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The baguette is so French. 65 centimeters and 250 grams of pleasure that the French can't do without. The proof: 320 are sold every second!
Who doesn't know the heady melody of Ravel's famous Bolero? The one who composed this piece, 16 minutes long, and who gave it its name, is probably the author of the first hit in history. His name is Maurice RAVEL
92 meters high, including the base. Wearing a crown with 7 points, brandishing an arm of more than 12 meters and wearing... 879 in French size: the Statue of Liberty was born from the genius of Auguste BARTHOLDI. The man, native of Alsace, imagined the one who, born in Paris, and settled in New York since 1886, is probably the most famous French woman in the world...
When you like desserts: nothing better than a good floating island with its custard. It is one of the desserts that are often proposed in traditional French restaurants. Quite simple in terms of ingredients, it requires a little help, but you are sure to please your guests. Discover the history of the floating island and our easy recipe.
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Eleanor of Aquitaine : ancestor of the kings of England
Jérôme Monsieur de France
It is from this woman, with a strong character, that descend all the kings of England and therefore the current king: Charles III, his children Princes William and Harry, and his grandchildren as Prince George. A woman of character, a friend of the arts, who turned an immense territory over to the English side because her husband was not in love with her...
She became French and it is in France that she did her research on radioactivity which changed the face of medicine. She went to the Front during the Great War and is a fascinating woman of whom France is very proud.
You who are passionate about ancient Egypt, who go to exhibitions, who read novels by Christian Jacq for example, the man to whom we owe to know how to decipher hieroglyphs and therefore the stories they tell, is a Frenchman and Jerome you remind us of his name...
He is perhaps one of the most famous Frenchmen in the world and yet we know so little about him. What we know for sure is that d'Artagnan really existed even if he didn't live as told by Alexandre Dumas in "The Three Musketeers"...
It is a name that is known all over the world. A synonym of elegance and refinement. Probably the greatest name in French fashion. Discovery of an amazing destiny: that of Coco Chanel.
If there is a land dear to the heart of the French, it is Quebec. Here live our "cousins". They hold the French language dear and many things still link us even if Quebec is no longer French since the defeat of the Marquis de Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham, near Quebec City...
