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Bastille Day
December 15, 2011  By France.com 

This month, on the 14th of July, the French will celebrate their F

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Romanesque Era
December 15, 2011  By France.com 

The churches of this era, inspired by Roman architecture (thus the name romanesque), are charaterized by round arches, barrel-vaulting and large walls, a simple but heavy style…

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19th Century
December 15, 2011  By France.com 

The industrial expansion was not slowed by the war and continued at a fast pace. To commemorate the centenial of the French Revolution, the Eiffel Tower was constructed during the Universal Exhibition of 1889…

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Baroque Era
December 15, 2011  By France.com 

The exuberance of the Absolute Monarchy preponderant in the 17th century led to enormous baroque edifices…

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Renaissance Era
December 15, 2011  By France.com 

The Renaissance style refers to the style of the historic period primarily marked by King Francois I…

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Foreign Trade
December 15, 2011  By France.com 

France is the world’s second largest exporter of services and farm products and fourth largest exporter of goods…

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Industry
December 15, 2011  By France.com 

<!–^~^69|right|^~^–>Leading industrial sectors in France : Construction and civil engineering. Annual production : 797 billion francs ($159.4 billion). Four French groups (Bouygues, SGE, Eiffage and GTM-Entrepose) rank among the top ten in European construction, with an annual turnover of 158 billion francs ($31.6 billion). Agri-foodstuffs. Annual […]

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Death of Top Chef Shocks France
December 15, 2011  By France.com 

Loiseau’s apparent suicide Monday shocked France, plunged the gastronomic world into mourning and raised a storm of condemnation from fellow culinary masters, who blamed all-powerful food critics for pushing the celebrated chef toward despair….

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Research & Development
December 15, 2011  By France.com 

<!–^~^70|right|^~^–>National R & D expenditure amounts to 190 billion francs ($38 billion) i.e. 2.5% of GDP. The public sector finances 51% of it and is responsible for operating (building maintenance, salaries, laboratory equipment) the major national research centres, which include the CNRS (all fields), INSERM (medicine), […]

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Transportation
December 15, 2011  By France.com 

<!–^~^67|right|^~^–> Road network Densest in the world, longest in the EU with a total of 964,356 km of local, secondary and main roads and motorways, including 7,396 km of motorways (second in Europe). Rail network On 1 January 1996, the SNCF (National Railroad Company) was responsible […]

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