1. FRANCE PARIS The Alps The Pyrenees Central massif Corsica Atlantic ocean Mediterranean sea Belgium Lux. Germany Switzerland Italy Spain Bonjour !

2. PARIS Louvre Sacré-coeur Arc de triomphe The Seine & Notre-Dame Champs-Elysées Eiffel tower Concorde

3. 544 000 km2 = the biggest country of the European Union Hexagon

4. 64 500 000 inhabitants = The second country of Europe the most populated after Germany A country of immigration : Black-blanc-beur 1998 : World champions at football

5. French emblems : rooster & fleur de lys Roman time = France was Gaul From latin word « gallus » = rooster Fleur de lys = stylised lily flower Symbol of the kings of France since the Middle Age

6. Symbols of French Republic Marianne and the flag On stamps, in city hall, … Since the French revolution 1789 Marianne = Marie and Anne Blue & red : colours of Paris White = colour of the french monarchy

7. 1789 : French revolution 14th july 1789 : The storming of the Bastille National day

8. Art 1: « all the people are created free and equal » - Declaration of human rights and citizen - Motto : Liberty, equality, brotherhood

9. National anthem : la Marseillaise A war song created by Rouget de Lisle coming from Marseilles with other revolutionaries on the way to war against the rest of the European Monarchies