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Lyon Pilot City Of Council Of Europe European Commission Intercultural Cities ProgramFrance (French [fʁɑ̃s]) Officially French Republic (French République Française French Pronunciation [ʁepyblik Fʁɑ̃sɛz]) Country Whose Territory Consists Of Metropolitan France Western Europe Several Overseas Regions Territories.[XIII] Metropolitan Area Of France Extends From Mediterranean Sea English Channel North Sea From Rhine Atlantic Ocean Overseas Territories Include French Guiana South America Several Islands Atlantic Pacific Indian Oceans Country's 18 Integral Regions (five Of Which Situated Overseas) Span Combined Area Of 643,801 Square Kilometres (248,573 Sq Mi) Total Population Of 67.3 Million (as Of October 2018) France Sovereign State Unitary Semi-presidential Republic With Its Capital Paris Country's Largest City Main Cultural Commercial Centre Other Major Urban Areas Include Lyon Marseille Toulouse Bordeaux Lille NiceDuring Iron Age What Now Metropolitan France Was Inhabited Gauls Celtic People Rome Annexed Area 51 BC Holding Until Arrival Of Germanic Franks 476 Who Formed Kingdom Of France France Emerged Major European Power Late Middle Ages Following Its Victory Hundred Years' War (1337 1453) During Renaissance French Culture Flourished Global Colonial Empire Was Established Which 20th Century Would Become Second Largest World16th Century Was Dominated Religious Civil Wars Between Catholics Protestants (Huguenots) France Became Europe's Dominant Cultural Political Military Power 17th Century Under Louis XIV Late 18th Century French Revolution Overthrew Absolute Monarchy Established One Of Modern History's Earliest Republics Saw Drafting Of Declaration Of Rights Of Man Of Citizen Which Expresses Nation's Ideals This DayIn 19th Century Napoleon Took Power Established First French Empire His Subsequent Napoleonic Wars Shaped Course Of Continental Europe Following Collapse Of Empire France Endured Tumultuous Succession Of Governments Culminating With Establishment Of French Third Republic 1870 France Was Major Participant World War I From Which Emerged Victorious Was One Of Allies World War II But Came Under Occupation Axis Powers 1940 Following Liberation 1944 Fourth Republic Was Established Later Dissolved Course Of Algerian War Fifth Republic Led Charles De Gaulle Was Formed 1958 Remains Today Algeria Nearly All Other Colonies Became Independent 1960s Typically Retained Close Economic Military Connections With FranceFrance Has Long Been Global Centre Of Art Science Philosophy Hosts World's Fourth-largest Number Of UNESCO World Heritage Sites Leading Tourist Destination Receiving Around 83 Million Foreign Visitors Annually France Developed Country With World's Seventh-largest Economy Nominal GDP, Tenth-largest Purchasing Power Parityterms Of Aggregate Household Wealth Ranks Fourth World France Performs Well International Rankings Of Education Health Care Life Expectancy Human Development France Considered Great Power Global Affairs, Being One Of Five Permanent Members Of United Nations Security Council With Power Veto Official Nuclear-weapon State Leading Member State Of European Union Eurozone, Member Of Group Of 7 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Organisation Economic Co-operation Development (OECD) World Trade Organization (WTO) La FrancophonieEtymology
Centre d'histoire de la résistance et de la déportation, Parc de Miribel-Jonage (2200 hectares), IDRAC (International School of Management) Other religion (2.5%)! After Revolution Republicans favoured Neoclassicism although neoclassicism was introduced France prior revolution with such building Parisian Pantheon or Capitole de Toulouse Built during first French Empire Arc de Triomphe Sainte Marie-Madeleine represent best example of Empire style architectureUnder Napoleon III new wave of urbanism architecture was given birth extravagant buildings such neo-baroque Palais Garnier were built urban planning of time was very organised rigorous example Haussmann's renovation of Paris architecture associated this era named Second Empire English term being taken from Second French Empire this time there was strong Gothic resurgence across Europe France associated architect was Eugène Viollet-le-Duc late 19th century Gustave Eiffel designed many bridges such Garabit viaduct remains one of most influential bridge designers of his time although he best remembered iconic Eiffel TowerIn 20th century French-Swiss architect Le Corbusier designed several buildings France More recently French architects have combined both modern old architectural styles Louvre Pyramid example of modern architecture added older building most difficult buildings integrate within French cities skyscrapers they visible from afar instance Paris since 1977 new buildings had be under 37 meters (121 feet) France's largest financial district La Defense where significant number of skyscrapers located Other massive buildings that challenge integrate into their environment large bridges example of way this has been done Millau Viaduct Some famous modern French architects include Jean Nouvel Dominique Perrault Christian de Portzamparc or Paul AndreuLiterature.
This section needs expansion You can help adding it (June 2017), A relief map of Metropolitan France showing cities with over 100,000 inhabitantsPanorama of Mont Blanc mountain range above gray clouds under blue sky, See also Ministry of Ecology Sustainable Development Energy National parks of France Regional natural parks of France. Main article Lyonnaise cuisine Main articles French Renaissance (c 1400–c 1650) Early modern France (1500–1789) French Wars of Religion (1562–1598) Ancien Régime (c 1400–1792). Roman Catholic (400,000) painting of Napoleon 1806 standing with hand vest attended staff Imperial guard regiment, Le Lycée du Parc Centre d'histoire de la résistance et de la déportation. Judaism (0.8%) Traditional Marseille bouillabaisse Le Penseur Auguste Rodin (1902) Musée Rodin ParisIn second part of 19th century France's influence over painting became even more important with development of new styles of painting such Impressionism Symbolism most famous impressionist painters of period were Camille Pissarro Édouard Manet Edgar Degas Claude Monet Auguste Renoirsecond generation of impressionist-style painters Paul Cézanne Paul Gauguin Toulouse-Lautrec Georges Seurat were also avant-garde of artistic evolutions, well fauvist artists Henri Matisse André Derain Maurice de VlaminckAt beginning of 20th century Cubism was developed Georges Braque Spanish painter Pablo Picasso living Paris Other foreign artists also settled worked or near Paris such Vincent van Gogh Marc Chagall Amedeo Modigliani Wassily KandinskyMany museums France entirely or partly devoted sculptures painting works huge collection of old masterpieces created before or during 18th century displayed state-owned Musée du Louvre such Mona Lisa also known La Joconde While Louvre Palace has been long time museum Musée d'Orsay was inaugurated 1986 old railway station Gare d'Orsay major reorganisation of national art collections gather French paintings from second part of 19th century (mainly Impressionism Fauvism movements)Modern works presented Musée National d'Art Moderne which moved 1976 Centre Georges Pompidou These three state-owned museums welcome close 17 million people year Other national museums hosting paintings include Grand Palais (1.3 million visitors 2008) but there also many museums owned cities most visited being Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (0.8 million entries 2008) which hosts contemporary works Outside Paris all large cities have Museum of Fine Arts with section dedicated European French painting Some of finest collections Lyon Lille Rouen Dijon Rennes GrenobleArchitecture.
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