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Tertiary Education History
Origins An extensive bus network serves
city
suburbs of Marseille
with 104 lines
633 buses
three lines of
tramway, opened
2007
go from
CMA CGM Tower towards Les CaillolsAs
many other French cities
bike-sharing service nicknamed Le vélo
free
trips of less than half
hour
was introduced
city council
2007A free ferry service operates between
two opposite quays of
Old Port
From 2011 ferry shuttle services operate between
Old Port
Pointe Rouge
spring 2013
will also run
l'Estaque
There
also ferry services
boat trips available from
Old Port
Frioul
Calanques
CassisSport. Saint-Exupéry International Airport (formerly Satolas Airport)
designed
Guillaume Gilbert
See also
Urban area (France)
Urban unit Lumière University Like Paris
Marseille
city of Lyon
divided into
number of municipal arrondissements
each of which
identified
number
has its own council
town hall
Five arrondissements were originally created
1852
when three neighbouring communes (La Croix-Rousse
La Guillotière
Vaise) were annexed
Lyon
Between 1867
1959
third arrondissement (which originally covered
whole of
Left Bank of
Rhône) was split three times
creating
new arrondissement
each case
Then
1963
commune of Saint-Rambert-l'Île-Barbe was annexed
Lyon's fifth arrondissement
year later
1964
fifth was split
create Lyon's 9th – and
date
final – arrondissement
Within each arrondissement
recognisable quartiers or neighbourhoods are. French cuisine
renowned
being one of
finest
world
According
regions
traditional recipes
different
North of
country prefers
use butter
preferred fat
cooking
whereas olive oil
more commonly used
South
Moreover
each region of France has iconic traditional specialities
Cassoulet
Southwest
Choucroute
Alsace
Quiche
Lorraine region
Beef bourguignon
Bourgogne
provençal Tapenade
etc
France's most renowned products
wines, including Champagne
Bordeaux
Bourgogne
Beaujolais
well
large variety of different cheeses
such
Camembert
Roquefort
Brie
There
more than 400 different varietiesA meal often consists of three courses
hors d'œuvre or entrée (introductory course
sometimes soup)
plat principal (main course)
fromage (cheese course) and/or dessert
sometimes with
salad offered before
cheese or dessert
Hors d'œuvres include terrine de saumon au basilic
lobster bisque
foie gras
French onion soup or
croque monsieur
plat principal could include
pot au feu or steak frites
dessert could be mille-feuille pastry
macaron
éclair
crème brûlée
mousse au chocolat
crêpes
or Café liégeoisSome French cheeses with fruits. Web@cademie
French cuisine
also regarded
key element of
quality of life
attractiveness of FranceFrench publication
Michelin guide
awards Michelin stars
excellence
select few establishmentsacquisition or loss of
star can have dramatic effects
success of
restaurant
2006
Michelin Guide had awarded 620 stars
French restaurants
that time more than any other country
although
guide also inspects more restaurants
France than
any other country (by 2010
Japan was awarded
many Michelin stars
France
despite having half
number of Michelin inspectors working there)In addition
its wine tradition
France
also
major producer of beer
rum
three main French brewing regions
Alsace (60% of national production)
Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Lorraine
meal often consists of three courses
hors d'œuvre or entrée (introductory course
sometimes soup)
plat principal (main course)
fromage (cheese course) or dessert
sometimes with
salad offered before
cheese or dessert
France produces rum via distilleries located
islands such
Reunion Island
southern Indian OceanSports, The inventor Nicéphore Niépce produced
first permanent photograph
polished pewter plate
Paris
1825
1839
after
death of Niépce
Louis Daguerre patented
Daguerrotype
which became
most common form of photography until
1860s
work of Étienne-Jules Marey
1880s contributed considerably
development of modern photography
Photography came
occupy
central role
Parisian Surrealist activity
works of Man Ray
Maurice Tabard
Numerous photographers achieved renown
their photography of Paris
including Eugène Atget
noted
his depictions of street scenes
Robert Doisneau
noted
his playful pictures of people
market scenes (among which Le baiser de l'hôtel de ville has become iconic of
romantic vision of Paris)
Marcel Bovis
noted
his night scenes
others such
Jacques-Henri Lartigue
Cartier-Bresson
Poster art also became
important art form
Paris
late nineteenth century
through
