8bV French Facts by Lady L https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec La France est magnifique. Reflect your personality and choose elements that inspire you. Football players/tennis/ towns you want to visit or have visited.There will be prizes for the most compelling fact/ well presented/entertaining/thoughtful and challenging. Bonus marks if you find simple French content the class will find. Quality not Quantity! en-us 2018-04-17 21:52:29 UTC 2025-10-21 07:00:24 UTC hello@padlet.com Les cuisses de grenouille 174762 https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/252789143 The French eat frog legs!  
(They taste like chicken....)]]> 2018-04-17 21:56:16 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/252789143 What is the name of your French Fact: Write it in French 174762 https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/252789536 1.Write 2/3 lines in English about  your fact.
2. Add an image  (use the magnifying glass)
3. Add a video link (use the chain and paste in the you tube link)
4.Explore the 3 little dots to the right of the camera you can add a link to a map.
5. Add your name at the bottom of the text.

6.Feel free to change the box colour of you want. 

The examples are just ideas, be creative in your layouts. I want to be wowed! ]]> 2018-04-17 21:59:16 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/252789536 Nice 174762 https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/252790156 Otherwise known as the Côte d'Azur or the French Riviera, it is the 5th biggest city in France.
Miss Dos Remedios]]> 2018-04-17 22:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/252790156 JR 174762 https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/252790306 JR is the pseudonym of a French photographer and artist whose identity is unconfirmed.

He calls himself a photograffeur, a play on words of a photographer and a 'graffeur' the name of a graffiti artist in French.]]> 2018-04-17 22:05:15 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/252790306 Léa Seydoux 174762 https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/252791483 A french actress, famous for her roles in Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol.]]> 2018-04-17 22:15:51 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/252791483 Le musée du Louvre 174762 https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/252791892 The Louvre Museum in Paris was the most visited museum in the world in 2014 – with an amazing 9.3 million visitors, it received almost the same amount of people as the population of Sweden.
Miss Dos Remedios]]> 2018-04-17 22:19:38 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/252791892 La Jaconde : The Mona Lisa https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253571673 The Mona Lisa can be found in the Louvre Museum. There are so many paintings in the Louvre, if you spent 1 second in front of everyone it would take you 3 days to see everyone!]]> 2018-04-19 18:09:13 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253571673 https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253572716 Modern Day Mona Lisa!]]> 2018-04-19 18:11:14 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253572716 174762 https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253647296 Nice, France]]> 2018-04-19 22:07:03 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253647296 anika furr https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253857202 France is the largest country in the EU, with a land area of 547,000 square kilometres]]> 2018-04-20 14:47:50 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253857202 Elianna Cornfield https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253858307 The French Army was the first to use camouflage in 1915 (World War I) – the word camouflage came from the French verb ‘to make up for the stage’. Guns and vehicles were painted by artists called camofleurs. 



]]> 2018-04-20 14:50:06 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253858307 anika furr https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253859242 the average french citizen eats 500 snails each year!]]> 2018-04-20 14:52:09 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253859242 Elianna Cornfield https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253860469 Paris ,France
Paris is the capital city of France. Paris was originally a Roman City called “Lutetia.”]]> 2018-04-20 14:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253860469 anika furr https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253860673 Marseille.
Marseille is the second most populated city in france. It has various nicknames like massilia.

]]> 2018-04-20 14:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253860673 Elianna Cornfield https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253861438 Up until 2012, you could only find one single "STOP" sign in all of Paris. This sign was located at the exit of a construction material company in the 16th arrondissement. The sign has since been removed.


