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In France, 72% of HLM (95% since 2000) are houses or small buildings of 20 apartments. [1] An habitation à loyer modéré (HLM, pronounced [aʃ ɛl ɛm], lit. ' housing at moderate rent '), is a form of low-income housing in France, Algeria, Senegal, and Quebec. It may be public or private, with rent subsidies.
The adjective particulier means "personal" or "private". The English word hotel developed a more specific meaning as a commercial building accommodating travellers; modern French also uses hôtel in this sense. For example, the Hôtel de Crillon on the Place de la Concorde was built as an hôtel particulier and is today a public hotel.
Palais de la Légion d'Honneur, also known as the Hôtel de Salm, 64 rue de Lille, Paris.. In French contexts, an hôtel particulier is a townhouse of a grand sort. Whereas an ordinary maison (house) was built as part of a row, sharing party walls with the houses on either side and directly fronting on a street, an hôtel particulier was often free-standing, and by the 18th century it would ...
France has a long tradition of social and state intervention in the provision of housing. In 1775, the Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans was built with a part dedicated to house workers. [ 1 ] In the 19th century the cités ouvrières (company towns) appeared, inspired by the Phalanstère of Charles Fourier . [ 2 ]
France Ô was downgraded to SD to make place for France Info. France Ô closed on 24 August 2020. France Info was upgraded to HD in Metropolitan France, and La Première were upgraded to HD in Overseas France. On 1 February 2021, France Télévisions launched Culturebox on channel 19, to promote cultural events during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This is a list of TV services available on digital terrestrial, satellite, internet streaming and cable systems in France. National DTT channels (Metropolitan France) [ edit ]
Canal+ (French: [kanal plys], meaning "Channel Plus"), also spelt Canal Plus and sometimes abbreviated C+ or Canal, is a French premium television channel owned by Canal+.The channel was launched in November 1984, and broadcasts to Metropolitan France.
The Ritz was among the first hotels in Europe to provide a bathroom en suite, a telephone and electricity for each room. [ 14 ] [ 34 ] The Hôtel Ritz Paris is 4 floors high, including the mansard roof , and as of 2024 offers 140 rooms, [ 16 ] a two-Michelin-starred restaurant, two bars and a casual dining restaurant.