France

France is one of the world's top tourist destinations, and there's plenty to get your teeth stuck into, from great cities like Paris, Bordeaux and Marseille to the prehistoric sites of the Vézère valley and Brittany's beautiful coastline.

 

  • France is the world’s most popular tourist destination
  • France is the largest country in the EU and known as ‘the hexagon’
  • Louis XIX was the king of France for just 20 minutes, the shortest ever reign
  • Liberté, égalitié, fraternité meaning ‘liberty, equality and fraternity’ (or brotherhood) is the national motto of France
  • The French Army was the first to use camouflage in 1915 (World War 1)
  • The French have produced a number of world-renown inventions
  • France was the first country in the world to ban supermarkets from throwing away or destroying unsold food

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