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France Travel

"If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast." - Ernest Hemingway

Street singer, Paris

Quick facts about France
Country code: FR
Zone: Europe
Country local name: République française
Demonym: French
Official languages: French
Driving on the right side of the road
Currency: EUR (Euro)
Internet TLD: .fr
Calling code: +33
Time zone: CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
UE accession: March 25 1957
Population: 64.102.140
Capital: Paris
Biggest city: Paris
Borders: Andorra, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands (Holland)
 
 
1 January - New Year's Day (Jour de l'an)
1 May - Labor Day (Fête du premier mai)
8 May - WWII Victory Day (Fête de la Victoire 1945; Fête du huitième mai)
14 July - Bastille Day (Fête nationale)
15 August - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Assomption)
1 November - All Saints Day (La Toussaint)
11 November - Armistice Day (Jour d'armistice)
25 December - Christmas Day (Noël)
26 December - 2nd Day of Christmas (in Alsace and Lorraine only)
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