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	Culture of France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The culture of France is diverse, reflecting regional differences as well as the influence of recent immigration.
		France is notable for holding the football World Cup in 1998, for holding the annual cycling race Tour de France, and the tennis Grand Slam tournament Roland Garros, or the French Open.
		French culture is profoundly allied with the French language.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Culture_of_France (2467 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Culture of France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The 22 régions and 96 départements of metropolitan France.
		France is divided into 26 administrative régions: 22 are in metropolitan France (21 are on the continental part of metropolitan France; one is the "territorial collectivity" of Corse, on the island of Corsica, commonly referred to as a région in common speech), and four are overseas régions.
		In 2003, France's natural population growth (excluding immigration) was responsible for almost all the natural growth in European population: the population of the European Union increased by 216,000 inhabitants (without immigration), of which 211,000 was the increase in France's population alone, and 5,000 was the increase in all the other countries of the EU combined.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Culture_of_France (759 words)

	Minister of Culture (France) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Minister of Culture and Communications is, in the Government of France, the cabinet member in charge of national museums and monuments; promoting and protecting the arts (visual, plastic, theatrical, musical, dance, architectural, literary, televisual and cinematographic) in France and abroad; and managing the national archives and regional "maisons de culture" (culture centres).
		The modern post of Minister of Culture was created by Charles de Gaulle in 1959 and the first Minister was the writer André Malraux.
		His famous phrase "économie et culture, même combat" ("economy and culture: it's the same fight") is representative of his commitment to cultural democracy and to active national sponsorship and participation in cultural production.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minister_of_Culture_(France) (779 words)

	FranceKeys.com ®
		The culture of France is built from fine cuisine, the trauma of two world wars, the architecture of Corbusier, never-ending waves of tourists, cheeses and wines with protected names, the occupation by Caesar's armies, Provençal lavender, the absorption of Algerians, Vietnamese, and West Africans, the philosophy of Descartes, the impact of modern telecommunications.
		France is a parliamentary democracy with a dominant executive branch.
		France is symbolized by the image of Marianne, seen on the reverse of some Euro coins.
	www.francekeys.com /english/general/culture.shtml (666 words)

	Culture of France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The culture of France is noted for its cosmopolitan civilised to life combined with great concern for fashion and appearances.
		A mass market cultural export from France many people (at least some of those grew up in Canada) fondly rember is a television series called Thierry La Fronde about a Robin Hood -like heroic figure who lived during the Hundred Years' War a period of conflict between England and France in the 14th century.
		French culture is profoundly allied with the French language expressing a national psychology of high playfulness and joie de vivre.
	www.freeglossary.com /French_culture (900 words)

	Culture of France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The culture of France is noted for its cosmopolitan, civilisedapproach to life, combined with great concern for style, fashion and appearances.
		French culture is profoundly allied with the French language,expressing a national psychology of high emotion, playfulness, and joie de vivre.
		The artful use of the mother tongue,and its defense against perceived decline or corruption by foreign terms, is a major preoccupation for some persons and entities.The French Minister of Culture works to promote the French cinema,and the Académie française sets an official standard oflanguage purity.
	www.therfcc.org /culture-of-france-2919.html (456 words)

	French culture \| performing arts: France Moves - Tasca Speech (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Such was the case with the arrival in France of Isadora Duncan, Loïe Fuller, and Martha Graham.
		Today the tradition continues as the dancers and choreographers participating in France Moves are welcomed in legendary venues such as the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Joyce Theater, the New Victory Theater, and The Kitchen.
		France is particularly proud of its network of dance training institutions, such as the Centre national de la danse (National Dance Center) in Pantin, dedicated to the training of dance masters, and preserving and promoting France's dance heritage.
	www.frenchculture.org /perfo/events/01tasca.html (1325 words)

	Economy of France, Culture of France, France History, France Flag, History of France
		The French are known for their sophistication, their culture, the beauty of their spoken language, and their diverse accomplishments in literature, arts, and sciences.
		With its culture, France has been able to influence the entire Western world, particularly in the areas of art and literature.
		The economy of France is one of the highly developed economies in the European Union (EU).
	www.mapsofworld.com /country-profile/france1.html (360 words)

	France People and Culture
		France's birth rate was among the highest in Europe from 1945 until the late 1960s.
		France is noted for its cosmopolitan, civilised approach to life, combined with great concern for style, fashion and appearances.
		However, with the movements of population across contemporary France, regional distinctions are less acute; while many dishes retain the association with their region of origin, they are available and appreciated nationwide.
	www.travelfranceplus.com /people.html (1736 words)

