WebThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer is an 1876 novel by Mark Twain about a boy growing up along the Mississippi River.It is set in the 1840s in the town of St. Petersburg, which is based on Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived as a boy. In the novel, Tom Sawyer has several adventures, often with his friend Huckleberry Finn.Originally a commercial failure, the …

WebCaen (/ k ɒ̃, k ɑː n /, French: (); Norman: Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados.The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (as of 2018), while its functional urban area has 470,000, making Caen the second largest urban area in Normandy and the 19th largest in France. It is also the third largest commune in …

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 …

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WebRail transport in France is marked by a clear predominance of passenger traffic, driven in particular by high-speed rail.The SNCF, the national state-owned railway company, operates most of the passenger and freight services on the national network managed by its subsidiary SNCF Réseau.France currently operates the second-largest European railway …

WebYou should also add the template {{Translated|fr|Presse en France}} to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation. Below is a list of newspapers in France National Daily. Newspaper Logo ... Le Petit Parisien, 1876–1944; Le Temps, 1861–1942, compromised by collaboration during Vichy regime, ...

WebPendant l’Ancien Régime, le statut des personnes d’origine étrangère [note 1] est marqué par la prédominance du droit du sol.Le 23 février 1515, un arrêt du Parlement de Paris autorise ainsi le « droit de succéder » à toute personne née en France de parents étrangers. Le droit du sang s’y ajoute toutefois afin de permettre à un enfant né dans un …

WebGeodetic surveys found practical applications in French cartography and in the Anglo-French Survey, which aimed to connect Paris and Greenwich Observatories and led to the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain. The unit of length used by the French was the Toise de Paris, which was divided in six feet. The English unit of length was the yard, which …

WebThe following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide of France: . France – country in Western Europe with several overseas regions and territories. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean.From its shape, it is often referred to in French as …

WebSommaire déplacer vers la barre latérale masquer Début 1 Événements Afficher / masquer la sous-section Événements 1.1 Janvier 1.2 Février 1.3 Mars 1.4 Avril 1.5 Mai 1.6 Juin 1.7 Juillet 1.8 Août 1.9 Septembre 1.10 Octobre 1.11 Novembre 1.12 Décembre 2 Articles connexes 3 Notes et références Basculer la table des matières 1791 en France 5 …

WebNée le 25 juillet 1876 au château de Possenhofen, sur la rive ouest du lac de Starnberg en Bavière, Élisabeth de Wittelsbach est le second enfant du duc Charles-Théodore en Bavière et de l'infante Marie-Josèphe de Portugal, fille du roi Michel I er.Sa marraine est sa tante l'impératrice Élisabeth d'Autriche, surnommée « Sissi ».Elle est également la nièce de …

WebHonfleur (French: ()) is a commune in the Calvados department in northwestern France. It is located on the southern bank of the estuary of the Seine across from le Havre and very close to the exit of the Pont de Normandie.The people that inhabit Honfleur are called Honfleurais.. It is especially known for its old port, characterized by its houses with slate …

WebGrenoble (/ ɡ r ə ˈ n oʊ b əl / grə-NOH-bəl, French: [ɡʁənɔbl] (); Arpitan: Grenoblo or Grainóvol; Occitan: Graçanòbol) is the prefecture and largest city of the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. It was the capital of the Dauphiné historical province and lies where the river Drac flows into the Isère at the foot …

WebBlack Friday is a colloquial term for the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States.It traditionally marks the start of the Christmas shopping season in the United States. Many stores offer highly promoted sales at discounted prices and often open early, sometimes as early as midnight or even on Thanksgiving. Some stores' sales continue to Monday …