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Things to remember |
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On appelle la France « l’Hexagone » parce que sa carte a la forme de l’hexagone. |
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Some cities and towns in France : |
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Paris |
capital |
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Avignon |
city famous for its theatre festival |
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Aix-les-Bains |
town famous for its spa |
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Bordeaux |
city famous for its wine |
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Camembert |
village famous for its cheese |
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Cannes |
city famous for its film festival |
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Cognac |
city famous for its brandy |
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Grenoble |
city famous for its ski resorts |
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Lille |
European Capital of Culture, 2004 |
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Lyon |
the French Capital of Gastronomy |
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Marseille |
second largest city (after Paris) |
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Montpellier |
Mediterranean city |
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Nice |
major tourist centre |
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Orléans |
city famous for Joan of Arc |
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Rennes |
university town |
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Strasbourg |
seat of the European Parliament |
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Toulouse |
a centre of the Aerospace industry |
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Versailles |
historical city |
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Major rivers : |
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La Garonne |
La Loire |
La Maine |
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La Moselle |
L'Oise |
Le Rhin |
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La Rhône |
La Saône |
La Seine etc. |