	France Culture
		French culture is derived from an ancient civilization composed of a complex mix of Celtic, Greco-Roman, and Germanic elements.
		During the Middle Ages a rich culture developed, fostered in particular by scholars in monasteries and in universities and encouraged well into the 18th century by a system of royal and aristocratic patronage.
		Cultural activity remained largely centred on Paris, though certain provincial cities such as Aix-les-Bains or Lyon had an active life of their own.
	www.traveldocs.com /fr/culture.htm (547 words)

	culture of france (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Dar and the Spear Thrower [ culture of france ]
		A young boy living 15,000 years ago in southeastern France is initiated into manhood by his clan and sets off on a journey to trade his valuable fire rocks for an ivory spear thrower.....
		This illustrated introduction to the study of modern Italian culture brings together specialists in the fields of language; politics; religious, ethnic, and gender identities; the mass media; cultural policy; and movie stars.
	www.books-shoppe.com /html/culture_of_france.html (662 words)

	Embassy of France in the US - Culture and Leisure
		Internet use in France has grown swiftly and remarkably in a few years: every institution, daily newspaper, government department and business now has its own website and there are sites of all kinds (sport, education, services, films, etc.).
		France, which invented the cinematograph in 1895, is still very active in this sector.
		France is the home of some 11,300 dramatic artists and dancers, 16,200 musicians and singers, 250 music, opera and dance festivals, 8,700 variety performers; etc. In addition, amateur performers are increasing in number as teaching in these fields has grown apace (more than 4,300 institutions specialize in music alone).
	www.info-france-usa.org /atoz/culture.asp (905 words)

	France: Popular Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		France: Popular Culture, Caricature, Festivity Popular culture, caricature, and festivity became more intimately involved in the revolutionary process in 1848 than during 1789 or 1830.
		Finally, the distance between politics and popular culture was also often bridged by the transformation of popular notions of Christianity into the dem-soc ideology.
		The marriage between popular culture and politics permitted a broader and more rapid diffusion of modern ideologies because of the lack of literacy among a substantial percentage of the French population.
	cscwww.cats.ohiou.edu /~Chastain/ip/popcultf.htm (1023 words)

	ipedia.com: Culture of France Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The culture of France is noted for its cosmopolitan, civilised approach to life, combined with great concern for style, fashion and appearances.
		French people are sometimes perceived as taking a great pride in the national identity and positive achievements of France, although many French people would argue that all nations tend to do that.
		A mass market cultural export from France that many people (at least some of those who grew up in Canada) fondly rember is a television series called Thierry La Fronde, about a Robin Hood-like heroic figure who lived during the Hundred Years' War, a period of conflict between England and France in the 14th century.
	www.ipedia.com /culture_of_france.html (585 words)

	France Culture and Social Profile - TravelPuppy.com
		France has a more varied and developed cuisine than any other country with possibly the exception of China.
		The simple, delicious cooking for which France is very famous is found in the old-fashioned bistro and restaurant.
		In the north of France (Nord/Pas de Calais and Picardy), fish and shellfish are the star features in menus, oysters, moules (mussels), coques (cockles) and crevettes (shrimps) are extremely popular.
	travelpuppy.com /france/socialprofile.htm (1561 words)

	1Up Travel : France - History and Culture of France.
		The famous caves at Lascaux and elsewhere in southwest France date from this period.
		Neolithic cultures that populated France from 4000 to 2000 BC left behind thousands of stone monuments; the coastal regions of Brittany are especially rich in these prehistoric remains.
		More sophisticated cultures began to develop by about 2000 BC, and by about 800 BC a semi-agricultural Iron Age culture was dominant in much of France.
	www.1uptravel.com /international/europe/france/history-culture.html (321 words)

	Culture France - Alliance Francaise Vancouver
		Created immediately after the war to enable town dwellers to go on holiday and small farmers to supplement their income, Gîtes de France is now the leading country holiday network providing accommodation with local people.
		He and his wife, Sylvie, a cultural guide, enjoy welcoming travellers who, like us, stay for a week or more in one of their "gîtes ruraux", in search of green spaces and rural peace.
		Indeed, a total of no less than 180 million euros are allocated throughout France each year for the renovation of buildings, at an average spend of 50,000 euros per accommodation unit.
	www.alliancefrancaise.ca /french_vancouver/events_culture/default.php (1135 words)

	France Attractions, Culture, History and More.
		Written History began in France with the invation of the territory by the Romans, between 118 and 50 BC.
		The residence of several French kings, it is also the place where Joan of Arc went in 1429 to be blessed by the Archbishop of Reims before departing with her army to drive the English from Orléans...
		Acquired in the early 1500's by Jean Le Breton, France's Controller-General for War under King Francois I, a new château was constructed around the original 14th century keep where King Philip II of France once met with Richard the Lionhearted to discuss peace...
	www.magicaljourneys.com /France/france-interest.html (983 words)

