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The metropolitan France population is 62,814,233 -- but including its five French overseas entities - French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Reunion - the total population is 66,553,766

The Geography of metropolitan France is mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in the north and west. The rest of the country is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in the south and the Alps in east.

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Many people left France during WWII.  My father was a teeenager during the war.  He had to move out of his home for awhile and it was occupied by Germans.  The city of Vire was bombed during the Normandy Invasion. The church steeple in this photo still stands today.

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The city of Vire is a french city located north-west of France. It is located in the department of Calvados of the french region Basse-Normandie. The English Channel (water) is north of Vire and the Atlantic Ocean is to the West.  There are many farms around the city of Vire. The latitude and longitude of Vire are 48.844 degrees North and 0.885 degrees West.

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My father was born in Paris, France but grew up on a farm in Vire, France.  He came to the USA when he was 22 years old to study the technical aspects of the dairy & food industry.  He met my Mom here and never returned to France.  In France, people speak French and many people are Catholic.  According to the CIA World Fact book, the religion of France is Christian (overwhelmingly Roman Catholic) 63-66%, Muslim 7-9%, Buddhist 0.5-0.75%, Jewish 0.5-0.75%, other 0.5-1.0%, none 23-28%