French culture

- Sachiel
V-H
 Facts about “FRANCE”
1. The word France comes from the Latin word ‘Francia’
which literally means the land of franks.

2. France possess the second largest exclusive

economic zones in the world covering 1,10,35,000 sq
km.

3. President of the republic :- Emmanuel

Macron
4. Prime minister :- Jean Castex
5. location:- western Europe
6. capital:- Paris
7. Languages :- French, Catalan,
Basque, Italian, Celtic, Arabic.
 Culture
Culture consists of beliefs and values
learned through socialization process as well
as material artifacts.

Culture guides the social interaction

between members of society and influences
the personal beliefs and values that shape of
person’s perception of their environment.

 The culture of France and of the French

people has been shaped by geography , by
profound historical events and by foreign and
internal forces.

Promotes many forms of multiculturalism.

 Religion
-ROMAN CATHOLIC 83% to 88%

-PROTESTANT 2%

-JEWISH 1%

-MUSLIM 5% to 10%

-UNAFILLIATED 4%

-ROMAN CATHOLIC
Church is under spiritual
leadership of the pope, curia
in Rome, and the conference
of French bishops.
 Weather and climate
Weather is determined by the balance of power between
oceanic weather systems from the waste and continental
anticyclones from the east.

•South along with Mediterranean – Mostly sunny days

throughout the year.

•Southwest – fairly sunny, wet spring, and summers can get

very hot and humid.

•Northeast - cold and mostly rainy falls and winters.

•Northwest- wild summers and winters with rain mixed in.

•Paris- can get extremely hot in the summer with very little
wind to cool things down.
 Holidays and festivals
• The French enjoy 11 national holidays annually.

• Bastille day ( July 14th ) was incorporated in 1789.

• Armistice day ( November 11th ) was incorporated in 1918.

• Labor day ( may 1st ) was incorporated in 1935.

• Holidays nearly every week in the month of may.

• Many regional festivals throughout France .

• Every French citizen is entitled to 5 weeks of vacation.

 Government
•Centralized government.

•President is elected for a five year term.

•Semi presidential system.

•Based on the French constitution of the fifth republic.

•Declares itself as “an indivisible, secular, democratic

and social republic.”
Thank you…