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The Bouquinistes of Paris, France, are booksellers of used and antiquarian books and rare vintage postcards who ply their trade along large sections of the banks of the Seine: on the right bank from the Pont Marie to the Quai du Louvre, and on the left bank from the Quai de la Tournelle to Quai Voltaire. The Seine is thus described as 'the only ...
Kingdom of France, Bourbon period (1589–1793) Order of Saint Lazarus 1099. Order of Saint Michael (1469) Order of the Holy Spirit (1578) Order of the Yellow Ribbon 1600. Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (1606) United Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Saint Lazarus 1608. Order of the Knights Bannerets 1609.
t. e. Haussmann's renovation of Paris was a vast public works programme commissioned by French Emperor Napoleon III and directed by his prefect of the Seine, Georges-Eugène Haussmann, between 1853 and 1870. It included the demolition of medieval neighbourhoods that were deemed overcrowded and unhealthy by officials at the time, the building of ...
Vichy France ( French: Régime de Vichy; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State ( État français ), was the French rump state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II. It was named after its seat of government, the city of Vichy. Officially independent, but with half of its territory occupied under the harsh ...
The French Second Republic ( French: Deuxième République Française or La IIe République ), officially the French Republic ( République française ), was the second republican government of France. It existed from 1848 until its dissolution in 1852. Following the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo, France had been ...
According to French law, the Foreign Legion was not to be used within Metropolitan France except in the case of a national invasion, [30] and was consequently not a part of Napoleon III's Imperial Army that capitulated at Sedan. With the defeat of the Imperial Army, the Second French Empire fell and the Third Republic was created.
Savate ( French pronunciation: [savat] ), also known as French boxing ( boxe Française ), is a French kickboxing combat sport that uses the hands and feet as weapons combining elements of English boxing with kicking techniques. [ 5][ 6][ 7][ 8]
The French Constitution provides that, in general, French laws and regulations (France's civil code, penal code, administrative law, social laws, tax laws, etc.) apply to French overseas regions the same as in metropolitan France, but can be adapted as needed to suit the region's particular needs. Hence, the local administrations of French ...