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	FRANCE - LoveToKnow Article on FRANCE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Flax is cultivated chiefly in the northern departments of Nord, Seine- Infrieure, Pas-de-Calais, Ctes-du-Nord, hemp in Sarthe, Morbihan and Maine-ct-Loire.
		Upper Poitou and the zone of south-western France to the north of the Pyrenees are the chief regions for the breeding of mules.
		Loire, antimony from the departments of Mayenne, Haute-Loire and Cantal.
	49.1911encyclopedia.org /F/FR/FRANCE.htm (16624 words)

	Department - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A department is a part of a larger organization with a specific responsibility.
		"Department" is a term used by the US Army, mostly prior to World War I.
		A naval Department is a section devoted to one of several major tasks.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Department (186 words)

	France (10/05)
		France was one of the earliest countries to progress from feudalism to the nation-state.
		France deployed additional military forces to Cote d’Ivoire in 2002 and to Central African Republic in 2003 to address crises in both countries and, with EU partners, led an international military operation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2003.
		France participates actively in the Proliferation Security Initiative, and is engaged with the U.S., both bilaterally and at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), to curb nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) proliferation from the D.P.R.K., Iran, Libya, and elsewhere.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3842.htm (5555 words)

	France Departments
		France recovered it in the Treaty of Versailles after World War I. It was placed under German administration in 1940, but restored to France in 1944 as the German army retreated.
		The departments of France are subdivided into arrondissements, which are subdivided into cantons, which are (in general) subdivided into communes.
		Since France so often re-uses name elements (there are six departments and one region containing Loire in their names), I have given the probable origins of name elements rather than the full names.
	www.statoids.com /ufr.html (2910 words)

	All you need to know about the departments of France
		France is divided into regions, which are then divided into departments (counties).
		Each department has a unique number, which is used for many administrative reasons, such as the vehicle registration plates, postcodes, but not phone numbers.
		An important coast line with the ports of LE Havre and Dieppe, the southern boundry with the department of the Eure is defined by the river Seine.
	www.france-pub.com /list_france_departement.html (1243 words)

	Regions and Departments - France.com
		Each département is administered by a Conseil Général elected for six years, and by a préfet appointed by the French government and assisted by one or more sous-préfets based in district centres outside the departmental capital.
		Three were yielded to Germany in Alsace-Lorraine in 1871 (Haut-Rhin, Bas-Rhin and Moselle) re-joined France in 1919.
		Finally, France maintains control over a number of small islands in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific.
	www.france.com /docs/104.html (572 words)

	Embassy of France in the U.S. - Overseas France
		Thanks to her overseas departments and territories, France extends far beyond the boundaries of Europe and into the four corners of the earth.
		In allowing the overseas departments and territories to choose their own individual roads to development, the French Republic is responding to the aspiration of her overseas populations to be responsible for themselves, giving them the means not just to play a part in their own destiny but actively to shape it.
		Historically, the conquest of the Pacific was a struggle for influence between England and France, until the Polynesian Queen Pomaré IV asked for the islands to be made a protectorate of France.
	www.info-france-usa.org /atoz/overseas.asp (2088 words)

	A virtual Travel to France - Republique Francaise - Paris Tourism
		Presently, France is at the forefront of European states seeking to exploit the momentum of monetary union to advance the creation of a more unified and capable European defense and security apparatus.
		The Ministry for the French Overseas Departments of French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, New Caledonia and Réunion.
		France is one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/france.htm (837 words)

	France: Overseas departments and territories
		New Caledonia was fromerly a TOM and became in 1998 a special autonomous entity within the French Republic,with an executive and legislative capacity of its own.
		The honour mark of the Minister/Secretary of State for the Overseas Departments and Territories has a ratio is 1/1 (square).
		This flag derives from the honour mark of the governor-generals in the former colonial empire which was almost similar (same ratio and composition): the only difference was that the Tricolore in canton was then the French naval ensign (blue 30 / white 33 / red 37), while it is today a Tricolore with equal stripes.
	flagspot.net /flags/fr-overs.html (293 words)

	France: Departments
		In 1790, the departments (départements) were created to replace the monarchic administrative system (which included the traditional provinces).
		The last change of importance was the exchange of status between Toulon and Draguignan in the departement of Var in 1974.
		Each page includes links to the Region in which the department is incorporated and the traditional province(s) whose territory(ies) overlapped the current department territory.
	www.fotw.net /flags/fr-depts.html (610 words)

	Slow Travel France - map of regions and departments
		France is divided into communes (commune), departments (département) and regions (région).
		Departments: The entire country is divided into 95 or 99 departments (depends who you read).
		Perigord is the ancient name of the area that is now the department of the Dordogne (département 24) in the Aquitaine region in the southwest corner of France.
	www.slowtrav.com /france/maps/regions.htm (559 words)

	The Departments of France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		If you are house hunting in France or planning a visit then you may need to double check the location of a given department.
		All of the numbered departments are listed below by their French region.
		The regions are reflected in the map above as their constituent departments share the same colour.
	www.doorwaytofrance.co.uk /html/departments_of_france.html (117 words)

	Consumption and Cost of Prescribed Medicines in Eight Emergency Departments in France and in Switzerland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Methods: For each emergency department, the annual (1999) medicine expenses have been classified according to two modes: (1) quantitative by decreasing order the 20 first per os administered products on the one hand, and the first 20 intravenously or intramuscularly administered products; (2) by cost by decreasing the orders for the 20 most expensive products.
		Results: Eight emergency departments were enrolled in the study (seven in France and one in Switzerland).
		Characteristics of these emergency departments were: five teaching departments, two medical and six trauma-medical emergency centers, with a short-term hospitalisation unit in five emergency departments.
	pdm.medicine.wisc.edu /Staikowsky5.htm (407 words)

