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France, [IX] officially the French Republic, [X] is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world.
Total France: 66,361,658 By area. The total area of France is 632,734 km 2, of which 543,940 km 2 (86.0%) is in Europe (Metropolitan France). [4] Rank Region
The department is the largest brioche producer in France, with the Brioche de Vendée made in the Bocage. In the Plain of Luçon, préfou is a garlic bread that can be served as an aperitif. In the marshland of the North-West, the poultry of Challans, especially duck, is well known in the gastronomic world.
Saintes (French: ⓘ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: Sénte) is a commune and historic town in western France, in the Charente-Maritime department of which it is a sub-prefecture, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Saintes is the second-largest city in Charente-Maritime, with 25,518 inhabitants in 2021.
Bordeaux is the first city in France to have created, in the 1980s, an architecture exhibition and research centre, Arc en rêve. [59] The city has a large number of cinemas, theatres, and is the home of the Opéra national de Bordeaux. There are many music venues of varying capacity. The city also offers several festivals throughout the year.
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.
Savoie (pronounced; Arpitan: Savouè or Savouè-d'Avâl; English: Savoy / s ə ˈ v ɔɪ /) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Southeastern France.Located in the French Alps, its prefecture is Chambéry.
Creuse (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Occitan: Cruesa or Crosa) is a department in central France named after the river Creuse. After Lozère, it is the second least populated department in France. It is bordered by Indre and Cher to the north, Allier and Puy-de-Dôme to the east, Corrèze to the south, and Haute-Vienne to the west. In 2020, the ...