]]> 2018-04-20 14:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253861438 Elianna Cornfield https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253864684 David Guetta is a French DJ, songwriter, record producer and remixer. you probably know him from the song "Titanium" which is sung by Sia]]> 2018-04-20 15:03:40 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253864684 Elianna Cornfiled https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253865371 Coco Chanel was a French Fashion  designer of women's clothes and founder of the Chanel brand .She is widely regarded as the greatest fashion designer who ever lived]]> 2018-04-20 15:04:58 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253865371 anika furr https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253869218 SOPHIE MARCEAU. The French public fell in love with actor Sophie Marceau way back in 1980 when she appeared as a 13-year-old in the film La Boum. Since the Top 50 was created in 1988, she has never been out of the list. ]]> 2018-04-20 15:13:16 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253869218 anika furr https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253869594 SOPHIE MARCEAU. The French public loved actor Sophie Marceau way back in 1980 when she appeared as a 13-year-old in the film La Boum. Since the Top 50 was created in 1988, she has never been out of the list. ]]> 2018-04-20 15:14:02 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253869594 anika furr https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253870763 JEAN-JACQUES GOLDMAN.he is a 61-year-old French singer who has been retired for a decade. That may suggest a dearth of decent French talent, but it is worth noting that Goldman has been the second highest grossing French living rock singer since 2003. ]]> 2018-04-20 15:16:26 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/253870763 Rebecca Mezzetta https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254067661 France is known as L'Hexagone, (The Hexagon) due to its geometrical shape]]> 2018-04-21 17:19:11 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254067661 Rebecca Mezzetta https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254068219 French was the official language of England for about 300 hundred years, from 1066 to 1362. ]]> 2018-04-21 17:26:28 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254068219 Rebecca Mezzetta https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254068433 Cannes
Cannes is resort town lined with sandy beaches on the French Riviera. It is famed for its international film festival. ]]> 2018-04-21 17:29:17 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254068433 Rebecca Mezzetta https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254069543 Napoleon
Napoleon was a military and political leader, who launched military campaigns across Europe, leading France to dominant power. ]]> 2018-04-21 17:44:08 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254069543 Rebecca Mezzetta https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254070148 Vanessa Paradis 
Vanessa Chantal Paradis is a French singer-songwriter, musician, actress and model. She became a child star at the age of just 14!]]> 2018-04-21 17:51:39 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254070148 Zuhaa Haidrani https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254109613 In France you can marry a Dead person as long as you ask permission from the french president.
]]> 2018-04-22 07:39:39 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254109613 Zuhaa Haidrani https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254110077 The Louvre Museum in Paris was the most visited museum in the world in 2014, it received the same amount of people as in the population of Sweden.
]]> 2018-04-22 07:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254110077 Zuhaa Haidrani https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254110227 Calais is a town in france near the sea, it is in the countryside and people usually go there to camp.
]]> 2018-04-22 07:49:53 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254110227 Zuhaa Haidrani https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254110541 Charles Baudelaire was a famous poet, essayist and art critic. His most famous work was a book titled Les Fleures du mal (the flowers of Evil.)
]]> 2018-04-22 07:53:24 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254110541 Zuhaa Haidrani https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254110866 Catherine Deneuve is a french actress as well as an occasional singer, model and producer.
 
 ]]> 2018-04-22 07:58:14 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254110866 Anna-Maria https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254111117 In France there is a law which stops people from calling their pigs Napoleon ]]> 2018-04-22 08:01:29 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254111117 Anna-Maria https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254111631 In France until 2012, illegal for a woman to wear trousers without authorization.]]> 2018-04-22 08:08:25 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254111631 Anna-Maria https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254112056 The two oldest cities in France are Marseille and Beziers, both built by the Greeks in the 6th century BC.]]> 2018-04-22 08:14:32 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254112056 Anna-Maria https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254112333 The real-life inspiration for the animated character Shrek Is a man nicknamed "The French Angel." Also known as Maurice Tillet

