France Geography

France Geography

Climate The geographic situation of France determines a wide variety of climatic types. There is an oceanic climate zone, with a low temperature range (mild winter, late spring, relatively cool summer and with average annual rainfall between 800-1000 mm), limited to a narrow strip, to the South, along the Landes, which then it widens N to […]

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France Border

France Border

Caesar indicates as natural borders of Gaul: the Pyrenees, the Mediterranean, the Alps, the Rhine and the Atlantic; and this conception of the natural borders of the French region always remained traditional. The borders were greatly enlarged by the empire of Charlemagne; on the other hand, at the beginning of the Capetian dynasty (end of […]

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France Army

France Army

Since the Middle Ages the “royal” army, made up mainly of mercenaries, first temporarily enlisted, then permanently by the sovereign, rose alongside and, with the modern age, replaced the ancient “feudal” army. When the Revolution broke out and citizens made equal in front of the State, conscription was resorted to, implemented with the mass draft […]

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France Agriculture 1970

France Agriculture 1970

The French economy has undergone profound changes, especially since the end of the 1950s: by transforming and modernizing its structures, France has placed itself among the European countries with the highest income. The demographic revival, the high abandonment of the countryside, the growing urbanization, the inclusion in the EEC, have contributed to changing the face […]

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