Grand SiËcle
December 15, 2011
By France.com
The 17th century was marked by a period of exeptional power and glamour for the French Monarchy…
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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 […]
0 Read MoreNational Dailies
December 15, 2011
By France.com
There are a total of 76 national daily titles in France, representing a circulation of 779 million copies per year.
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December 15, 2011
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The 18th century’s Enlightment brought thinkers such as Voltaire and Rousseau to struggle against the principles of the old regime and absolutism…
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December 15, 2011
By France.com
<!–^~^68|right|^~^–>Farms: 730,000Farmers/farm workers: 910,000Utilized agricultural area: 30,139,000 hectares Principal agricultural products in France: Sugar beet: 1st in the EU, 2nd in the world (29 million tonnes) Wine: 2nd in the world, 2nd in the EU (5.3 million tonnes) Milk: 2nd in the EU, 5th in the […]
0 Read MoreWeekly Press
December 15, 2011
By France.com
The periodical scene is very lively in France. With 1,354 copies sold for every 1,000 inhabitants, France has the highest rate of magazine readership in the world. News Weeklies France’s major general news weeklies are Paris-Match, L’Express, Le Point, Le Nouvel Observateur, VSD, L’EvÈnement du Jeudi […]
0 Read MoreNapoleonic Era
December 15, 2011
By France.com
The Revolution ends in 1799 when Napoleon Bonaparte entered Paris and was crowned First Consul at the age of thirty…
0 Read MoreFrance Telecom cash call agreed
December 15, 2011
By France.com
Shareholders in France Telecom have approved plans to raise up to 30bn euros to help the company deal with its crippling debt…
0 Read MoreRegional Dailies
December 15, 2011
By France.com
Enjoying a monopoly situation within a particular area, the regional press is stronger than the national press with 409 titles for a circulation of 2.2 billion copies annually.
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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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