France Flashcards

1
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Capital City - P

A

Paris

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2
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City in Northern France near border with Belgium and nicknamed the ‘Capital of Flanders’ - L

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Lille

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3
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City in northern France where President Macro was born and author Jules Verne lived until his death - A

A

Amiens

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4
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Northern city in France on the Seine which is the capital of Normandy - R

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Roeun

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5
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A major port city that name translates to English to mean ‘the harbour’ - L,H

A

Le Havre

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6
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A port city in Normandy known for its historical buildings during the reign of William the Conqueror - C

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Caen

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7
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Capital city of Brittany at the confluence of the Lle and the Vilaine - R

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Rennes

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8
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Port city in Northwestern France known for its naval base - B

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Brest

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9
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The unofficial capital of the Champagne wine-growing region and was a major city of the Roman Empire - R

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Reims

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10
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A commune in the Eastern industrial suburb of Paris - M

A

Montreuil

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11
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A commune in the northern suburbs of Paris - S-D

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Saint-Denis

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12
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A commune in Paris whose name comes from ‘silver’ - A

A

Argenteuill

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13
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Wealthy commune in western paris - B-B

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Boulogne-Billancourt

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14
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On the River Loire - O

A

Orleans

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15
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On the Sarthe river and famed for it motor race - L,M

A

Le Mans

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16
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Historic city is nicknamed ‘Le Petit Paris’ - T

A

Tours

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17
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Western France and specialises in the plant sector - A

A

Angers

18
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A Gamma world city in western France. The name comes from a Gallic tribe that made the city its capital - N

A

Nantes

19
Q

Located near the tripoint along France, Germany and Luxembourg. It gained its nickname of the Green City due to its extensive gardens - M

A

Metz

20
Q

Capital of Eastern France and is a large university city - N

A

Nancy

21
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An important centre of manufacturing and engineering. Used to be part of Germany and has changed nationalities multiple times. - S

A

Strasbourg

22
Q

City is close to the Swiss and German and is famous for its museums - M

A

Mulhouse

23
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City in Eastern France close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzerland - B

A

Besancon

24
Q

Famous for its mustard - D

A

Dijon

25
Q

The second most populated city in France with the nickname of ‘Capital of Lights’ - L

A

Lyon

26
Q

University city in central France known for it chain of volcanos - C-F

A

Clermont-Ferrand

27
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Nicknamed the ‘Red City’ or the ‘Rome of socialism’ because of its tradition of voting left - L

A

Limoges

28
Q

Known as the French city of the ‘weapon, cycle and ribbon and was a major coal mining centre - S-E

A

Saint-Etienne

29
Q

A commune in eastern France - V

A

Villeurbanne

30
Q

World capital of wine - B

A

Bordeaux

31
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‘Capital of the Alps’ - G

A

Grenoble

32
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Nicknamed ‘the Pearl of the French Alps’ - A

A

Annecy

33
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Nicknamed ‘La Ville Rose’ - T

A

Toulouse

34
Q

Called the Entrance to the Iberian Peninsula - PP

A

Perpignan

35
Q

Southern city in France - M

A

Montpellier

36
Q

The most Roman city outside Italy - N

A

Nimes

37
Q

Southern French city north 20 miles from Marseilles - A-E-P

A

Aix En Provence

38
Q

Southern French city located on the shore of the Gulf of the Lion and is the oldest city in France - M

A

Marseille

39
Q

A southern harbour city which has a French navy base - T

A

Toulon

40
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Southern city near the Italian border that is the 5th most populated city - N

A

Nice