| Haute-Savoie Haute-Savoie (Arpitan Savouè d’Amont / Hiôta-Savouè) is a French department, named for its location in the Alps mountain range. Haute-Savoie
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| Seine-et-Marne Seine-et-Marne is a French department, named after the Seine and Marne rivers, and located in the Île-de-France region. Seine-et-Marne
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| Deux-Sèvres Deux-Sèvres is a French département.("Deux-Sèvres" is also a name occasionally used for Saint-Porchaire ware, a type of faïence.) Deux-Sèvres
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| Haute-Vienne Haute-Vienne is a French department named after the Vienne River. It is one of three departments which together, constitute the French region of Limousin.The chief and largest city of the Haute-Vienne is Limoges. All other towns in the department have less than 20,000 inhabitants. Haute-Vienne
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| Vosges This article is about the department of France named Vosges. For the mountain range, see Vosges Mountains.Vosges () is a French department, named after the local mountain range. It contains the hometown of Joan of Arc, Domrémy. Vosges
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| Yonne Yonne is a French department named after the Yonne River. It is one of the four constituent departments of Bourgogne (Burgundy) in eastern France and its prefecture (capital) is Auxerre. Its official number is 89.It elects three members of parliament to the National Assembly - in the 2002-7 parliamentary term, all three are drawn from the right-wing Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). Its two senators also represent the UMP. Yonne
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| Essonne Essonne is a French department in the region of Île-de-France. It is named after the Essonne River. It was formed on 1 January 1968 when Seine-et-Oise was split into smaller departments. Essonne
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| Seine-Saint-Denis Seine-Saint-Denis is a French department located in the Île-de-France region. In local slang, it is known as "neuf-trois" (i.e. "nine-three"), after the official administrative number of the department, 93. Seine-Saint-Denis
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| Val-de-Marne Val-de-Marne is a French department, named after the Marne River, located in the Île-de-France region. The department is situated to the southeast of the city of Paris. Val-de-Marne
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| Val-d'Oise Val-d'Oise is a French department named after the Oise River, located in the Île-de-France region. Charles de Gaulle International Airport, France's main international airport is partially located in Roissy-en-France, a commune of Val d'Oise. Val-d'Oise
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| Côtes-d'Armor Côtes-d'Armor () is a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France. Côtes-d'Armor
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| Culture of France culture of France and of the French people has been shaped by geography, by profound historical events, and by foreign and internal forces and groups. France, and in particular Paris, has played an important role as a center of high culture and of decorative arts since the seventeenth century, first in Europe, and from the nineteenth century on, world wide. From the late nineteenth century, France has also played an important role in modern art, cinema, fashion and cuisine. Culture_of_France
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| Napoleon (coin) Napoleon is the colloquial term for a former French gold coin. The coins were minted (at various times) in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 40, 50 and 100francs. This article will focus on the 20 franc coins issued during the reign of Napoleon, which are 21 mm in diameter, weigh 6.45 grams (gross weight) and, at 90% pure, contain .1867 troy ounces or 5.801 grams of pure gold. Napoleon_(coin)
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| Ethnic group An ethnic group is a group of human beings whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage that is real or presumed.Ethnic identity is further marked by the recognition from others of a group's distinctiveness and the recognition of common cultural, linguistic, religious, behavioural or biological traits, Ethnic_group
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| Georges Duby Georges Duby (October 7, 1919 - December 3, 1996) was a French historian specializing in the social and economic history of the Middle Ages. He ranks among the most influential medieval historians of the twentieth century and was one of France's most prominent public intellectuals from the 1970s until his death in 1996. Georges_Duby
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| Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Paris-Charles_de_Gaulle_Airport
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| Johnny Hallyday Johnny Hallyday (born Jean-Philippe Smet; 15 June 1943) is a French singer and actor. An icon in the French-speaking world since the beginning of his career, he is considered by some to be the French version of Elvis Presley.Hallyday has had a 48-year career in music and is one of France's biggest stars. Johnny_Hallyday
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| Sylvie Vartan Sylvie Vartan (born on August 15, 1944 Sofia Province, Bulgaria) is a French pop singer. She was one of the first rock girls in France. Vartan was the most productive and active artist of the yé-yé girls, being considered as the toughest-sounding of her genre. Sylvie_Vartan
