FRANCE

By Emma Cox

6JM/VdB

FRENCH FOODS

Camembert- French Cheese- Marie Harel created

original Camembert cheese from raw milk in

Normandy, France in 1791

Brie- French Cheese- Brie has the nickname “The

Queen of Cheeses. Brie is produced from the whole

or semi-skimmed cows milk.

FRENCH FOODS

Quiche Lorraine- Quiche Lorraine is made with

ham, egg, and heavy cream. It is half french and

half german.

Crepes- In the beginning, they didn’t even have

any fillings, but instead made from buckwheat flour

and served as bread.

FRENCH DRINKS

Hot Chocolate- In 1643, princess Maria Theresa of

Spain brought hot chocolate to France. It is used in

England as well but the French specialise it because

they would get a brioche or croissant and dip it in.

POPULATION

The population of France is

66.03 million

CURRENCY

The currency in

France is the Euro.

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

France is located in

Western Europe.

The borders it has are the

Mediterranean sea, the English

Channel and the bay of Biscay.

LE MONT SAINT MICHEL

It is an international

major tourist centre.

Since 1979, it has been world

heritage site by Unesco.

FAMOUS FRENCH PEOPLE

Joan of Arc- A young girl who

disguised herself as a man

Marie Antoinette- pretended to be french, but

was actually Austrian

Napolean Bonapart- Suffered from a toilet

illness

GUSTAVE EIFFEL

He built the Eiffel

Tower in Paris