work of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Jules Chéret
Eugène Grasset
Adolphe Willette
Pierre Bonnard
Georges de Feure
Henri-Gabriel Ibels
Gavarni
Alphonse MuchaMuseums, KEDGE Business School Cité Scolaire Internationale de Lyon or
Lycée de Gerland. Originally applied
whole Frankish Empire
name France comes from
Latin Francia
or country of
Franks
Modern France
still named today Francia
Italian
Spanish
Frankreich (Frankish Empire)
German
Frankrijk
Dutch
all of which have more or less
same historical meaningThere
various theories
origin of
name Frank
Following
precedents of Edward Gibbon
Jacob Grimm,
name of
Franks has been linked with
word frank (free)
Englishhas been suggested that
meaning of free was adopted because
after
conquest of Gaul
only Franks were free of taxation
Another theory
that
derived from
Proto-Germanic word frankon
which translates
javelin or lance
throwing axe of
Franks was known
francisca
However
has been determined that these weapons were named because of their use
Franks
not
other way aroundHistory, Ambox current red.svg The Lycée Louis-le-Grand, NormandyÎle-de-France Includes
Section Japonaises (リヨン・ジェルラン補習授業校 Riyon Jeruran Hoshū Jugyō Kō Lyon Gerland Japanese Supplementary School)
which
Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT) counts
part-time Japanese supplementary school. Parc Olympique Lyonnais The Region of Île de France
including Paris
its surrounding communities
governed
Regional Council
which has its headquarters
7th arrondissement of Paris
composed of 209 members representing
different communes within
region
15 December 2015
list of candidates of
Union of
Right
coalition of centrist
right-wing parties
led
Valérie Pécresse
narrowly won
regional election
defeating
coalition of Socialists
ecologists
Socialists had governed
region
seventeen years
regional council has 121 members from
Union of
Right
66 from
Union of
Left
22 from
extreme right National FrontNational government, See also
Taxation
France Montessori School of LyonSupplementary education!
Autumn
Paris Main article
Arrondissements of Lyon! The 19th-century Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde
enormous Romano-Byzantine basilica built
architect Espérandieu
hills
south of
Old Port
terrace offers spectacular panoramic views of Marseille
its surroundingsThe Stade Vélodrome
home stadium of
city's main football team
Olympique de MarseilleThe Unité d'Habitation
influential
iconic modernist building designed
Swiss architect Le Corbusier
1952
third floor
gastronomic restaurant
Le Ventre de l'Architecte
roof
contemporary gallery MaMo opened
2013The Docks de Marseille
19th-century warehouse transformed into officesThe Pharo Gardens
park with views of
Mediterranean
Old PortThe Corniche
picturesque waterfront road between
Old Port
Bay of MarseilleThe beaches
Prado
Pointe Rouge
Les Goudes
Callelongue
Le ProphèteThe Calanques
wild mountainous coastal area of outstanding natural beauty accessible from Callelongue
Sormiou
Morgiou
Luminy
Cassis
Calanques National Park became France's tenth national park
2012The islands of
Frioul archipelago
Bay of Marseille
accessible
ferry from
Old Port
prison of Château d'If was one of
settings
Count of Monte Cristo
novel
Alexandre Dumasneighbouring islands of Ratonneau
Pomègues
joined
man-made breakwater
site of
former garrison
quarantine hospital
these islands
also of interest
their marine wildlifeEducation
research, Bouillabaisse
most famous seafood dish of Marseille
fish stew containing
least three varieties of very fresh local fish
typically red rascasse (Scorpaena scrofa)
sea robin (fr
grondin)
European conger (fr
congre)can include gilt-head bream (fr
dorade)
turbot
monkfish (fr
lotte or baudroie)
mullet
or silver hake (fr
merlan)
usually includes shellfish
other seafood such
sea urchins (fr
oursins)
mussels (fr
moules)
velvet crabs (fr
étrilles)
spider crab (fr
araignées de mer)
plus potatoes
vegetables
traditional version
fish
served
platter separate from
brothbroth
served with rouille
mayonnaise made with egg yolk
olive oil
red bell pepper
saffron
garlic
spread
pieces of toasted bread
or croûtesMarseille
bouillabaisse
rarely made
fewer than ten people
more people who share
meal
more different fish that
included
better
bouillabaisseAïoli
sauce made from raw garlic
lemon juice
eggs
olive oil
served with boiled fish
hard boiled eggs
cooked vegetablesAnchoïade (fr)
paste made from anchovies
garlic
olive oil
spread
bread or served with raw vegetablesBourride (fr)
soup made with white fish (monkfish
European sea bass
whiting
etc.)
