to the instabilities experienced in earlier, more purely parliamentary administrations. In recent decades, its reconciliation and cooperation with Germany have proved central to the economic integration of Europe, including the introduction of a common currency, the euro, in January 1999. In the early 21st century, five French overseas entities – French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Reunion – became French regions and were made part of France proper.
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France Tourism Information…






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The Best of France…
Here is a break down of some of the most interesting and visited places. Cities or areas listed will always have more than just one thing see and do. With the popular cities or areas we list some of the best known, which should go on everyone’s, must see list when they visit.
Auvergne- Rhône – Alpes
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Bourgogne – Franche – Comté
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Brittany
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Centre – Val de Loire
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- Cities: Blois, Bourges, Chartres, Chinon, Maintenon, Orléans, Tours
- Towns: Amboise, Nogent-le-Rotrou, Vendôme
- Villages: Nançay, Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
- Others Sights & Attractions: Parc Régional du Perche
- Châteaus: Angers, Amboise, Azay-le-Rideau, Blois, Chambord, Chaumont-sur-Loire, Chenonceau ,Cheverny, Chinon , Langeais , Loches ,Montreuil-Bellay, Montsoreau, Rivau ,Saumur ,Ussé ,Valencay Villandry
Corsica
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Grand Est
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Hauts – de – France
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Île – de – France
Paris – For detailed information go to our ➾ Paris page.
- Other Cities & Towns: Fontainebleau, La Défense, Marne-la-Vallée, Provins, Roissy, Saint-Denis, Versailles
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- Others Sights & Attractions: Disneyland Paris
Normandy
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Nouvelle – Aquitaine
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Occitanie
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Pays de la Loire
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Provance – Alpes – Côte d’Azur
- Counties: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Alpes-Maritimes, Bouches-du-Rhône, Hautes-Alpes, Var, Vaucluse
- Cities: Aix-en-Provence, Arles, Avignon, Cannes, Marseille, Nice, Toulon
- Towns: Antibes, Hyéres, Menton, Orange, Saint Rémy-de-Provence, Saint-Tropez
- Villages: Éze, Gordes, Les Baux-de-Provence, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Saint-Paul de Vence
- Others Sights & Attractions: Camargue. French Alps, French Riviera, Îles d’Hyères, Luberon, Mercantour National Park, Mont Ventoux, Verdon Gorge, Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild
Here is a list of some of the most interesting and visited places. Cities or areas listed will always have more than just one thing see and do. With the popular cities or areas we list some of the best known, which should go on everyone’s, must see list when they visit. |
Les Arch Courchevel La Plagne Val d’Isere Amiens Cathedral Annecy Bordeaux Biarritz Brittany St. Malo Burgundy Beaune Dijon Carcassonne Chamonix – Mt. Blanc Chateau de Chantilly Champagne Epernay Colmar Dijon Dordogne Le Puy-en-Velay Nantes Lyon Old Town – Vieux Lyon Millau Bridge Montignac Lascaux II Prehistoric Cave PaintingsDune of Pyla Reims Reims Cathedral Rocamadour Somme WWI Battlefields Strasbourg Old Town Toulouse Verdun WWI Battlefields |
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France Country Information…
Capital:
Paris
Largest City:
Paris
Government:
Unitary Semi Presidential Constitutional Republic
Currency:
Euro (€)
Area:
Total:640,679km – ranked 43rd water: 3,374km land: 640,427km
Climate:
Generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasionally strong, cold, dry north- to-northwesterly wind know as the mistral
Population:
66,836,154 ranked 22nd
Language:
French (official) 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)
Ethnic Groups:
Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Indochinese, Basque minorities
Religion:
Christian (overwhelmingly Roman Catholic) 63-66%, Muslim 7-9%, Buddhist 0.5-0.75%, Jewish 0.5-0.75%, other 0.5-1.0%, none 23-28%
Electricity:
230V, 50Hz (European plug C,E)
Telephone Code:
+33
Local Emergency Phone Number:
Ambulance 112, 15; Fire: 112, 18; Police: 112, 17
Internet TLD:
.fr
Time Zone:
CET (UTC+1) / CEST (UTC+2) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March, ends last Sunday in October
Road DrivingSide:
Right
Anthem:
“La Marseillaise”
Motto:
“Liberté, égalité, fraternité” ( “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”)
President:
Emmanuel Macron
Prime Minister:
Édouard Phillppe
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Holidays and Observances in France in 2020…
Date | Name | Type | Details | |
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Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year’s Day | National holiday | |
Mar 20 | Friday | March Equinox | Season | |
Mar 29 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
Apr 10 | Friday | Good Friday | Local holiday | Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Moselle |
Apr 12 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance | |
Apr 13 | Monday | Easter Monday | National holiday | |
May 1 | Friday | Labor Day / May Day | National holiday | |
May 8 | Friday | WWII Victory Day | National holiday | |
May 21 | Thursday | Ascension Day | National holiday | |
May 31 | Sunday | Whit Sunday | Observance | |
Jun 1 | Monday | Whit Monday | National holiday | |
Jun 7 | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance | |
Jun 20 | Saturday | June Solstice | Season | |
Jun 21 | Sunday | Father’s Day | Observance | |
Jul 14 | Tuesday | Bastille Day | National holiday | |
Aug 15 | Saturday | Assumption of Mary | National holiday | |
Sep 22 | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season | |
Oct 25 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
Nov 1 | Sunday | All Saints’ Day | National holiday | |
Nov 11 | Wednesday | Armistice Day | National holiday | |
Dec 21 | Monday | December Solstice | Season | |
Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Observance | |
Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | National holiday | |
Dec 26 | Saturday | St Stephen’s Day | Local holiday | Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Moselle |
Dec 31 | Thursday | New Year’s Eve | Observance |
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