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France, officially the French Republic is a state in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is often referred to as L’Hexagone ("The Hexagon") because of the geometric shape of its territory. It is bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Spain and Andorra. France is linked to the United Kingdom by the Channel Tunnel, built underneath the English Channel. France is a founding member of the European Union. It has been a major power for several centuries with strong cultural, economic, military and political influence in Europe and in the world. During the 17 th and 18 th centuries, France colonized parts of North America; during the 19 th and early 20 th centuries, France built the second largest empire of the time, including large portions of North, West and Central Africa, Southeast Asia, and many Pacific islands. France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its main ideals expressed in the Declaration of the Rights. France is one of the most developed countries and possesses the fifth largest economy by nominal GDP and seventh largest economy by purchasing power parity. France enjoys a high standard of living as well as a high public education level, and has also one of the world's highest life expectancies. It is the most visited country in the world, receiving 82 million foreign tourists annually. France is a founding member of the United Nations, and a member of the Francophonie, the G 8, G 20, NATO, OECD, WTO, and the Latin Union. It is one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and possesses the third largest nuclear weapons stockpile in the world with ~300 active warheads. In 2009, France was listed 8 th on the Human Development Index and 24 th on the Corruption Perception Index. In France we are 65. 4 inhabitants.

Château de Versailles

Tour Eiffel

CHAMPS ELYSEES

Basilique du Sacré coeur

Figures in Champagne Ardenne • Inhabitants : 1, 336, 000 • 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Maincities : Reims (187, 181 hbts) Troyes (60, 903 hbts) Charleville-Mézières (55, 481 hbts) Châlons en Champagne (47, 338 hbts) Saint Dizier (30, 836 hbts) • Agriculture : 3, 050, 000 acres of land 1, 681, 000 acres of forest

The Champagne sparkling wine • The Champagne production started in antiquity. • There are 31, 000 hectares of vineyards and the grape is only harvested by hand in September. • Champagne is a registered trademark only to be produced in the Champagne area

• We owe a lot to Dom Pérignon, a Benedictine monk who, in 1688, was appointed treasurer at the Abby of Hautvillers, near Epernay. • Included in Dom Pérignon's duties was the management of the cellars and wine making. • The bubbles in the wine are a natural process arising from Champagne's cold climate and short growing season.

The monuments Cathédrale de Reims Monument aux morts Moulin de Valmy

The city hall The city center

Information Population : 45, 859 inhabitants in 2007. The city is coupled with : - Mirabel ( Canada ) - Bobo-dioulasso ( Burkina faso ) - Ilkeston ( England ) - Neuss ( Germany ) - Witenberge ( Germany ) - Razgrad ( Bulgaria )

! n e d r a g ’s y t i c The In the city of Châlons en Champagne, there are 3 beautiful public gardens : le petit jard, le grand jard and le jard anglais.

s e i t i v i t c A Bowling Ice rink

Sport in Châlons The Basketball team CHAMPAGNE BASKET

LYCEE OEHMICHEN Lycées Etienne Oehmichen 8 avenue du Mont Héry 51 037 CH LONS EN CHAMPAGNE

The lycée is extended on 9 ha. There about 1302 students in the lycée and 157 teachers. Creation of the lycée in 1959

Main entrance Reception

playgrounds Football pitch Entrance of the kitchen and canteen exit

Building k Arts exhibition Building A Basketball ground Grassy area

playgrounds Building G

The Dream Team 2 nde LV 2 • • • Tabourin Julien Marine Blanchard Marine Lecomte Marvin Petit Eloi Jeannos Laurent Arnal Julien Berthe Samuel Berthe Nathan Dutat Jonathan Benoit