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La France…La France…et La Francophonieet La Francophonie
By
Ben Hawkins
East Carter High School
First thing you have to know First thing you have to know about France is….about France is….
The French Motto:
“Liberté, Egalité, et Fraternité”
•Means:
“Liberty (or Freedom), Equality, and Brotherhood”
And the next thing is…And the next thing is…“La Marseillaise”: The French National AnthemComposed on April 25, 1792 by Claude Joseph
Rouget de LisleAdopted by the French Republic in 1795 as the
French National AnthemReceived its name from the volunteer fighters
from Marseille in the French Revolution who sang the song in the streets as they arrived in Paris*
““La Marseillaise”La Marseillaise”
In this recording*, the singers perform four verses of “La Marseillaise” in the following order: 1st, 7th,3rd, and 6th.
*”La Marseillaise” performed by Jacques Gautier et al. from the album “La Révolution Française: Chants du Patrimoine”
““La Marseillaise”La Marseillaise”Arise children of the fatherland
The day of glory has arrived!Against us tyranny'sBloody standard is raised (repeat) Do you hear in the countryside Roaring these ferocious soldiers? They are coming into our midstTo cut the throats of our sons and our companions! (husbands, wives)
To arms citizens! Form your battalions!Let’s march, let’s march!May an impure bloodSoak our furrows!*
Allons enfants de la PatrieLe jour de gloire est arrivé !Contre nous de la tyrannie,L'étendard sanglant est levé. (bis)Entendez-vous dans les campagnesMugir ces féroces soldats?Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras.Égorger vos fils, vos compagnes!
Aux armes, citoyens!Formez vos bataillons!Marchons, marchons!Qu'un sang impurAbreuve nos sillons!
*Translation taken from the following two websites and improvised by author:
•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Marseillaise
•http://www.marseillaise.org/english/english.html
FFête de la Fédérationête de la Fédération
On July 14th, 1789, a group of around 600 Parisian citizens “stormed” the Bastille prison, which was “a symbol of royal tyranny”
“La Fête de la Fédération” (known as “Bastille Day” in English) is France’s national independence day commemorat-ing the overthrow of the French Monarchy during the French Revolution kicked off by the storming of the Bastille on July 14th.
Storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789
Le gouvernement franLe gouvernement français…çais…
France’s governmental structure is classified as a “unitary semi-presidential republic”; meaning “a state whose three organs of state are governed constitutionally as one single unit, with one constitutionally created legislature …in which a prime minister and a president are both active participants in the day-to-day administration of the state…that is not led by a hereditary monarch”
France has a constitution and is governed by an elected president and prime minister, who exercise their powers over the “Assemblée Nationale” or the French Parliamental Legislature.
The presidential elections for France occur once every five years, though it was formerly set up as a seven-year term.
Le PrLe Président de la République…ésident de la République…
Nicolas Sarkozy Nickname: “Sarko” born in Paris on January
28, 1955 took office on May 16,
2007 favors more conservative
ideals than his con-temporaries in the French government
Les Symboles de la RLes Symboles de la République épublique FrançaiseFrançaise
Flag National Emblem
Le tricoloreLe tricolore
Nickname of the french flag because of its three colors: red, white, and blue.
Does the United States’ flag have a nickname?
Yes, it does. What is it, do you think?
“The Star-Spangled Banner”
Les statistiques…Les statistiques…
Capital City:
Total Population: 64,473,140
Paris
GDP: 1.871 trillion (US dollars) (7th largest in the world)
France is also part of the European Union and their currency is the Euro
European Union Flag the Euro “L’Héxagone”
Began as an official country in A.D. 843
•Total Area: 674,843 km² (260,558 sq mi) (40th)
•Divided into 26 administrative regions, 100 departments, and 6 oversea collectivities
Les Regions de la FranceLes Regions de la France
Alsace • Aquitaine • Auvergne • Bourgogne • Bretagne • Centre • Champagne-Ardenne • Corse •
Franche-Comté • Île-de-France • Languedoc-Roussillon • Limousin • Lorraine • Midi-Pyrénées • Nord-
Pas de Calais • Basse-Normandie • Haute-Normandie • Pays de la
Loire • Picardie • Poitou-Charentes • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur •
Rhône-AlpesOverseas regions: French Guiana •
Guadeloupe • Martinique • Réunion
http://www.france-pub.com/list_regions.html
ReligionReligion
France religiosity Christianity – 53% Not religious – 31% Islam – 4% Buddhism – 1.2% Judaism – 1% Other religions or no
opinion – 10%
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percent of population
Christianity
Not rellgious
Islam
Buddhism
Judaism
Other religionsor no opinion
La FrancophonieLa Francophonie
French is spoken all over the world by 72 to 130 million people in approximately 54 countries+
Among the European countries that speak French include Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, and Luxembourg+
On the North American continent, French is one of two official languages in Canada.+
In the United States, French is the third most widely spoken language. In the state of Louisiana, two dialects of French, Cajun French and Creole French, are spoken.+
La FrancophonieLa FrancophonieHaiti: “French is an official language of Haiti, although it is mostly
spoken by the upper class, while Haitian Creole (a French-based Creole language) is more widely spoken as a mother tongue.”+
French overseas territories: “French is also the official language in France's overseas
territories of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Barthélemy, St. Martin and Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.”+
Asia: French is a widely-spoken language in Lebanon along with
Arabic; it is also an administrative language in the Asian countries of Laos and Cambodia, formerly held territories by the French.
South Pacific: “French is also a second official language of the Pacific
Island nation of Vanuatu, along with France's territories of French Polynesia, Wallis & Futuna and New Caledonia.”+
La Francophonie en Afrique+La Francophonie en Afrique+ French is an official language of many
African countries, most of them former French or Belgian colonies:
– Benin– Burkina Faso– Burundi– Cameroon– Central African Republic– Chad– Comoros– Congo (Brazzaville)– Côte d'Ivoire– Democratic Republic of the Congo– Djibouti– Equatorial Guinea (former colony of Spain)– Gabon– Guinea– Madagascar– Mali– Niger– Rwanda– Senegal– Seychelles– Togo
In addition, French is an administrative language and commonly used though not on an official basis in Mauritius and in the Maghreb states:
– Mauritania– Algeria– Morocco– Tunisia.+
Famous ExportsFamous Exports France, as you probably already know,
is famous for three main exports:
Did you know that there are over 400 types of cheese produced in France?
Dijon, France is famous for its vast array of mustards produced there each year.
And yes, France is also famous for being producers of some of the world’s finest wines.
FinFin
Sources:Sources:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Marseillaise+http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/French_language
**For more information, view this insightful link:
http://www.fll.vt.edu/french/whyfrench.html