France has a variety of landscapes from coastal plains to mountain ranges like the Alps and Pyrenees. It has a population of over 65 million people within metropolitan France and overseas territories. France has a land area of 547,030 square kilometers making it the largest country in the European Union. There are several regional dialects spoken in addition to French such as Breton and Alsatian. François Hollande has been president since 2012, succeeding Nicolas Sarkozy.

1. COMENIUS 2013/2014

2. France is represented by Paris but there are a wide variety of landscapes,
from coastal plains in the North and West to mountain ranges of the Alps
in the South-East, the Massif Central in the South-Central and Pyrenees
in the South-West.
Some pictures about different landscape of France will be shown,
The last picture is from our region, Moselle, this is in the North-East.

3. France is a country in Western Europe that includes overseas 22
regions in Metropolitan France and 4 regions overseas and there are 65
586 peoples(2013).
The territory of France covers 547,030 square kilometers (211,209 sq
mi),the largest among European Union members.
There is in our country a lot of dialect like Breton in Brittany and Plat in
Alsace-Lorraine.

4. François Hollande is the 24th
President of France since 2012.
His predecessor was Nicolas
Sarkozy.

5. Map of France

6. Paris and the Eiffel Tower

7. Alpine climate in the French Alps

8. Mediterranean vegetation (lavender) in Provence

9. Le Mont Saint-Michel in Basse Normandie

10. Heathland in Pointe du Van, Western Brittany

11. Wintersberg in Niederbronn-lès-bains (Moselle)

12. In France we have a lots French Celebration and traditions :
 Easter, This is a week which is composed by :
 Palm Sunday (celebration of the solemn entry of Jesus into
Jerusalem),
 Holy Thursday (celebration of the Last Supper of Jesus
instituting the Eucharist and the priesthood)
 Holy Friday (celebration of the Passion of Christ and his
death on the cross) end with the vigil (wake)
 Holy Saturday to Easter Sunday (Christ's victory over
death). Easter Sunday is the day of the resurrection of
Christ.

13.  Labour Day on May 1st
 Victory of 1954 May 8
 Ascension weekend 40 days after Easter
 National holiday July 14th
 Assumption day
 Armistice from 1918 November 11
 Candlemas on February 2nd
 Epiphany from February 2nd to 8th
 Music festival the June 21st
 Mardi Gras 47 days before Easter
 April Fool's day trick April 1st

14. France is popular for his Wine, and
sparkling wine, like Bordeaux, Côtes du
Rhône or Champagne.
They are very famous in France and in
the World!