]]> 2018-04-22 08:17:57 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254112333 Arthur https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254118237 turning a baguette upside down in France is meant to be bad luck ]]> 2018-04-22 09:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254118237 Arthur https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254118472 each new day in France sees about two new cooking books published]]> 2018-04-22 09:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254118472 Arthur https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254118734 Bouzillé - A village in the Maine et Loire department of western France has the same sound as "bousiller" the French verb which means "to cock up" or "screw up".]]> 2018-04-22 09:43:52 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254118734 Arthur https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254119000 Zinedine Yazid Zidane O.L.H., A.O.M.N., nicknamed "Zizou", is a French retired professional footballer and current manager of Real Madrid. He played as an attacking midfielder for the France national team, Cannes, Bordeaux, Juventus and Real Madrid.]]> 2018-04-22 09:47:22 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254119000 Arthur https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254119476 Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert is a French actress who has appeared in more than 120 films since her debut in 1971. She is the most nominated actress for the César Award, with 16 nominations]]> 2018-04-22 09:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254119476 Hugo Lloris https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254121429 Hugo Plays for France and Tottenham Football Club and is their captain and goal keeper. Ben]]> 2018-04-22 10:19:25 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254121429 France Culture. https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254121577 French was the official language for England about 300 years ago. Ben]]> 2018-04-22 10:21:29 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254121577 Nice https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254121769 Nice is the 5th largest city in France and has a massive background. Ben]]> 2018-04-22 10:24:11 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254121769 Tiery Henry https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254121970 Tiery was a lengend in the football community. He was known as one of the greatest footballers of all time. he rivalled closely with Zidane ( another legend in football. ) Ben]]> 2018-04-22 10:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254121970 Carla Bruni https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254122369 Carla Bruni was a singer songwriter and a model. Ben]]> 2018-04-22 10:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254122369 Alexander Ingram alg4l https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254130581 Louis XIX was king of france for only 20 minutes, the shortest reign ever.]]> 2018-04-22 12:34:30 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254130581 Alexander Ingram 2 alg4l https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254130791 In france it's legal to marry a dead person]]> 2018-04-22 12:37:17 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254130791 Alexander Ingram alg4l https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254130871 Erquy - The purple-stone cap d'erquy headland marks the eastern end of the bay of St-Brleuc.]]> 2018-04-22 12:38:17 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254130871 Lily french fact https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254131300 2018-04-22 12:44:04 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254131300 Lily Clarke https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254131402 France is home to the oldest ever woman,Jeanne Calment.She died age 122 years and 164 days.]]> 2018-04-22 12:45:14 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254131402 Alexander Ingram alg4l https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254131537 Emmanuel Macron - the current president of France - Macron's full name is Emmanuel jean-Michel Frédéric Macron. He was very supportive of the EU and won over his rival who wanted to hold a referendum to leave the EU after britain's]]> 2018-04-22 12:47:02 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254131537 Alexander Ingram alg4l https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254131805 Marie Antoinette - OK, not very famous, more infamous. But she did rule over Paris with Louis XVI before the french revolution. She spent her money on jewels when the people of is suffered from poverty and came up with the quote "let them eat cake".]]> 2018-04-22 12:50:58 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254131805 Sara Stevic https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254131991 France was the first country in the world to ban supermarkets from throwing away or destroying unsold food.]]> 2018-04-22 12:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254131991 Lily Clarke https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254132070 France produces over 400 types of cheese.]]> 2018-04-22 12:53:48 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254132070 Sara Stevic https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254132135 The world’s first artificial heart transplant and face transplant both took place in France.

]]> 2018-04-22 12:54:40 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254132135 Lily Clarke https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254132273 Cazenac is a tiny town and is most famous for its medievil architecture]]> 2018-04-22 12:56:42 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254132273 Sara Stevic https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254132499 Saint-Tropez is a coastal town on the French Riviera. It has a small
 population of over 6,000.

]]> 2018-04-22 12:59:19 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254132499 Sara Stevic https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254132876 Louis Vuitton was a French fashion designer and businessman. He was the founder of the Louis Vuitton brand of leather goods now owned by LVMH.]]> 2018-04-22 13:04:10 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254132876 Lily Clarke https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254133266 Vicent Van Gogh was a dutch painter,but he was french]]> 2018-04-22 13:08:29 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254133266 Sara Stevic https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254133271 Catherine Deneuve is a French actress, born on 22nd October 1943 in Paris, France. She has a net worth of $75 Million.]]> 2018-04-22 13:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254133271 Lily Clarke https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254133576 Emma Watson was born in paris and moved to the Uk aged 5 ]]> 2018-04-22 13:12:36 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254133576 Conor https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254138824 France is the world's most popular tourist destination]]> 2018-04-22 14:08:57 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254138824 Conor https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254138919 About one million French people living near the border with Italy speak Italian ]]> 2018-04-22 14:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254138919 Conor https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254139132 Lyon - This city currently has 14 Michelin star restaurants and is allegedly home to 22 of the best places to eat in the country!]]> 2018-04-22 14:12:19 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254139132 Conor https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254139381 Napoleon III - Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte was the President of France from 1848 to 1852 and as Napoleon III the Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870. He was the only president of the French Second Republic and the head of the Second French Empire]]> 2018-04-22 14:14:59 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254139381 Conor https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254139879 Blanche d'Antigny - Blanche d'Antigny was a French singer and actress whose fame today rests chiefly on the fact that Émile Zola used her as the principal model for his novel Nana.]]> 2018-04-22 14:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254139879 Leanna Harries https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254152997 Europe’s highest mountain is in the French Alps, Mont Blanc, at 4,810m, takes an arduous 10 to 12 hours to climb to the summit.

