The Geography of France
“la géographie de la France”
By Marc, Pierre, Hélène, and
Robert
Major Neighboring Countries
- Germany- Northeast of France
- Italy- Southeast of France
- Spain- South of France
The Mountains
“les montagnes”
Les Vosges
Mount Blanc
The Central Mass
(Mont Blanc)
(Le Massif Central)
Highest point in France
at 4808 meters.
Qu i c k T i m e ™ a n d a
d e c o m p re s s o r
a re n e e d e d t o s e e t h i s p i c tu re .
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The Alps
The Pyrenees
(les Py
rénéés)
Le Jura
Popular skiing
destination
(Les Alpes)
The Cities
“les villes”
Paris
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It is the capital of France.
It is located on the Seine river that cuts Paris into the left and right
banks.
- The oldest part of Paris, where the first Parisians settled, is Île de la
Cité.
- Paris is home to many famous monuments, like the Eiffel Tower (la
Tour Eiffel) and Notre-Dame (Notre Dame de Paris).
*Paris is the largest city in France, a business and cultural center, and
it is one of the world's major cities.
*Paris was ranked as the tenth greenest city in Europe in 2010.
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The Cities
“les villes”
Marseille
-Marseille is the largest sea port in France.
-it is located in Southern France, on the
Mediterranean Sea.
-It is the second largest city in France, behind Paris.
-Marseille has a lot of theaters and opera houses.
Bordeaux
- Bordeaux is located in Southwest France.
- Bordeaux is the 9th largest city in France.
- There are a lot of grape vineyards in Bordeaux. It
is the biggest grape producer in the world.
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The Cities
“les villes”
Toulouse
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Toulouse is located in Southwest France near the Mediterranean
Sea.
It is very important in the European Aerospace industry.
The University of Toulouse (Université de Toulouse) is the oldest
college in France.
Toulouse is the 4th largest city in France.
Strasbourg
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Strasbourg is located in Northeast France, near Germany.
It has a German and French influence on the culture and its
architecture.
The University of Strasbourg is the largest in France. Strasbourg is
known for its colleges of higher education. It also has the second
largest library in France, with over 3,000,000 pieces of writing.
The Rivers
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“les fleuves”
The Seine
(La Seine)
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Le Rhône
La Loire
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Bodies
of
Water
The Bay Biscay
“les plans d’eau”
Mediterranean Sea
(La Mer Méditerranée)
The Atlantic Ocean
(L’oc
éan Atlantique)
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Works Cited
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Work Cited
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Rivers info- http://www.franceway.com/w3/Facts&Figures/geography/river.html
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Major citieshttp://www.famouswhy.com/List/Top_10_Largest_French_Cities/325.html
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http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris.htm
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http://www.lycos.com/info/marseille.html
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toulouse
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strasbourg
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bordeaux
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Neighboring countries
http://geography.about.com/library/cia/blcfrance.htm
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Mountain Ranges
http://www.france-pub.com/emap2.htm
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http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/DF_topography.shtml
Practice Links
 http://www.360cities.net/area/france
 http://www.paris-26-gigapixels.com/indexen.html
 http://www.xtec.cat/~ealonso/flash/francereg3
f.html
 http://www.kidport.com/reflib/worldgeography/
france/france.htm
 http://www.france-pub.com/region/imap.htm