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The Le Mans 24 Hours race

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The Le Mans 24 Hours race

Since 1923, the Le Mans 24 Hours has been an essential feature of international ...motor sport. The bonuses this year are the technological innovations and a fascinating duel between two of the world's greatest motor manufacturers.
Roland Garros: sweat, clay and emotion

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Roland-Garros: the French Open

Every year in May, the world tennis elite will be meeting on the famous clay ...courts of Roland-Garros in Paris. This event is one of the four Grand Slam competitions.
The Arena of Nîmes

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The Arena of Nîmes

Located in the south-east of France, the city of Nîmes is home one of the ...world’s best-preserved Roman amphitheatres.

Napoleon III (1808 – 1871)

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Napoleon III (1808 – 1871)

After the death of the Duke of Reichstadt, son and heir of Napoleon I, in 1832, ...his nephew Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, an artillery officer, attempted to topple the July Monarchy in Strasbourg (1830) and then Boulogne (1840). Imprisoned in perpetuity in Ham fortress, he escaped (1846).
Charles X (1757 - 1836)

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Charles X (1757 - 1836)

Charles Philippe, the Count of Artois and young brother of Louis XVI and Louis ...XVIII, who became an émigré on the 17th of July 1789, sought to play a leading role in the Counter-Revolution, at the risk of sometimes clashing with the sensitivities of his older brother, the Count of Provence. In 1814, after the abdication of Napoléon, he entered Paris.
Louis-Philippe I (1773 - 1850)

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Louis-Philippe I (1773 - 1850)

Louis-Philippe, the cousin of Louis XVI, but also the eldest son of the Duke of ...Orléans (later known as Philippe Égalité) who voted for the death of the King, embraced revolutionary ideas like his father and was a member of the Jacobin Club. He fought in the armies of the Republic at Valmy and Jemmapes in 1792, but went over to the ranks of the Austrians (April 1793).
French school holiday dates for 2013-2014

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French school holiday dates for ...2013-2014

See the French school holiday dates for 2013-2014 for the whole of France.

How would a prospective buyer go about buying out a French company in difficulty?

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Buying out a business in difficulty

Buying out a business in difficulty implies, on the part of the prospective ...buyer, carrying out a very precise analysis of the assets and liabilities of the company in difficulty. Here is some key information to help you make a success of your prospective buyout.
Henri IV (1553-1610)

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Henri IV (1553-1610)

The first king of the Bourbon Dynasty and one of the most popular kings of ...France, Henry IV of France took the decision to abjure Protestantism. He was crowned in Chartres (25th February 1594) and signed the Edict of Nantes (13th April 1598) which led to the end of the Wars of Religion. Peace had finally come to unified France.
Louis XVIII (1755 - 1824)

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Louis XVIII (1755 - 1824)

Born at Versailles, Louis-Stanislas-Xavier, Count of Provence, brother of Louis ...XVI and the Count of Artois (the future Charles X), managed to cross the Belgian border in June 1791, whilst Louis XVI was arrested at Varennes. Assuming the role of Regent, he made great efforts to rally the monarchs of Europe against a revolutionary France.

François Mansart (1598-1666)

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François Mansart (1598-1666)

The founder of a dynasty of architects, François Mansart, who was working at ...the end of the reign of Louis XIII and briefly during that of Louis XIV gave new meaning to Classical architecture.
Talleyrand (1754 –1838)

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Talleyrand (1754 –1838)

Because Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, of high noble birth, had a club ...foot, his parents guided him towards a career in the Church. Bishop of Autun, elected member of the States General of 1789, he saw through the nationalisation of Church assets and the Civil Constitution of the Clergy.
Overview of the geography of France

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Geography of France

From the mainland to its overseas territories, France has an extraordinary ...natural heritage full of contrasts and a large variety of landscapes. Mountain ranges, plains, rivers, islands…All this and more to discover in our overview of the geography of France.
Geography: The east and south, the French Alps and Pyrenees

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Geography: The French Alps and Pyrenees

In the south and the east, the landscapes of France become a lot steeper. The ...French Alps and Pyrenees are characterised by plains surrounding high mountains – massifs of powerfully folded and faulted rocks.

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