]]> 2018-04-22 16:24:36 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254152997 Leanna Harries https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254154099 The world’s greatest cycle race, the Tour de France, has been around for more than 100 years]]> 2018-04-22 16:35:20 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254154099 Seb French fun fact seblafaury10 https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254154290 The tour de France is watched live more than any other sporting event in the world  ]]> 2018-04-22 16:36:49 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254154290 Seb French fun fact seblafaury10 https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254154707 France produces more cheeses then any other country in the world. ]]> 2018-04-22 16:40:53 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254154707 Leanna Harries https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254154732
Tremolat, Dordogne
A tiny but perfect gold-stone village in the lower Dordogne Valley, ideal for lounging and long lazy walks in the French countryside]]> 2018-04-22 16:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254154732 eb seblafaury10 https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254155023 Houlgate is a small town but still has a cinema and a casino. ]]> 2018-04-22 16:43:57 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254155023 Leanna Harries https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254155582 Bernard Arnault is a French business magnate and investor, currently the richest person in France and one of the richest in the world.]]> 2018-04-22 16:49:14 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254155582 Leanna Harries https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254156674 Marion Cotillard
Actress, musician, environmentalist. With an Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe and two César Awards to her name for roles in films including A Very Long Engagement and La Vie en Rose]]> 2018-04-22 16:59:00 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254156674 Hanna Dumitru https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254182543 French toast and french fries aren’t French inventions. Likewise, the croissant was actually invented in Austria.]]> 2018-04-22 20:37:22 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254182543 Hanna Dumitru https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254183180 France has 12 time zones due to oversea territories.]]> 2018-04-22 20:42:09 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254183180 Hanna Dumitru https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254183459 Briancon -  Since the town is high up in scenic mountains, the town’s highly strategic location made it an important outpost for military maneuvers almost throughout the history. People usually visit Briancon for the skiing resorts and forteresses.]]> 2018-04-22 20:44:43 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254183459 Hanna Dumitru https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254185514 Briancon]]> 2018-04-22 21:04:13 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254185514 Hanna Dumitru https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254186208 Christian Dior - The brand Christian Dior personifies elegance, innovation and ingenuity. A leader in the world of haute-couture, the House of Dior is one of the biggest names in the world of fashion.]]> 2018-04-22 21:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254186208 Hanna Dumitru https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254187097 Jeanne D'Arc - Joan of Arc was a young woman who led the French army to victory over the British in a crucial battle during the Hundred Years' War and is hailed as a heroine of France. However, at the age of just 19, she was captured by the enemies, and burnt at the stake.]]> 2018-04-22 21:19:28 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254187097 https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254386146 Fun fact: population: around 67 million people esme]]> 2018-04-23 13:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254386146 https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254387549 Fun fact: the most popular torist attractions in the world]]> 2018-04-23 13:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254387549 Esme https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254388296 A town is cannes]]> 2018-04-23 13:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254388296 https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254388713 The worlds most torist attr]]> 2018-04-23 13:43:22 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254388713 Esme https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254388795 Cannes]]> 2018-04-23 13:43:32 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254388795 Felix Stone https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254481713 Louis XIX was the king of France for just 20 minutes, the shortest ever reign – he ascended to the French throne in July 1830 after his father Charles X abdicated, and abdicated himself 20 minutes later in favour of his nephew, the Duke of Bordeaux]]> 2018-04-23 16:19:05 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254481713 Felix Stone https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254482065 A less known fact is that the popular game Etch-a-Sketch was invented in the 1950s after French electrical technician André Cassagnes peeled a translucent transfer from a light switch plate and discovered his pencil marks remained on its underside, a result of the electrostatically charged metallic powder.]]> 2018-04-23 16:19:43 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254482065 Felix Stone https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254485477 You might get a ‘fish’ stuck on your back on April Fool’s Day – if you’re in France on 1 April, don’t be surprised if children try to stick paper fish to your back and call you a ‘Poisson d’Avril’ (April Fish). This tradition is supposed to have started in the 16th century when King Charles XIV of France changed the calendar and those who continued to celebrate the end of the New Year at the end of March were ridiculed as fools.]]> 2018-04-23 16:25:33 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254485477 Holly Wise https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254486644 The French eat around 30,000 tonnes of snails per year but only 1,000 tonnes come from France]]> 2018-04-23 16:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254486644 Felix Stone https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254486714 Carnac - the French Stone Henge Carnac is a town in Brittany, northwest France. It’s best known for the Carnac stones, thousands of prehistoric standing stones spread across three alignments: Ménec, Kermario and Kerlescan. ]]> 2018-04-23 16:27:55 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254486714 Felix Stone https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254488256 Brigitte Bardot is a French actress, singer, dancer, and fashion model, who later became an animal rights activist. She was one of the best known sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s and was widely referred to by her initials, B.B.]]> 2018-04-23 16:30:54 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254488256 Holly Wise https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254490511 Until 2012, women wearing trousers was illegal ]]> 2018-04-23 16:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254490511 Holly Wise https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254501870 Mont Saint-Michel is an island in Normandy. It is home to the Mont Saint-Michel abbey and has a population of 44]]> 2018-04-23 16:55:10 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254501870 Fun Fact https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254506609 French is the official language of 29 independent countries!!

