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75 Paris, Ile de France

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Paris Coat of ArmsParis is a term which applies to a region, a départment and a city. The region is properly known as Paris - Ile de France, whilst the city and département are one and the same thing.
The city dominates the whole country - until recently all the major train and autoroutes started and finished in Paris.
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14 Calvados

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Calvados coat of armsCalvados is a département of Normandie centred on the city of Caen. About 10 miles north is the ferry port of Caen-Ouistreham at the mouth of the Orne river with regular crossings to Portsmouth with Brittany Ferries.
Normandy is famed for its milk and dairy produce - cream, butter and cheeses - and for its apple-based cider and Calvados apple brandy.
The sandy coast line is also the site of the Normandy Landings in 1944 and there are numerous museums, war cemeteries and other visitor attractions in the area.
Other significant towns include Bayeux and Lisieux.

Calvados logoCalvados Tourist office site.

Caen Tourist Office - Caen prides itself as the City of William the Counqueror!

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72 Sarthe, Pays de la Loire

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Coat of arms of the Sarthe département

In the northern Loire, bordering on Normandy, the Sarthe département is named after the river Sarthe - capital town being Le Mans, worth visiting for more than just its famous 24-hour motor race every June.

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Sarthe Official Tourist Office

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Franche-Comté

Categories: 25 Doubs, 39 Jura, 70 Haut-Saone, 90 Belfort, Franche Comté

Franche Comte logoA region of Eastern France comprising the départements of Jura, Doubs, Haut-Saone and the Territoire de Belfort.

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Official Tourist Web site for the Franche Comté region

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34 Herault, Languedoc

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Herault coat of armsThe Herault departement is at the heart of the Languedoc stretching from north of Montpellier down to beyond Beziers and inland - it includes wine regions such as Coteaux du Languedoc, Pic St Loup, Picpoul de Pinet, St Chinian and Faugeres.

Whilst the coastal strip is flat and sandy with numerous large lakes, inland the landscape is rugged and dramatic as it extends into the Pace Regional du Haut Languedoc.

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Herault Official Tourism site

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