Les caractères originaux de la géographie de la France

France is a nation, a cultural and political construct which has aggregated diverse territories around the core of the Ile-de-France over a period of a millennium. It has always been divided between centrifugal and centripetal forces, between the concern to respect regional diversity and the state a...

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Main Author: Jean-Robert Pitte
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description France is a nation, a cultural and political construct which has aggregated diverse territories around the core of the Ile-de-France over a period of a millennium. It has always been divided between centrifugal and centripetal forces, between the concern to respect regional diversity and the state and geographic centralization of which Paris is the powerful symbol. The opening onto three seas and oceans and its position as European finisterre, as well as its Roman and Christian heritage, made France an extroverted country, open to multiple external influences and eager to shine in Europe and in the world.
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Les caractères originaux de la géographie de la France
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title Les caractères originaux de la géographie de la France
title_full Les caractères originaux de la géographie de la France
title_fullStr Les caractères originaux de la géographie de la France
title_full_unstemmed Les caractères originaux de la géographie de la France
title_short Les caractères originaux de la géographie de la France
title_sort les caracteres originaux de la geographie de la france
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centralization
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