aïoliFougasse
flat Provençal bread
similar
Italian focaccia
traditionally baked
wood oven
sometimes filled with olives
cheese or anchovies.[citation needed], According
2012 French census
586,163 residents of
City of Paris
or 26.2 percent
2,782,834 residents of
Paris Region (Île-de-France)
or 23.4 percent
were born outside of Metropolitan France (the last figure up from 22.4%
2007 census)26,700 of these
City of Paris
210,159
Paris Region were people born
Overseas France (more than two-thirds of whom
French West Indies)
therefore not counted
immigrants since they were legally French citizens
birthA further 103,648
City of Paris
412,114
Paris Region were born
foreign countries with French citizenship
birth
This concerns
particular
many Christians
Jews from North Africa who moved
France
Paris after
times of independence
not counted
immigrants due
their being born French citizensThe remaining group
people born
foreign countries with no French citizenship
birth
those defined
immigrants under French law
According
2012 census
135,853 residents of
city of Paris were immigrants from Europe
112,369 were immigrants from
Maghreb
70,852 from sub-Saharan Africa
Egypt
5,059 from Turkey
91,297 from Asia (outside Turkey)
38,858 from
Americas
1,365 from
South Pacific
Note that
immigrants from
Americas
South Pacific
Paris
vastly outnumbered
migrants from French overseas regions
territories located
these regions of
worldIn
Paris Region
590,504 residents were immigrants from Europe
627,078 were immigrants from
Maghreb
435,339 from sub-Saharan Africa
Egypt
69,338 from Turkey
322,330 from Asia (outside Turkey)
113,363 from
Americas
2,261 from
South Pacific
These last two groups of immigrants
again vastly outnumbered
migrants from French overseas regions
territories located
Americas
South PacificIn 2012
there were 8,810 British citizens
10,019 US citizens living
City of Paris (Ville de Paris)
20,466 British citizens
16,408 US citizens living
entire Paris Region (Île-de-France)Religion. Main articles
Kingdom of France
Capetian dynasty
Valois dynasty
Bourbon dynasty. The Parisii
sub-tribe of
Celtic Senones
inhabited
Paris area from around
middle of
3rd century BC
One of
area's major north–south trade routes crossed
Seine
île de la Cité
this meeting place of land
water trade routes gradually became
important trading centreParisii traded with many river towns (some
far away
Iberian Peninsula)
minted their own coins
that purposeGold coins minted
Parisii (1st century BC); The Élysée Palace
residence of
French President, see description In South America
French GuianaIn
Atlantic Ocean
Saint Pierre
Miquelon and
Antilles
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Saint Martin
Saint BarthélemyIn
Pacific Ocean
French Polynesia
special collectivity of New Caledonia
Wallis
Futuna
Clipperton IslandIn
Indian Ocean
Réunion island
Mayotte
Kerguelen Islands
Crozet Islands
St
Paul
Amsterdam islands
Scattered Islands
Indian Ocean, Montessori School of LyonSupplementary education.
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