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| Pyrénées-Orientales Pyrénées-Orientales (, , ) is a department of southern France adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea. Pyrénées-Orientales
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| Territoire de Belfort The Territoire de Belfort is a department in the Franche-Comté region of eastern France. Territoire_de_Belfort
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| Battle of Route Coloniale 4 The Battle of Route Coloniale 4 was a battle of the First Indochina War. The battle lasted from 30 September to 18 October 1950. The French won the first battle of the RC4 in October 9th 1947.Route Coloniale 4 (RC4, also known as Highway 4) is a road in Vietnam, bordering the Chinese border from Hanoi to Cao Bang. Battle_of_Route_Coloniale_4
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| Isabelle Huppert Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert () (born 16 March 1955) is a French actress, who has also appeared in a few Hollywood movies. She won the César Award for Best Actress in 1996 for her performance in La Cérémonie. Isabelle_Huppert
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| Free French Forces Free French Forces (, FFL) were French fighters in World War II who decided to continue fighting against Axis forces after the surrender of France and subsequent German occupation. Free_French_Forces
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| Melun Melun
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| French presidential election, 2002 The 2002 French presidential election consisted of a first round election on 21 April 2002, and a runoff election between the top two candidates (Jacques Chirac and Jean-Marie Le Pen) on 5 May 2002. This presidential contest attracted a greater than usual amount of international attention because of Le Pen's unexpected appearance in the runoff election. French_presidential_election,_2002
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| Marquesas Islands Marquesas Islands ( or Archipel des Marquises or Marquises; Marquesan:Te Henua (K)enana (North Marquesan) and Te Fenua `Enata (South Marquesan), both meaning "The Land of Men") are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southern Pacific Ocean. The Marquesas are located at 9° 00S, 139° 30W. The highest point is the peak of Mount Oave (FrenchMont Oave) on Ua Pu island at 1,230 m (4,035 ft) above sea level. Marquesas_Islands
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| HUMINT HUMINT, a syllabic abbreviation of the words HUMan INTelligence, refers to intelligence gathering by means of interpersonal contact, as opposed to the more technical intelligence gathering disciplines such as SIGINT, IMINT and MASINT. NATO defines HUMINT as "a category of intelligence derived from information collected and provided by human sources." Typical HUMINT activities consist of interrogations and conversations with persons having access to pertinent information. HUMINT
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| Marie François Sadi Carnot For the French physicist and uncle of Marie François, see Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot.Marie François Sadi Carnot (11 August 1837 – 25 June 1894) was a French statesman, the fourth president of the Third French Republic. He served as the President of France from 1887 until his assassination in 1894. Marie_François_Sadi_Carnot
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| Tourism in France France attracted 81.9 million foreign tourists in 2007 (surpassing its population), a 3.8% increase compared to 2006, making it the most popular tourist destination in the world. This 81.9 million figure excludes people staying less than 24 hours in France, such as northern Europeans crossing France on their way to Morocco , Spain or Italy in summer.France offers mountain ranges, coastlines such as in Brittany or along the Mediterranean Sea, cities with a rich cultural heritage, châteaux (castles) like Versailles, and vineyards. Tourism_in_France
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| Jean-Pierre Raffarin Jean-Pierre Raffarin (born 3 August 1948) is a French conservative politician and senator for Vienne. Jean-Pierre Raffarin served as the Prime Minister of France from 6 May 2002 to 31 May 2005, resigning after France's rejection of the referendum on the European Union draft constitution. Jean-Pierre_Raffarin
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| Squadron squadron is a small unit or formation of cavalry, armour, aircraft (including balloons), or warships. Squadron
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| Porcelain Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between and . The toughness, strength, and translucence of porcelain arise mainly from the formation of glass and the mineral mullite within the fired body at these high temperatures. Porcelain
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| List of airports in France list of airports in France, grouped by department and sorted by commune.ICAO location identifiers are linked to each airport's Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP), which are available online in Portable Document Format (PDF) from the French Service d'information aéronautique (SIA). List_of_airports_in_France
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| Criminal justice Criminal justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, and sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts. The rights of the accused are rights that protect those accused of crime. Criminal_justice
