WebThe Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave (French: Grotte Chauvet-Pont d'Arc, French pronunciation: [ɡʁɔt ʃovɛ pɔ̃ daʁk]) in the Ardèche department of southeastern France is a cave that contains some of the best-preserved figurative cave paintings in the world, as well as other evidence of Upper Paleolithic life. It is located near the commune of Vallon-Pont-d'Arc on …

WebHaute-Savoie (pronounced (); Arpitan: Savouè d'Amont or Hiôta-Savouè; English: Upper Savoy) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy.Its prefecture is Annecy.To the north is Lake Geneva; to the south and southeast are Mont Blanc and the Aravis mountain range.. It holds its …

WebFrance participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Moustache" written by Pierre Beyres, Kim N'Guyen, Lorent Idir and François Ardouvin. The song was performed by the band Twin Twin.The French broadcaster France Télévisions in collaboration with the television channel France 3 organised a national final in order to …

WebThe Battle of France (French: bataille de France) (10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign (Westfeldzug), the French Campaign (German: Frankreichfeldzug, campagne de France) and the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands during the Second World War.On 3 September 1939, …

WebŽivotopis. Jeho otec Rudolf (1899 – 1954) pôsobil ako učiteľ v rumunskom Sedmohradsku medzi tamojšími Slovákmi.Tam sa oženil s Floriannou (1915 – 1995), pôvodom Rumunkou, ktorá bola od neho mladšia o šestnásť rokov.Spolu mali 10 detí. V roku 1942 sa presťahovali do spišskej obce Nedeca (dnes súčasť Poľska), kde sa v tom istom roku narodil syn Michal.

WebLourdes (/ l ʊər d /, also US: / l ʊər d z /, French: ; Occitan: Lorda) is a market town situated in the Pyrenees.It is part of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France. Prior to the mid-19th century, the town was best known for the Château fort de Lourdes, a fortified castle that rises up from a rocky escarpment at its …

WebThe Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussia.Lasting from 19 July 1870 to 28 January 1871, the conflict was caused primarily by France's determination to reassert its dominant …

WebIn 1534, Jacques Cartier planted a cross in the Gaspé Peninsula and claimed the land in the name of King Francis I. It was the first province of New France. The first settlement of 400 people, Fort Charlesbourg-Royal (present-day Quebec City), was attempted in 1541 but lasted only two years.. French fishing fleets continued to sail to the Atlantic coast and into …

WebEnriched uranium is a critical component for both civil nuclear power generation and military nuclear weapons.The International Atomic Energy Agency attempts to monitor and control enriched uranium supplies and processes in its efforts to ensure nuclear power generation safety and curb nuclear weapons proliferation.. There are about 2,000 tonnes …

WebThe Kingdom of France (French: Royaume de France) in the early modern period, from the Renaissance (circa 1500–1550) to the Revolution (1789–1804), was a monarchy ruled by the House of Bourbon (a Capetian cadet branch).This corresponds to the so-called Ancien Régime ("old rule"). The territory of France during this period increased until it included …

WebFrance (French: ), officially the French Republic (French: République française [ʁepyblik frɑ̃sɛz]), is a transcontinental country predominantly located in Western Europe and spanning overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and …

WebLa Poste is a postal service company in France, operating in Metropolitan France, the five French overseas departments and regions and the overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.Under a bilateral agreements, La Poste also has responsibility for mail services in Monaco through La Poste Monaco and in Andorra alongside the Spanish company Correos.

WebLyon, also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, 391 km (243 mi) southeast of Paris, 278 km (173 mi) north of Marseille, 113 km (70 mi) southwest of Geneva, 50 km (31 mi) northeast of Saint-Étienne.

WebLe ministère de l’Éducation nationale et de la jeunesse, dénommé ministère de l’Instruction publique avant 1932, est l’administration française chargée depuis 1828 de préparer et mettre en œuvre la politique du gouvernement dans les domaines de l’instruction publique et de l’éducation nationale.. Il est dirigé par le ministre, membre du gouvernement français.