]]> 2018-04-23 17:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254506609 Fun Fact https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254507521 2018-04-23 17:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254507521 Fun Fact https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254509180 France was he first country to ban supermarkets from throwing away food instead the food is donated to food banks.]]> 2018-04-23 17:08:58 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254509180 Boulogne https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254511512 Boulogne is positioned on the coast of France and has some of the most lovely views with large fields and nice beaches]]> 2018-04-23 17:13:13 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254511512 King Louis the 6th https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254512826 he was taken down in the french revolution ]]> 2018-04-23 17:15:33 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254512826 Marie Antoinette https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254514014 let’s eat cake
-kels ]]> 2018-04-23 17:17:41 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254514014 Holly Wise https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254519276 Louis and Auguste Lumiere were 2 brothers who screened the first commercial film. It took place in 1895 at the Grand Cafe, Paris. ]]> 2018-04-23 17:27:00 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254519276 Holly Wise https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254523675 Leslie Caron was a French dancer and actress who appeared in 45 films between 1951 and 2003]]> 2018-04-23 17:34:56 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254523675 James Castillo https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254959740 Marie Curie (1867-1934) was a french- polish scientist remembered  for her discovery of radium and polonium and her contribution to the fight against cancer
]]> 2018-04-24 17:49:38 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254959740 James Castillo https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254964976 Oscar-Claude Monet (1840-1926) he was the founder of french impressionist painting. He is famous for his landscapes and pictures of nature.
]]> 2018-04-24 17:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254964976 James Castillo https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254975032 Bordeaux is the centre of the famed wine-growing region. It is a port city on the Garonne River in southwestern France.
]]> 2018-04-24 18:17:36 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254975032 James Castillo https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254979754 France has the highest number  of Nobel prize winners for literature than any country, with 15 (followed by the United States with 11, and the UK with 10).
]]> 2018-04-24 18:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254979754 James Castillo https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254983521 The word "France" comes from the Franks, a Germanic people whose name in itself is derived from the Frankish "frank", meaning "free"
]]> 2018-04-24 18:34:18 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/254983521 Amelie-Rose Henn https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255128008 La Rochelle

Is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean]]> 2018-04-25 08:19:28 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255128008 Amelie-Rose Henn https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255129436 Until 2012, there was only one stop sign in the entire city of Paris. Today it is no longer there]]> 2018-04-25 08:25:07 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255129436 Amelie-Rose Henn https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255130318 The longest word in the dictionary is anticonstitutionnellement at 25 letters.]]> 2018-04-25 08:28:33 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255130318 Amelie-Rose Henn https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255131908 Gustave Flaubert was a French novelist]]> 2018-04-25 08:33:06 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255131908 Amelie-Rose Henn https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255132596 Audrey Tautou

She is a well known actor and model. She has been in over 20 movie such as; Amelie and The Da vinci code

