Fun Facts about France?

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Cabal

French learned to eat snails from the Italians during the Renaissance

There's more than 1000 different kind of cheese in France, only Italy come close

There were five official languages before the Revolution. Four were wiped out during the end of the 19th century to leave French the only language in use everyday. Though the others are now considered local languages and can be learned at school.

There's more Bretons (from Britanny) in Paris than in Britanny.

The only things the French agree on is that Parisians are up your nose pain in the backside.
The only thing the Parisians agree on is that the rest of France is a bunch of boondock red necks

We don't say hooo laaaa laaa (or at least not the way it is pronounced in those US and UK films). We say hoo la la with a downward inflection at the end. So there.

French fries are from Belgium

Jeans (or rather the cloth they are made of) are originally from Nimes.

The English anthem is a French song created for Louis XIV who was so sick his doctors feared for his life.

The famous French aversion to soap comes from a misunderstanding. They buy as much soap as their neighbours but half of it is unperfumed soap which the studies keep putting in the 'non human use' category, ie for clothes, cars, but not for people while the French obstinately keep using it for people. So the result of the study is... French take as many showers as their neighbours but buy only half the amount of human use (ie perfumed) soap. Translated into media titles it becomes French don't wash (source : The Economist)

French and Canadians are close neighbours. There's only 50 kilometres separating French land (St Pierre et Miquelon) from Canada

You will find a Victor Hugo street in every town in France.

tonton 674

what kind of facts?
I could tell you a lot of facts, but just say me what you expect...

tadro

I don't know what kind of facts you're looking for, but here are just a very few involving legends and/or interesting people:

Bretagne (or Brittany in English), in France is one of the original celtic nations. There are many menhirs (megalithic standing stones) and dolmens located throughout the region, especially in and around Carnac where there are over 3,000 concentrated in parallel lines over several kilometers.

Broceliande is also located in Bretagne, it is the legendary forest which contains the tomb of the wizard Merlin.

Queen Eleanor (Alienor) of Aquitaine (a region in current day France) was first the Queen of France, and later the Queen of England in the 12th centuary. She was the mother of Richard the Lionhearted (or King Richard of Robinhood fame).

Of course there are many more interesting facts out there on a variety of subjects, let us know if you have a specific topic you'd like to address.

Jerry 71

France is the most visited country (has the most tourists) in the world. However, the largest amount of $ (per person) is spent by tourists visiting the US.

Eclairs in France are about 1/3 to 1/4 the size of eclairs in the U.S.

Kids in elementary school used to be able to buy a glass of wine in the school cafeteria til 1975.

In the 1970s, the minister of health attempted to promote milk as the national drink of France.

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