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In France, a banlieue (UK: / b ɒ n ˈ lj uː /; [1] French: ⓘ) is a suburb of a large city, or all its suburbs taken collectively. Banlieues are divided into autonomous administrative entities and do not constitute part of the city proper.
French law restricts the access to most civil service jobs (fonction publique) for people who do not have French nationality, though there are exceptions to this: some highly qualified positions (e.g. public research and higher education) are open regardless of citizenship, while some positions (e.g. defense and law enforcement) are open only ...
Rueil-Malmaison (French pronunciation: [ʁɥɛj malmɛzɔ̃] ⓘ) or simply Rueil is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department, Île-de-France region. It is located 12.6 kilometres (8 miles) from the centre of Paris. It is one of the wealthiest suburbs of Paris.
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Colombes ( French pronunciation: [kɔlɔ̃b] ⓘ ) is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris , France , 10.6 km (6.6 mi) from the centre of Paris .
Lille (/ ˈ l iː l /, LEEL; French: ⓘ; Dutch: Rijsel; Picard: Lile; West Flemish: Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders.Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the Nord department, and the main city of the European Metropolis of Lille.
"Faubourg" (French: ⓘ) is an ancient French term historically equivalent to "fore-town" (now often termed suburb or banlieue). The earliest form is forsbourg, derived from Latin forīs, 'out of', and Vulgar Latin (originally Germanic) burgum, 'town' or 'fortress'. Traditionally, this name was given to an agglomeration forming around a ...
Images of French people (2 C, 9 F) Political posters of France (2 P, 3 F) Media in category "Images of France" The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total.
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Bondy ( French pronunciation: [bɔ̃di] ⓘ ) is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris , France .