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| CAC 40 The CAC 40 (IPAParis Bourse's early automation system Cotation Assistée en Continu (Continuous Assisted Quotation), is a benchmark French stock market index. The index represents a capitalization-weighted measure of the 40 most significant values among the 100 highest market caps on the Paris Bourse (now Euronext Paris). It is one of the main national indices of the pan-European stock exchange group Euronext alongside Brussels' BEL20, Lisbon's PSI-20 and Amsterdam's AEX. CAC_40
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| Roquefort Roquefort
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| Condom, Gers Condom (), also referred to as Condom-en-Armagnac, is a commune in southwestern France in the department of Gers, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Condom,_Gers
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| Prix de Rome This article concerns the French government prize. For similarly named prizes aimed at other countries' nationals, see Prix de Rome (disambiguation).The Prix de Rome was a scholarship for arts students. It was created in 1663 in France under the reign of Louis XIV. Prix_de_Rome
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| Republican Guard (France) Republican Guard () is the ceremonial unit of the French Gendarmerie. It consists of two infantry regiments (one includes a motorcycle squadron) and a horse cavalry regiment. It also has four musical formations, as well as groups demonstrating prowess in horseback or motorcycle maneuvers.Its missions include Guarding important public buildings in Paris such as the Élysée Palace, the residence of the Prime Minister of France, Hôtel Matignon, the Senate, the National Assembly, the Hall of Justice, and keeping public order in Paris. Republican_Guard_(France)
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| EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg is an international airport near Basel (Switzerland), Mulhouse (France), and Freiburg (Germany). It is located in France, on the administrative territory of the commune of Saint-Louis near the Swiss and German borders. It handled 4,270,000 passengers in 2007. EuroAirport_Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg
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| Limoges Limoges (Lemòtges / Limòtges in the Limousin dialect of Occitan) is a city and commune in France, the préfecture of the Haute-Vienne département, and the administrative capital of the Limousin région. Limoges is known for its medieval enamels (Limoges enamels) on copper, for its 19th century porcelain (Limoges porcelain) and for its oak barrels (Limousin oak), which are used for Cognac production. Limoges
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| Gilberto Gil Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira (born June 26, 1942), better known as Gilberto Gil (), is a Grammy Award-winning Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, known for both his musical innovation and his political commitment. From 2003 to 2008, he served as Brazil's Minister of Culture in the administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.Gil began playing music as a child and was still a teenager when he joined his first band. Gilberto_Gil
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| History of Martinique history of the island of Martinique. History_of_Martinique
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| Gonesse Gonesse is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Gonesse
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| Mifepristone Mifepristone is a synthetic steroid compound used as a pharmaceutical. It is used as an abortifacient in the first two months of pregnancy, and in smaller doses as an emergency contraceptive. During early trials, it was known as RU-486, its designation at the Roussel Uclaf company, which designed the drug. Mifepristone
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| Châlus Châlus () is a small town and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of France, in the Limousin région. Châlus
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| Poison gas in World War I Talk:Poison_gas_in_World_War_I
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| Chaplain chaplain is typically a priest, pastor, ordained deacon, rabbi, imam or other member of the clergy serving a group of people who are not organized as a mission or church, or who are unable to attend church for various reasons; such as health, confinement, or military or civil duties; lay chaplains are also found in other settings such as universities. Chaplain
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| Gustave Flourens Gustave Flourens (Paris, 4 August 1838 3 April 1871) was a French Revolutionary leader and writer, son of the physiologist Jean Pierre Flourens (who was Professor at the Collège de France and deputy in 1838-1839). He is also the elder brother of Emile Flourens, who became minister of foreign affairs under the Third Republic.At 25 years old Flourens undertook in 1863, on behalf of his father, a course of lectures at the Collège de France, on the subject of the history of mankind. Gustave_Flourens
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| Arvanites This page is about the dialectological group of Arbëreshë in Southern Greece. For an overview of different communities of Albanian origin in Greece, see Albanian communities in Greece. For other uses of the term Arbëreshë, Arbër or Arbëror see Arbëreshë (disambiguation).Arvanites (, Arvanitika:Arbëreshë or Αρbε̰ρεσ̈ε̰) are a population group in Greece of, ultimately, Albanian origin who traditionally speak Arvanitika, a subbrunch of the Tosk dialect of the Albanian language. Arvanites
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