France

• by Editor
• April 5, 2021

 

France, officially French Republic, French France or République Française, country of northwestern Europe. Historically and culturally among the most important nations in the Western world, France has also played a highly significant role in international affairs, with former colonies in every corner of the globe. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, the Alps and the Pyrenees, France has long provided a geographic, economic, and linguistic bridge joining northern and southern Europe. It is Europe’s most important agricultural producer and one of the world’s leading industrial powers.

France lies near the western end of the great Eurasian landmass, largely between latitudes 42° and 51° N. Roughly hexagonal in outline, its continental territory is bordered on the northeast by Belgium and Luxembourg, on the east by Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, on the south by the Mediterranean Sea, Spain, and Andorra, on the west by the Bay of Biscay, and on the northwest by the English Channel (La Manche). To the north, France faces southeastern England across the narrow Strait of Dover (Pas de Calais). Monaco is an independent enclave on the south coast, while the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean is treated as an integral part of the country.

Source: https://www.britannica.com/place/France

 

French Maps source:  https://www.cartograf.fr/les-pays-la-france.php

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South of France

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Comparisons

Housing cost

https://immobilier.lefigaro.fr/article/palmares-familles-les-villes-ou-les-prix-de-l-immobilier-sont-les-plus-abordables_e3ae6f96-4801-11ea-81f9-50bd40451641/

Real estate Advice

https://immobilier.lefigaro.fr/

Cities to live

Top 5 French cities according to ville-ideale.fr

AIX LES BAINS (73100)

MAISONS LAFFITTE (78600)

VINCENNES (94300)

ANTONY (92160)

SAINT GRATIEN (95210)

 

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French climate

https://about-france.com/climate-weather.htm

 

Climate maps

https://www.city-data.com/forum/weather/2792866-climate-map-france.html

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Facebook Groups related to France

Retired Americans in France  https://www.facebook.com/groups/150401745660878

Strictly Santé    https://www.facebook.com/groups/596392044292385

Strictly Fiscal France      https://www.facebook.com/groups/519650538719217

Strictly Legal France    https://www.facebook.com/groups/strictlylegalfrance

Expat Life in France  https://www.facebook.com/groups/166126917266273

Moving to France    https://www.facebook.com/groups/314848378911306

Living in France  https://www.facebook.com/groups/213417019209295

 

 

 

 

  France, officially French Republic, French France or République Française, country of northwestern Europe. Historically and culturally among the most important nations in the Western world, France has also played a highly significant role in international affairs, with former colonies in every corner of the globe. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, the Alps and the Pyrenees, France has long…