1. France is the largest country in Western Europe.

2. Mont Blanc (White Mountain) located in the French Alps is the highest peak in Europe (15,781 feet high)

3. Le Tour de France takes place each July in France
Le Tour de France takes place each July in France. It is 2200 miles long. The first Tour de France took place in The route changes every year.

4. The Eiffel Tour is the most visited tourist sight in the world.
France is the most visited place in the world (83 million tourists every year - more than the population of France!).
The Eiffel Tour is the most visited tourist sight in the world.

5. The word denim (and the fabric itself) comes from the city of Nimes in France (de Nimes = from Nimes = Denim).

6. Famous Mona Lisa, painted by Leonardo da Vinci is in the Louvre Museum in Paris.

7. Musee du Louvre (the Louvre Museum) located in Paris in the largest and most visited museum in the world.

8. France produces more than 350 kinds of cheese!

9. Puss in Boots, Cinderella, Little Re Riding hood and many other fairy tales were authored by a French writer, Charles Perrault.

10. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France to the United States.
There is a mini version of the Statue of Liberty in Paris, not too far from the Eiffel Tour.

11. A "Francophone" is a person who speaks French fluently.
Countries where French is spoken are known as “Francophonie”.

12. France is known as the "Hexagone" (hexa=6; France has 6 sides)