]]> 2018-04-25 08:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255132596 Andreas https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255300189 During the French Revolution, the guillotine was the most popular form of execution. The guillotine was named after Dr. Guillotin]]> 2018-04-25 15:50:30 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255300189 Andreas https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255303528 In France 1368, a pig was hung due to murdering a child]]> 2018-04-25 15:56:03 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255303528 Andreas https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255306463 Pyrenees
The Pyrenees is a famous mountain range located in southern Europe and France]]> 2018-04-25 16:00:38 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255306463 Andreas https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255309079  Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc was a saint a martyr and military leader. During the 100 year war she lead France to victory against England.]]> 2018-04-25 16:05:43 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255309079 Andreas https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255313312 Camille Pissarro
Camille Pissarro was a painter who is well known for painting landscapes]]> 2018-04-25 16:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255313312 Felix B https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255316511 Religion
most of the French population are Christians]]> 2018-04-25 16:16:18 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255316511 Felix B https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255318849 Currency
The currency used in France is called euros but before 2002 they used franc]]> 2018-04-25 16:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255318849 Felix B https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255320497 An
Antibes hosts an international jazz festival every year in July]]> 2018-04-25 16:23:21 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255320497 Felix B https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255322716 Jean-Paul Sartre
He was a famous philosopher, playwright, novelist, political activist, biographer and literary critic. He was born on the 21st of June 1905 and died on the 15th of April 1980.]]> 2018-04-25 16:27:44 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255322716 Felix B https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255329014 Marie Curie
She was a French physicist and was famous for her work in radioactivity and twice a winner of the Nobel prize.]]> 2018-04-25 16:40:00 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255329014 Esme https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255377556 Carla bruni]]> 2018-04-25 18:10:27 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255377556 Esme https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255377916 Johnny hallyday]]> 2018-04-25 18:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255377916 Pietro Gancitano https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255388821 Half the world's roundabouts are in Franc
Over half the world’s traffic roundabouts are to be found in France, which, with more than thirty thousand roundabouts, has more ronds points than any country in the world
]]> 2018-04-25 18:33:03 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255388821 Pietro Gancitano https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255392376 Angers

Angers is a city in western France beside the Maine river at the edge of the Loire Valley.]]> 2018-04-25 18:40:14 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255392376 Pietro Gancitano https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255394290 Antoine Griezmann
Antoine Griezmann is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Atlético Madrid and the French national team. he was born on the 21st March 1991.

]]> 2018-04-25 18:44:16 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255394290 Benjamin grills https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255398627 Louis XIX was King of France for 20 minutes]]> 2018-04-25 18:52:41 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255398627 Benjamin grills https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255400330 License plates for cars were first introduced in France]]> 2018-04-25 18:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255400330 Benjamin grills https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255405302 SSpanning across the river into the German city of Kehl, on the eastern bank of the Rhine and with nearly half a million inhabitants in a metropolitan area strasbourg is one of the nine largest cities in France.]]> 2018-04-25 19:05:47 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255405302 Pietro Gancitano https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255409575 Édith Piaf
Édith Piaf was a French singer, songwriter, cabaret performer and film actress noted as France's national chanteuse and one of the country's widely known international stars. 1915 - 1963]]> 2018-04-25 19:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255409575 Benjamin grills https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255437666 Andre the Giant was a pro wrestler who stood at a towering 7’5″ tall and weighed a whopping 525lbs. He was hugely successful in the WWF ]]> 2018-04-25 20:44:46 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255437666 Benjamin grills https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255440656 Marie Skłodowska Curie was a French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity.]]> 2018-04-25 20:58:41 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255440656 tom hardman https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255800468 20% of French territory is outside of Europe, these places are called DOMTOM's.
]]> 2018-04-26 18:57:07 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255800468 Tom Hardman https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255802177 The Canal du Midi is Europe's oldest functional canal. It was built from 1666 and 1681. It is 240 km (150 miles) long, has 63 locks, 126 bridges, 55 aqueducts, 7 canal-bridges, 6 barrages and 1 tunnel. ]]> 2018-04-26 19:01:48 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255802177 Tom Hardman https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255803633 Fleury-devant-Douaumont is a town which was abandoned because of ww1, however, it still counts as a town because it has a working mayor and a war memorial]]> 2018-04-26 19:06:07 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255803633 Tom Hardman https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255808926 Cyrano de Bergerac was Frances greatest swordsman EVER TO LIVE!]]> 2018-04-26 19:22:25 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255808926 Tom Hardman https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255811782 Germaine Tillion, An anthropologist, World War II resistance fighter, and holocaust survivor. Tillion became a commandant in the Resistance army in Paris in 1940, before being sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp near Berlin in 1943. She performed a musical play for her fellow prisoners, and even conducted anthropological studies of the camp inmates. She escaped in 1945, and after a life of activism against torture, and for women's rights, died in 2008 at the age of 100.]]> 2018-04-26 19:31:55 UTC https://padlet.com/174762/xyja8mdsj9ec/wish/255811782