France@SLNgeog

7-11 Web sites for France

These websites link with the BBC geography programmes France 2000 Submitted by: Stuart Purves / Moorside High School

1. Map of Regions of France

www.globalfest.com/English/map_fr_lg.htm has a very good map based virtual tour

an alternative www.yourfrenchconnexion.com/regions.html

2.Images of France - free to use outside France

www.france.diplomatie.fr/images2france/index.asp?lang=gb

3.1Bis www.1bis.com is the equivalent of multimap in the UK

The IGN www.ign.fr equivalent of the OS, where you can order real maps and aerial photographs.

4.Maison de la France www.franceguide.com - the tourist offices in many different countries - compare UK and US versions. An alternative is www.francetourism.com

5. Paris - a world city www.paris.fr/en/ is the official site

www.paris.org is an alternative

6. The Camargue

www.parcs-naturels-regionaux.tm.fr/lesparcs/camab_en.html

www.beyond.fr/sites/camargue.html

www.camargue.com.fr/

7. Brittany/Bretagne

www.brittany-bretagne.com.which is a comprehensive site on Brittany in English.

www.brittany-net.com/

8. Massif Central/Auvergne

http://www.franceway.com/regions/massif-c/intro.htm

http://www.cr-auvergne.fr/uk/index.asp

http://www.jammes-industrie.fr/welcome.htm is an image and an industry site with global connections.

9. Alsace

http://www.strasbourg.com/

http://www.region-alsace.fr/v2001/alsace/uk/accueil_html_uk.htm

10. Another region?

11Any better sites?

This page last updated 29 April 2004