	Culture - France - Europe
		The culture of France has profoundly influenced that of the entire Western world, particularly in the areas of art and letters, and Paris has long been regarded as the fountainhead of French culture.
		France first attained cultural preeminence in Europe during the Middle Ages; later, the wealth of the French crown in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries provided a subsidization of art on a scale comparable to that of the papacy in Rome, attracting to Paris many of Europe’s most talented artists and artisans.
		Wealth also created a leisure class, which had both the time and the means for developing elegance in dress, manners, furnishings, and architecture.
	www.countriesquest.com /europe/france/culture.htm (150 words)

	Culture Briefing France - Your guide to French culture and customs
		Culture Briefing: France gives you current, in-depth information, found in no other single publication, to help you understand the culture, customs, values and beliefs of the French people.
		Culture Briefing: France helps you figure out the French by penetrating below their society’s surface to reveal the customs and established ways of life in France.
		It is produced by a team that brings together backgrounds in cultural geography and cultural anthropology as well as extensive experience living for extended periods in a variety of foreign cultures and writing about travel, geography and culture for both the popular press and college-level textbooks.
	www.culturebriefings.com /Pages/pubstore/pscbfr.html (1218 words)

	The culture of France
		It provides a structured and coherent analysis of the economics and politics behind popular culture, as well as a discussion of its social and cultural significance.
		Bringing together an international team of experts in French Studies, the book focuses on the period 1945-2000, and supports its discussion with a range of pedagogic tools such as a series of case studies, topics for discussion and further study, and an annotated reading list.
		Coverage is generally quite thorough, especially in cultural, political, and arts-related fields.
	www.jahsonic.com /FrenchCulture.html (1182 words)

	QUEBEC, NEW FRANCE CULTURE
		The meaning of "savage" in the Anglo-Saxon culture and "sauvage" in the French culture are totally different.
		While you are generally right in your definition of "savage", it does not apply to "sauvage" which meaning is short and unambiguous : " son of nature"; where nature means the sun, the earth, the water, the trees, etc.
		You will notice that at one point in Cartier's journal, he laments the fact that the "sauvage" (one of the secondary leaders at Stadacone) is not that "sauvage" after all, and is capable of bad and covert intentions just like a European.
	www.telusplanet.net /public/dgarneau/french.htm (741 words)

	Amazon.com: Culture Shock! France: A Guide to Customs and Etiquette: Books: Sally A. Taylor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In France, we are told (and I have verified), to fail to greet the shopkeeper, waiter or whomever ranks at the same level: a slap in the face.
		There are better guides, I think, to business life in France, or certainly for visiting or touring, but for a general introduction to why the French act like the French this one's the best.
		If you respect their culture and make attempts to adapt to their way of life they were friendly and helpful.
	www.amazon.com /Culture-Shock-France-Customs-Etiquette/dp/155868056X (2439 words)

	Literature - Culture - France - Europe
		French Literature, the literature of France, from the mid-800s until the present.
		French literature is considered one of the richest and most varied national literatures, noted especially for its examination of human society and the individual’s place within society.
		Until the French Revolution of 1789, France had a social and political system that was arranged by rank or class, with rules governing how members of one class interacted with members of another.
	www.countriesquest.com /europe/france/culture/literature.htm (338 words)

	FOCUS on FRANCE - Culture
		They are closer to Spanish and Italian culture than their northern neighbors.
		France is a very productive environment for arts, literature and philosophy since the Renaissance.
		The southern France has been effected by the Islamic culture extensively.
	www.focusmm.com /france/fr_ge_05.htm (292 words)

	Culture
		Humanism focused on the perfectability of mankind, while the Reform focused on the great gulf between a holy God and a sinful people, who could only be saved through the grace of God and whose own efforts availed nothing.
		The reformer John Calvin (1509-1564) was born in Noyon in Picardy, but fled France for Geneva to avoid persecution.
		After their candidate, Henri de Navarre, became the legitimate heir to the throne in 1589 the Huguenots became royalists and the Catholic League began to advocate the moral right to commit tyrannicide and to overthrow an unwanted king.
	www.lepg.org /culture.htm (592 words)

	BUBL LINK: France
		Topics include architecture, art, business and industry, culture and tradition, education, food, history, literature, music, news and media, philosophy, politics and government, regions of France, travel and wine.
		The French Republic, or France, is a country located in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, and Spain.
		Basic reference information about France, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
	bubl.ac.uk /link/f/france.htm (784 words)

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