	Holidays and Festivals - France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It was on this day in 1789, at the start of the French Revolution, that the French prison, the Bastille, was destoyed and political prisoners were freed.
		Honors the national anthem of France, the Marseillaise, on the anniversary of the day it was first sung in Paris in 1792 by five hundred men from Marseilles, hence the title.
		One of the four overseas territories (territoires d'outre-mer) of France.
	www.shagtown.com /days/france.html (255 words)

	Département article - Département departments France counties régions arrondissements Départements - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Département article - Département departments France counties régions arrondissements Départements - What-Means.com
		Départements were created on January 15, 1790 by the Constituent Assembly to replace the country's former provinces with a more rational structure.
		Three départements in Alsace-Lorraine which had been ceded to Germany in 1871 - (Haut-Rhin, Bas-Rhin, and Moselle) - re-joined France in 1919.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/D%e9partement (574 words)

	Marcus Travel Journal - Administrative Departments of France
		France is segmented into regions, which in tern and are divided into departments.
		(6) Alpes Maritimes - This is the last department on the south west corner of the country.
		The population who are not located within the major cities are inevitable involved with the wine industry.
	www.marcuslink.com /travel/journal/departments.htm (890 words)

	Encyclopedia: Departments of France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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		The départements (or departments) are administrative units of
		France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Departments-of-France (666 words)

	France,French Speaking Countries,French travel sources,accommodations France,paris france ile de france,English-French ...
		France accommodations, France rail passes, detailed maps of France, pictures of France, major cities in France and French photos of Paris France.
		We are your online France travel guide for culture, museums, French gourmet basics, as well as wonderful recipes [recettes] and more....
		Find the information here, for French language schools in France, or if you need information regarding one of the French universities, it's here.
	www.french-at-a-touch.com (341 words)

	FirstForFrance.com - France Travel Guide, Vacations, Hotels, Maps & Property
		You can find information about all of the French Regions, their departments and many of the towns and villages of France.
		It has been said that France offers a lifetime of different holidays, so varied is its scenery: from the sub-tropical French Riviera, to the magnificent French Alps; from the dramatic coastal scenery of Brittany, to the glory of Paris, France has so much to offer its visitors.
		If you are considering buying a property in France, then take a look at the firstforfrance property sector.
	www.firstforfrance.com (734 words)

	Governments on the WWW: France
		Ambassade de France à Dhaka, Bangladesh [French Embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh]
		Ambassade de France à Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso [French Embassy in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso]
		Assemblée des Départements de France (ADF) [Assembly of the Departments of France]
	www.gksoft.com /govt/en/fr.html (5375 words)

	French property for sale and Gites in France: Holiday Rentals, Accommodation and property sales
		Not only was it so easy and quick to get our details on - it looks good – also inside 2 months we have been booked up for the whole of June July and August 2003, just 2 weeks left – embarrassingly quickly as I have tell every enquiry now....
		Welcome to Gites in France: we offer a huge selection of properties to rent in France: French property incl.
		We have properties in all regions and departments of France: Brittany, Normandy, Loire, Charentes, Dordogne down to the South of France.
	www.gites-in-france.co.uk (402 words)

	francebook
		A student visa is required for your time in France.
		You may want to arrive in France a few days early, but the start of the program is based upon your flying directly to Toulouse after arrival in Paris.
		They are valid for a whole year so try to get it as soon as you get to France to begin saving money (you will need a passport-size photograph for this).
	www.oxy.edu /departments/intl/orientation/France/francebook.html (3979 words)

	Maps of France
		Small maps for each department are available on the page concerning the department.
		You can also download the free programs "Regions and Departments of France" version 1.2 (PC/Mac) to you computer, click here.
		Map of France showing the principle mountain ranges, such as the Alps and Jura.
	www.france-pub.com /emap.htm (152 words)

	Travel Golf: Golf born in France, not Scotland? If so, that changes everything
		According to a new book, France — not Scotland — is the birthplace of the royal and ancient game.
		They say they have proof the game was first played in the Loire region of France, when shepherds took to hitting pebbles with their crooks.
		That could describe the way most golfers play today, only Flannery says they were doing it in France a full three centuries before the Scots took it up.
	www.travelgolf.com /departments/clubhouse/france-golf-dispute-624.htm (1095 words)

	Departments of France - www.day-tripper.net
		The administration of France is divided into 22 regions, which are themselves sub-divided into 100 departments (96 in France and 4 overseas).
		Often have difficulty working out just where a department or region of France is? This page should help find the department.
		Detailed information for those departements close by the channel is contained in pages on this site - for more information click on link here; Aisne (Laon), Calvados (Caen), Cotes d'Armore (St. Brieuc), Eure (Évreux), Finistère (Quimper), Ille et Vilaine (Rennes), Manche (St.-Lô), Morbihan (Vannes), Nord (Lille), Oise (Beauvais), Pas-de-Calais (Arras), Seine-Maritime (Rouen), Somme (Amiens).
	www.day-tripper.net /touristofficesdepartments.html (199 words)

	American University of Paris (France) Departments and faculties (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		American University of Paris (France) Departments and faculties
		Department of Comparative Literature and English (American University of Paris)
		Please note that the total of departmental/faculty statistics may not equal institutional/organizational statistics due to joint authorship across departments.
	www.getcited.org /inst/139247 (37 words)

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