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French Regions
all the different regions and some interesting facts
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Language - French
10th Grade
03/08/2010

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Poitou Charente
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futuroscope-an amusement park that attracts a lot of French tourists
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Poitou Charente
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newer region created in the 20th century but has a lot of history
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Limousin
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limouge-china and porcelain
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Limousin
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purple mustard
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Franch Komte
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Famous for making clocks
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Frenche Komte
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20th centruy religious architecture-notre dame boat/church
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Normandie
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Joan of Arc was burned in this region
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Normandie
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many immigrants to Canade came from this region
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Aquitaine
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end of the 100 years war, France reclaimed it
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Aquitaine
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vineyards date to the Roman era
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Ile de France
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smallest but most famous
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Ile de France
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versailles and fontainebleau
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Rhone Alps
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the capital is lyon which was found in 43 bc by the romans
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Rhone Alps
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very first artistic work was found here; cave drawings
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Picardie
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1st world war was here and they suffered greatly
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Picardie
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Jules Verne was from here who was a famous sci-fi writer
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Pays de la Loire
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heart of the french car industry-Le Mans
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Pays de la Loire
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Coco Chanel designer
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Centre
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Joan of Arc was born in Orleans
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Centre
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Orleans was heavily damaged in world war II in 1942 by the Germans
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Nord pas de calais
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the eurostar leaves france from this region and goes through the channel to london/england
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Nord pas de calais
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one of the only 5 cities of france to be allowed to own its own flag by royal decree
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Alsace
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Bartholdi made the statue of liberty
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Alsace
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Route des vins-70 mile tour of towns and vineyards of germanic style
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